Biostar P4M800-M7A BIOS SETUP
P4M800-M7A BIOS SETUP
BIOS Setup........................................................................................1
1 Main Menu.....................................................................................................3
2 Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................6
3 Advanced BIOS Features...............................................................................8
4 Advanced Chipset Features..........................................................................13
5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................18
6 Power Management Setup ...........................................................................23
7 PnP/PCI Configurations...............................................................................29
8 PC Health Status .......................................................................................... 32
9 Frequency/ Voltage Control.........................................................................34
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BIOS Setup
Introduction
T his manu al discussed Aw ard™ Set up pr ogra m bu ilt into the ROM BI OS . The Setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is
th en stored in ba tt ery-bac ke d RAM s o that it retain s t he Setup info rmation w hen the po wer
is turned off.
T he Award BIO S™ installed in you r comput er system’s ROM (Re ad O nly Mem ory) is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium
processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard
devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features such as
virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the
chipset controlling the entire system.
The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your
system using Setup.
Plug and Play Support
These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and P lay Version 1.0A specification. ESCD
(Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.
EPA Gree n PC Support
This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.
APM Support
These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
(APM) specification. Power management features are imp lemented via the System
Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported.
Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS.
ACPI Support
Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface
specif ication (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and device
configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft,
Intel and Toshiba.
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PCI Bus Suppo rt
This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) local bus specification.
DRAM Support
DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported.
Supported CPUs
This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CPU.
Us i ng Setu p
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the
<PgUp> and <P gDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit.
The followin g table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by
using the keyboard.
Keystroke Function
Up arrow Move to p revio us item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arro w Move to the ite m o n the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to t he item on the right (menu bar)
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes
- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc key Main Menu – Quit a nd not save changes into CMOS
F1 k ey Genera l help o n Setup navi gatio n k eys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Me nu – Exit
Current page and return to Main Menu
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1 Main Menu
Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
!! WARNING !!
The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Fi gu re
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS
installed on board, for update information.
Figure 1. Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features
This submenu contains industry standard configurab le options.
Advanced BIOS Features
This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.
Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.
Integrated Peripherals
This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed
Input/ Output features.
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Power Management Setup
This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.
PnP/PCI Configurations
This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options.
PC Health Status
This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.
Freque ncy/ Voltage Control
This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CP U/PCI clock. (However,
this function is strongly recommended not to use. Not properly change the voltage
and clock may cause the CPU or M/B damage!)
Lo ad Opti mize d D e fa u l ts
This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particu larly with the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settin gs optimized
for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set.
Set Supervisor Password
Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the superv isor from making
changes usin g the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.
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Set User Password
If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way
as the Supervisor Passw ord. If the Su pe rvisor Pa sswor d is set and the User Passwor d is
set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
Save & Exit Setup
Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message
will be displayed before proceeding.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation
message will be displayed before proceeding.
Upgrade BIOS
This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.
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2 Standard CMOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category
includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and
then use the<PgUp> or <P gDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup
Main Menu Selections
This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.
Item Options Description
Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note
that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.
Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal
clock.
IDE Primary
Master
IDE Primary
Slave
IDE Secondary
Master
Options are in its sub
menu.
Options are in its sub
menu.
Options are in its sub
menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed options
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
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options.
IDE Secondary
Slave
Drive A
Drive B
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors
Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of
Extended
Memory
Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory
Options are in its sub
menu.
360K, 5.25 in
1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in
1.44M, 3.5 in
2.88M, 3.5 in
None
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/ Key
N/A Displays the amount of
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Select the type of floppy disk
drive installed in your
system.
Select the default video
device.
Select the situation in which
you want the BIOS to stop
the POST process and
notify you.
conventional memory
detected during boot up.
extended memory detected
during boot up.
available in the system.
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3 Advanced BIOS Features
Fig ure 3. Adva nce d BIOS Se tup
CPU FEATURE
Delay Prior to Thermal
Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time.
The Choices: 4, 8, 16 (default), 32.
Thermal Manage ment
Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor.
The Choices: Thermal Monitor 1 (d efa ult ), T hermal Mo nitor2.
Notes: The choices will be different according to your CPU features.
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TM2 B us R ati o
Represents the frequency. Bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be
in it iated whe n th e on-die s ensor goe s f rom no t h ot to hot.
The Choices: 0X (default).
TM2 Bus VID
Represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when
the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot.
The Choices:0.8375 (defa ult) .
Limit CPU ID Ma x Val
S et limit CP U I D maximum va le to 3 , it sh ould be disa ble d for Win XP.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
C1E Func tion
The Choices: Auto (default).
Exec ute Disa ble B it
When disabled ,forces the XD feature flag to always return 0.
The Choices: Disabled, Enabled(default).
Virtualization Technology
The Choices: Disabled, Enabl ed (default).
Hard Disk Boot Priority
These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected
in these items.
The Choices: P ri. Master, Pri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1,
USBHDD2 and
Bo otable Add-in Cards.
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Virus Warning
T his option al lows you to c hoose th e Virus Wa rning featu re t hat is use d t o protect th e IDE
Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the
boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.
Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.
Enabled Virus protection is activated.
CPU L1&L2 Cache
Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.
En ab le d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.
CPU L3 Cache
Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.
En ab le d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.
Hyper-Threading Technology
This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-Threading.
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper
Threading Technology. Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for
Hyper Threading T echnology.
The Ch o ices: En a ble d (Default), Disabled.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Th is ite m allows y ou to ena ble/disab le CP U L2 C ache EC C Checkin g.
The Ch o ices: En a ble d (default), Disabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
Enablin g this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to
execute after you power up the computer.
First/ Se co nd/ T hird/ Boot O the r Device
These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected
in these items.
The Ch o ices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, IP100,
Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.
LAN, HPT 3 70, Disabled, Enabled
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