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B IOS Setup.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1

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

2 Adv an ced Me nu...... ............ ............ ............ ........................ ............ .........7

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................19

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21

6 T-Series Menu........................................................................................30

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................42

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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 RAM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without

accessing programs from a disk. T his system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stage o f the booting process, l oading 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 m anual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and P l ay Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specific ation.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1. 03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ati on. Power m anagement fe atures are i mplem ented vi a the S yst em

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video monit ors can also be managed by this AMI BIOS.

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 con figuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specific ation, 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 bu s speci fi cat i on .

DRAM Support

DDR2 SDR AM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DR AM) is supported.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CP U.

Usin g 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 the bottom right corner, and you can us e thes e keys to sele ct item and change the settings.

Notice

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

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 M enu.

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

T he BIOS information described in t his manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from t his manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be changed 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 Menu

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

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit

+Tab F1 F10 ESC

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

System Overview AMI BIOS

System Memory

[ :00:00]

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008] Floppy A > Hard Drive Configuration

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/08

Size :

System Time 00

Exit

AMI BI OS

Shows system information, including BIOS version and bui lt date.

System M emory

Shows system memory size.

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

System Date

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

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Floppy A

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3. 5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

Hard Drive Configuration

The BIOS wi ll au t omat i cal l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SAT A devi ces . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A devi ce. Select a dev ice and pres s <Ent er> t o ent er the sub-menu of detailed options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit

Enter F1 F10 ESC

While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices.

IDE Confuguration

> Primary IDE Slave > SATA 1 Device

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

> SATA 2 Device > SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device > SATA 5 Device > SATA 6 Device

> Primary IDE Master

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

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Main

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

+F1 F10 ESC

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Primary IDE Master

LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

Device :

Type [Auto]

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

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

Enable or disable the LB A mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)

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

PIO Mode

Select the PIO mode. 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 Monit oring, Analysis, and R eporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

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32Bit Data Transfer

Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Har d Disk Write Protect

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

Notice

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

system to malfuncti on.

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit

Enter F1 F10 ESC

Options for CPUAdvanced Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.

> SuperIO Configuration > Smart Fan Configuration > Hardware Health Configuration > Power Configuration > USB Configuration

> CPU Configuration

Exit

CPU Configuration

T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

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Advanced

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

+F1 F10 ESC

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM)

CPU Configuration

Module Version: AGESA Version: Physical Count: Logical Count:

AMD CPU Revision: Cache L1: Cache L2: Cache L3: Speed : ncHT Speed : Current FSB Multiplier: Maximum FSB Multiplier: Able to Change Freq : uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

Cool N Quiet [Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled]

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Secur e Vi rt ual Ma chin e Mode

Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resource into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interfa ce systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Cool N Qui et

T his it em allows you to enable or disable the Cool & Quiet power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Table

The operat i n g sy s t em scans t h e ACPI S RAT at b oot tim e and u s es th e i nformation t o better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum performance. This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at boot up, or not. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperIO Co nf i g uration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

+F1 F10 ESC

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

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 installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select dis abled in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr esponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IR Q4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Thi s i t em al l ows yo u to det ermine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address.

Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his it em 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.

Paralle l Port IRQ

T his it em allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerO n

T his it em allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Mouse PowerOn

T his it em allows you to control the m ouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Res tore on AC Power Loss

T his setting specifies how your system should behave a fter 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) / P ower ON / Last State

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Smart F an Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

+F1 F10 ESC

When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin], please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control

Smart Fan Configuration

CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]

Smart Fan Calibration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF( C)

Fan Ctrl On(C) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensitive

CPU S m art Fan

This ite m a llo w s you to control the CPU Smar t Fan function. Options: Disabled (de fault) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin

Sm art Fan Cal i br a tion

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan functions and s how CPU/S yst em fan speed.

Control Mode

T his item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)

If the CPU/System Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃)

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Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CP U/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan F unction mode. Options: 0~127 (℃)

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

Increas i n g t he val ue w ill raise t he sp eed of CP U / Sys t em fan. Options: 1~127

Hardware H ealth Configuration

T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

SYS CPU Temperature CPU FAN Speed(JCFAN1) CHIP FAN Speed(JNFAN1) SYS FAN Speed(JSFAN1)

CPU VCore NB Voltage +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V DDR Voltage HT Voltage 5VSB

Temperature

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

+F1 F10 ESC

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device.

H/W Health Functio n

If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during P OST s t ag e.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdown Te m pe r ature

T his item allows you to set up the CP U shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Wi ndows 98 ACPI m ode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/ 140℉ / 6 5 ℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 7 5℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

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Power Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

+F1 F10 ESC

Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.

ACPI Settings

Suspend mode [S1 (POS)]

ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled] AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [Disabled]

RTC Resume [Disabled] RTC Alarm Date(Days)

Time USB Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled] Power On by PCIE/Onboard LAN [Disabled] Wake up by PCI [Disabled]

RTC Alarm

Sus pend mode

T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACP I operating system. Opt i ons : S1 (POS) (Defau l t) Po wer on S usp end S3 (ST R) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR

ACPI Version Features

The it em all o ws y ou to select t he vers i o n of ACPI. Options: ACP I v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0

ACPI APIC support

This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faste r interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AMI OEMB tabl e

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the R oot System Description Table (RSDT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Headless mode

This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Windows S erver 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Re sume

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm aw aken s th e s ys tem from S u s p en d mo d e. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alarm Da te (Days )

You can choose which date the syst em will boot up.

RTC Alarm Time

You can choose the system boot up tim e, input hour, minute and second to specify.

USB Wakeup from S3/S4

T his it em allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S 3/S 4 functi on. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Power O n by PCIE/Onboard LAN

T his it em allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Wake Up by PCI

T his it em allows you control the wakeup by PC I function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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