Biostar TG31-A7 BIOS MANUAL

TG31 -A7 BIOS Manual

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

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

2 Adv anced Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........7

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18

4 Boot Men u..............................................................................................22

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................25

6 T-Series Menu........................................................................................29

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 Setup information when the power is turned off.

Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without acc essing 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 fi rst stag e o f the booting proc ess, loading and executing 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 manual will to guide you through the options and settings in B IOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the P lug 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 an agement fe atu res are i mplem ented vi a the Sy stem

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

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Supp ort

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACP I). It provides ASL code for pow er 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 fic ati on .

DRA M Support

DDR2 S DRAM (Doubl e Data Rate II S ynchronous DRAM) is supported.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU.

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 these k eys to s ele ct item and change the settings.

Notice

z T he default B IOS 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 Menu.

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

T he BIOS information descri bed i n this manual is for your reference onl y. The actual BIOS i nformati on and settings on board may be slightly different from this 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 this user’s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

General Help

Navigati on Keys

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1 M ain Menu

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

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

System Overvie w AMI BIOS

Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008] Floppy A

> IDE Configur ation

AM I BIOS

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

[ :0 0:00]

Exit

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

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

configure system Time.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Field

Se lect Field

Tab

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Shows s ystem information including B IOS version, built date, etc.

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 fl oppy dis k drive installed in your syst em. 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

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IDE Configuration

Th e BIOS wi 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 her e i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A devi ce. Select a devi ce and p ress <Ent er> t o enter

the sub-menu of detailed opti ons.

Main

IDE Confugurat ion

ATA/IDE Config uration [Enh anced]

Configure SA TA Channels [Bef ore PATA] > Primary IDE Master

> Primary IDE Slave > Secondary ID E Master > Secondary ID E Slave > Third IDE Ma ster

> Third IDE Sl ave Hard Disk Writ e Protect [Dis abled]

IDE Detect Tim e Out (Sec) [35]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible Enhanced

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

ATA/IDE Confi guration

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

Confi gure SATA Channels

T his i tem allows you to control the S AT A channel confi guration sequenc e.. Options: Befo re PATA (De fault)

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Pri mary/Secondary/Third IDE Ma ster/ Slav e

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 the sub-menu.

Type

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

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

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

PIO Mode

Select the P IO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

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

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S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

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

Har d Disk Wri te Protec t

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

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SATA devices. Options: 35 (De fault) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configure the sett ings of C PU, S uper 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 m alfunction.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.

> CPU Configur ation

> SuperIO Conf iguration > Hardware Hea lth Configuration > Smart Fan Co nfiguration

> Power Config uration > USB Configur ation

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Setti ngs

Exit

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configurati on

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

Advan ced

Configure adva nced CPU settings

Module Version :xx.xx Manufacturer:I ntel Frequency :

FSB Speed : Cache L1 :

Cache L2 : Ratio Actual V alue:

Hardware Prefe tcher [En abled]

C1E Support [Au to] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [En abled] Max CPUID Valu e Limit [Di sabled] Intel(R) Virtu alization Tech [En abled] Execute-Disabl e Bit Capability[En abled] Single Logical Processor Mode [Di sabled] Intel(R) Speed Step(tm) tech [En abled]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

This should be enabled in order to enable or

disable the Hardware Prefetcher Disable Feature.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r h as a h ardw are pref et cher t h at au t omat i cal ly anal y zes it s req u irem ents and pre fet ch es dat a an d in s t ru ct ion s fro m th e m emo ry i n t o th e Lev 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

C1E Support

T his item allows you to configur e the Enhanced Halt State (C1E) fun ction, which may reduce the power consumption of your system when the system is idle. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Adj acent Cache Line Prefetch

The processor has a hardware adjacent cache line prefet ch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext ra 6 4-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er the p ro cesso r req uest s for a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requires 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 CP UID can provide the operating system .

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Inte l(R) Virtualiza tion Te c h

Virtualization Technology 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

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

T his i tem allows you to configure th e Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protects your sys tem from buffer over flow attacks.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Si ngle Logica l Process or Mode

T his item controls multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

In tel(R) Speed Step (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 b y s oftware. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Co nfig urati on

Advan ced

Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t

Onboard Floppy Controller [Ena bled]

Serial Port1 A ddress [3F8 /IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378 ] Parallel Por t Mode [Nor mal]

Parallel Por t IRQ [IRQ 7] Keyboard Power On [Dis abled] Mouse PowerOn [Dis abled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Pow er Off]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Onboard Floppy Controller

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 F DC or the system uses no fl oppy drive, select dis abled in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding i nterrupt fo r the first and s econd seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IR Q4 / 2E8/IR Q3 / Auto / Di sabled

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Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows y o u to det erm ine acces s onboard parall el port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (De fault) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port M ode

T his i tem allows you to determine how the parallel port shoul d 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 C apabilities Port. ECP + EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Parallel P ort IRQ

T his i tem allows you to select the IR Q for t he onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IR Q5 / 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

T his setting s pecifies how your system shoul d behave aft e 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 O ff (Default) / P ower ON / Last S tate

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Hardware Health C onfiguration

T his i tem shows t he system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.

Advan ced

Hardware Healt h Configuration

H/W Health Fun ction [Ena bled]

Shutdown Tempe rature Function[Dis abled]

CPU Temperatur e CPU FAN Speed SYS FAN Speed NB FAN Speed

CPU Vcore Chipset Voltag e +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V FSB Voltage

Memory Voltage 5V(SB) Voltage Batter y

H/W Health Function

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 Func tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effecti ve under Wi ndows 98 ACPI m ode.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / 60℃/ 140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 7 0 ℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

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