Biostar P4M800 PRO-M7 BIOS SETUP
P4M800 Pro-M7 BIOS SETUP
BIOS Setup..............................................................................................1
1 Main Menu................................................................................. 3
2 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................. 6
3 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................... 9
4 Advanced Chipset Features...........................................................15
5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................22
6 Power Management Setup............................................................28
7 PnP/PCI Configurations ...............................................................34
8 PC Health Status.........................................................................37
9 Frequency/ Voltage Control..........................................................39
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BIOS Setup
In troduction
This manual discussed Phoenix-Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The
Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special
information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information
when the power is turned off.
The Phoenix-Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’ s ROM (Read Only
Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports
Intel Pentium
support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
Adding important has customized the Phoenix-Award BIOS™ , but nonstandard, features
such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning
of the chipset co ntrolling the en tire syst em.
The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your
system using Setup.
Plug and Play Support
These PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.
EPA Green PC Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC
specification.
APM Support
These PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power
Management (APM) specification. Power management features are i mplemented 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
PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS.
ACPI Support
Phoenix-Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0b of Advanced Configuration and Power
interface specification (ACPI). It provi des 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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4 processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level
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PCI Bus Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS also supports Version 3.0 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) local bus specification.
DRAM Support
DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate Two Synchronous DRAM) are supported.
Supported CPUs
This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CPU.
Using Setup
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to
quit . Th e fo llo wi ng table provide s mo re det ail ab ou t how t o naviga te in th e Setu p
program by using the keyboard.
Keystroke Function
Up arrow Move to pre vious it em
Down arrow Move to ne xt item
Left arr ow Move to th e ite m on the l eft (me nu b ar)
Rig ht arrow Move to th e ite m on the r ig ht (me nu bar)
Move E nter Move to the item you desired
Pg Up key Increas e the nu mer ic val ue or m ake c hang es
Pg Dn key Decreas e the n umer ic value or ma ke ch ang es
+ Key Increas e the nu mer ic val ue or m ake c hang es
- Key Decreas e the n umer ic value or ma ke ch ang es
Esc ke y Main Menu – Quit an d not s ave c ha nges int o CMOS
F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 ke y Load pr evious values fro m C MOS
F7 ke y Loa d t he opti mize d d efa ults
F10 ke y Sa ve all the CM OS c hang es and e xit
Stat us P age Setup M enu an d Option Page Setup M enu – E xi t
Current page a nd r eturn to M ain Me nu
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1 Main Menu
Once you enter Phoenix-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 amo ng the it ems and press <Ent er> to accept and enter th e
sub-menu.
!! WARNING !!
The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is j ust for reference, please refer to the BIOS
installed on board, for update information.
Figure 1: Mai n Menu
Standard CMOS Features
This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.
Advan ced BIOS Features
This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.
Advan ced Chip set Features
This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.
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In tegrated Perip herals
This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed
Input/ Output features.
Power Mana gement 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.
Frequency/ Voltage Control
This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CP U/PCI clock. (However,
this function is s trongly recommended not to use. Setting the volta ge and clock
improperly may damage your CPU or M/B!)
Load Optimized Def aults
This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are fact ory settings o ptimized
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 supervisor from
making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a
password.
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Set User Password
If the Su p erviso r Passw o rd is no t s et , th en the Us er P ass wo rd wi ll fun cti on in th e s ame
way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User
Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able
to change them.
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Upgrade BIOS
Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message
will be displayed before proceeding.
Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation
message will be displayed before proceeding.
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 <PgDn> keys to select th e value you want in each item.
Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup
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Main Men u 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
Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal
IDE Channel 0 Mast er Opt ions are in its sub
menu.
IDE Channel 0 Slav e Options are in its sub
menu.
IDE Channel 1 Mast er Opt ions are in its sub
IDE Channel 1 Slav e Options are in its sub
Driv e A
Driv e B
Video EGA/VGA
menu.
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
MON O
that the ‘Day ’ automat ically
changes when you set the
date.
clock.
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
options.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Select the ty pe of floppy
disk drive installed in y our
sy stem.
Select the default v ideo
dev ice.
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Item Options Description
Halt On All Errors
No Errors
All, but Key board
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/ Key
Base Memory N/A Displays the am ount of
Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of
Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory
Select the situation in which
y ou want t he BIOS to s top
the POST process and
notify y ou.
conventional memory
detected during boot up.
extended memory detected
during boot up.
av ailable in t he system.
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3 Advanced BIOS Features
Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup
CPU Feature
Figure 3.1: CPU Feature
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Thermal Mana gement
Thi s opti on a l lows you to s el ect th e way to co nt rol th e “ Th ermal Man ag e men t.”
The Choices: Thermal Moni tor 1 (default), Thermal Mo nitor 2.
Limit CPUID MaxVal
Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3, it should be “Disabled” for WinXP.
The Choices: Disabled (d efault), Enabled.
Execute Dis able B i t
When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0.
The Choices: Enabled (d efaul t ), Dis ab l ed.
Virtual ization Technology
When enabled, a VMM can uti lize the additional h ardware capabilities provided by
Vanderpool Technology.
The Choices: Enabled (d efault), Di s abl ed.
Shadow Setup
Video BI OS Shadow
Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM Improves performance.
Enabl ed (default) Optional ROM is enabled.
Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.
Cach e Setu p
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
Depending on the CP U/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time
with this option.
Enabl ed (default) Enable cach e.
Disabled D isable cache.
CPU L3 Cache
Depending on the CP U/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time
with this option.
Enabl ed (default) Enable cach e.
Disabled Disable cache.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking.
The Choices: Enabled (d efault), Di s abl ed.
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Boot Seq & Floppy Setup
This item allows you to setup boot seq & Floppy.
Figure 3.2: Boot Seq & Floppy Setup
Hard Disk Boot Priority
These BIOS attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically.
This will depend on which Hard Disk is installed.
Figure 3.2.1: Hard Disk Boot Priority
The Choices:
HDD1, USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards.
P ri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slav e, USB HDD0 , USB
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First/ Second/ Third Boot Device
These BIOS attempt to load the operating system fro m the devices in the
sequence selected in th ese items.
The Choices: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD,
USB-ZIP, USB-CD ROM, LAN, Disabled.
Boot Other Device
When enabled, BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device
when it failed to load from the three devices above.
The Choices: Enabled (default ), Disabl ed
Swap Floppy Drive
For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive
assignments.
The Choices: Disabled (d efault), Enabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Enabling this option the motherboard will test the floppy drives to determine if
th ey h ave 4 0 o r 80 t r acks . D is abl in g th is op ti on r edu c es th e t i me i t t ak es to
boot-up.
The Choices: Enabled (d efault), Di s abl ed.
Virus Warning
This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the
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.
Dis ab l ed (default) Virus protection is disabled.
Enabled Virus protection is activated.
Hyp er-Threadin g Tech n ol ogy
This option allows you to enable or disabled Hyper-Threading Technology. “ Enabled”
for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology).
“Disable” for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology).
The Choices: Enabled (d efaul t ), Dis ab l ed.
Quick Power On Self Test
Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST)
to execute after you pow er up the computer.
Disabled Normal POST.
Enabl ed (default) Enable quick POST.
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