Biostar P45D2-A7, P43-A7 BIOS MANUAL

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B IOS Set up.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1

1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........8

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................20

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................23

5 C hipset Menu.........................................................................................26

6 Perform a nce Men u...............................................................................3 0

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................34

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic

system configuration and save these settings to CMOS R AM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the S etup information when the power is turned off.

Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and output

devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Som e additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS . T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

T his AM I BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1. 0A specific ation.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AM I BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACP I). It provides ASL code for power management and

device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect ) local b u s s p eci fi cati o n.

DRA M Support

DDR2 S DRAM (Double Data Rate II S ynchronous DR AM) is supported.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AM I BIOS supports the Int el CP U.

Using Setup

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.

In the BIOS setup utility, you will see General Help description at the top right

corner, and this is providing a brief description of the selected item. Navigation Keys for that particular menu

are at t he bottom right corner, and you can us e thes e keys to select i tem an d ch ange the settings.

Notice

z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance

of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after changing any settings, please load the default settings to ensure system’s compatibility and stability. Use

Load S etup Default under the Exit Menu.

z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmwa re is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS information described in this manual is for your refer ence only. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly differ ent from this manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed without notice. We will not be

responsible for any mi stakes found in this user’s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

General Help

Navigation Keys

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1 Main Men u

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system inform ation.

Main Advanc ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.0 1.01 Build Date:01/0 1/08

System Memory

Size :

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field. Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

Exit

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008] Floppy A > IDE/SATA Conf iguration

[ :00:00]

Select Screen Select Item Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AM I BIO S

Shows sys tem information including BIOS version, built date, etc.

System Memory

Shows sys tem memory size, VGA shard memory wil l be excluded..

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.

Floppy A

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. Options: 360K, 5 1/4 i n / 1.2M, 5 1/4 in / 720K, 3 1/2 in / 1.44M , 3 1/ 2 in /

2.88M, 3 1/2 in / Disabled

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IDE/SAT A C onfig uration

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m ati cal l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SAT A d evices . T here is a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A device. S elect a devi ce an d pres s <Enter> t o ent er

the sub-menu of detailed opti ons.

Main

IDE/SATA Confug uration

SATA#1 Configur ation [Com patible]

Configure SAT A#1 as [IDE ] Max Ports on SATA#1 [6 P orts] SATA#2 Configur ation [Enh anced]

> AHCI Configur ation

> SATA 1 Device > SATA 2 Device > SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device

> SATA 5 Device > SATA 6 Device > Primary IDE M aster > Primary IDE S lave

Hot Plug [Dis abled] Hard Disk Write Protect [Dis abled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

SATA# 1 Configura tion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible Enhanced

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

T his i tem allows you to control the onboard SAT A controller. Options: Compatible (Default) / Disabled / Enhanced

Configure SATA#1 as

T his i tem allows you to choose the SAT A operati on m ode. Opt i ons : IDE (De fau lt) / AH CI

Max Ports on SATA#1

T his item appears only when SAT A mode is set to AHCI/RAID. Options: 6 Ports (Default) / 4 P orts

SATA# 2 Configura tion

T his i tem allows you to control the onboard SAT A controller. Options: Enhanced (De fault) / Disabled

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AHCI Configuration

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI BIOS Suppo rt [Ena bled]

AHCI CD\DVD Boo t Time out [35] > AHCI Port0

> AHCI Port1 > AHCI Port2 > AHCI Port3 > AHCI Port4

> AHCI Port5

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables for supporting

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AHC I BIOS Support

T his B IOS feature controls the AHCI function of the SAT A controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AHC I CD / D VD Boo t T ime Out

T his B IOS feature allows you to set the AHCI CD/DVD boot time out. Options: 35 (Default) / 0 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

AH CI Port0/ Port 1/Po rt2/ Port 3/ Port4/Port5

Main

AHCI Port0

Device :

SATA Port0 [Auto]

S.M.A.R.T. [Enable d]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of device connected

to the system.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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D evice

This area shows the detected connected device.

SATA Port0/ 1/2/3/ 4/5

This item allows you to select the connected device type. Options: Auto (Default)

S.M.A.R.T.

This item allows you to control the device S. M.A. R.T function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Device; Primary IDE Master/Slave

Main

SATA 1 Device

Device :

Type [Aut o]

LBA/Large Mode [Aut o] Block (Multi-Se ctor Transfer)[Aut o]

PIO Mode [Aut o] DMA Mode [Aut o] S.M.A.R.T [Aut o]

32Bit Data Tran sfer [Ena bled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of device connected

to the system.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

The BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below t o the nam e of the sub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SATA drive. Options: Auto (Default) / C DROM / ARMD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

Enabl e or dis able the LB A mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s ab l e m u l ti- secto r t ransfer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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PIO Mode

Select the PIO m ode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Moni toring, Analysis, and Reporting Technol ogy. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

Enabl e or dis able 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hot Plug

This item allows you to control the device Hot-Plug function. The Hot-Plug fun ction is only all owed i n AHCI mode.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Har d Disk Wri te Protect

Disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS . Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out value for detecting IDE/S AT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CP U, Super I/O, P ower Management, and other syst em devices.

Notice

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to m alfunction.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

WARNING: Settin g wrong values in below sections may ca use system to malf unction.

> CPU Configura tion

> SuperIO Confi guration > Hardware Heal th Configuration > Smart Fan Con figuration

> PM/ACPI Confi guration > USB Configura tion

> Config Onboar d PCI/PCI-E Device s

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settin gs

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configurati on

T his item shows the C PU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

Advanc ed

Configure advan ced CPU settings

Module Version: 3F.09 Manufacturer:In tel

Frequency : FSB Speed :

Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Ratio Status: Ratio Actual Va lue:

C1E Support [En abled]

Hardware Prefet cher [En abled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [En abled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Di sabled]

Intel(R) Virtua lization Tech [En abled] CPU TM function : [Di sabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability[En abled] Core Multi-Proc essing [En abled] Intel(R) SpeedS tep(tm) tech [En abled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

This should be enabled in order to enable or

disable the Enhanced Halt State.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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C1E Support

C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and decr ease he at by lowering CPU frequen cy while the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r h as a h ard ware prefet ch er that au t om at i cal l y anal yzes it s req uirem en t s and pre fet ch es dat a and i ns t r uct io ns fr om t h e m emor y i n t o th e L ev el 2 cach e t h at are

likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with m emory read s. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Adj acent Cache Line Prefetch

The processor has a hardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ex t ra 64-b y t e cach e l i n e whenever t h e p rocess or request s for a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requir es it as well.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

M ax CPUI D Va l ue Li m i t

When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Befo re it can do so, it must

first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. T his determines the kind of basic information C PUID can provide the operati ng system.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Inte l(R) Virtualization Tec h

Virtualization Technology can virtually separ ate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

CPU TM Function

The CP U T M Function is to throttle the clock speed o f higher spe ed Prescott's to hel p keep t h em coo l .

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

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Execute-Disable Bit Capability

T his i tem allows you to configure the Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer over flow attacks. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Core Multi-Proce ssing

T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-cor e processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

In tel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech

This item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock sp eed of the proces s o r to b e d y nami cal l y chang ed by s o ftware. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Co n f i g urat i o n

Advanc ed

Configure Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [En abled]

Serial Port1 Ad dress [3F 8/IRQ4] Parallel Port A ddress [37 8] Parallel Port Mode [No rmal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IR Q7] Keyboard PowerO n [Di sabled] Mouse PowerOn [Di sabled] Restore on AC P ower Loss by IO[Po wer Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Onboard Floppy Controlle r

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you ins talled another FDC or the system uses

no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the fi rst and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IR Q4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard parall el port controller with which I/O Address.

Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Dis abled

Parallel Port M ode

T his i tem allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as S tandard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP + EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Parallel Port IRQ

T his i tem allows you to select the IR Q for the onboard paral lel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerO n

T his i tem allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Mouse PowerOn

T his i tem allows you to control the mouse power on function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Restore on AC Power Loss by IO

T his s etting specifies how your system should behave a fte r a power fail or interrupts occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state.

Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. Options: Power Off (Default) / Power ON / Last State

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