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

1 Main Me nu...............................................................................................3

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

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

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

5 C hipset 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 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 stage of the booting proc ess , l oading and executi ng the operating system. S ome 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 System

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video m onitors 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 o n.

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.

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 the bottom right corner, and you can us e thes e keys to sele ct item and ch ange the settings.

Notice

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

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 performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS informat ion and settings on board may be slightl y differ ent from t his manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be changed without notice. W e will not be

responsible for any m istakes found in t his 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 basi c system informat ion.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/08

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

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

AM I BI O S

BIOS SETUP U T ILITY

[ :00:00]

Exit

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

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

configure system Time.

Select Screen Select Item Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Shows syst em information, including B IOS version and built 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 BIO S w i ll au t o m ati cal l y d etect t h e presence o f IDE / SAT A d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/SATA d evice. S elect a d evice and press <Enter> t o ent er

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confuguration

> Primary IDE Master

> Primary IDE Slave > SATA 1 Device

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

> SATA 5 Device > SATA 6 Device

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE

devices. This displays the status of auto

detection of IDE devices.

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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

Main

Primary IDE Master

Device :

Type [Auto]

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]

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 respective devices, and these information and values are shown below t o the name of t he s ub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SATA drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARM D / 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 trans fer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Har d Disk Wri te Protect

Disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through B IOS .

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out value for detecting IDE/S ATA 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.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

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

> CPU Configuration

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

> USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Options for CPUAdvanced Settings

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Exit

CPU Confi guration

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

Advanced

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]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine

Mode (SVM)

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Secur e Vi rt ual Ma chin e Mode

Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce 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 the i n fo rmation 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

Advanced

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]

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 inst alled another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, s elect disabled i n 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 y ou to det er m ine acces s 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 determ ine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP +EPP Using P arallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Paralle l Port IRQ

T his it em allows you to select t he IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (De fault) / 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

Restore on AC Power Loss

T his setting specifies how your system should behave afte 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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Smart F an Configuration

Advanced

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin],

please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU S m art Fan

This item a llo w s you to control the CPU Sma r t Fan functio n. Options: Disabled (de fault) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin

Sm art Fan Ca li br a tion

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan functions and s how CPU/System 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 ar rive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃)

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Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CPU/System temperature arriv es 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 r ai s e t he speed of C PU/ 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

Temperature

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

H/W Health Functio n

If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show P C 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 CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under W indows 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

Advanced

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)

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

Time

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the ACPI state used for

System Suspend.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Suspend mode

T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACP I operating system. Opt i ons : S 1 (PO S ) (Defau lt ) 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 t o sel ect t he vers i o n of ACP I. 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 ACP I BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em 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) alar m awaken s th e s ys tem from S u s p en d m o d e.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alarm Da te (Days )

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

RTC Alarm Ti m e

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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