Biostar TH55 HD BIOS MANUAL

TH55 HD BIOS Manual

B IOS Set up................ ........................ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1

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

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........8

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................22

4 Boot Me nu..............................................................................................2 5

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................28

6 O.N.E Menu...........................................................................................33

7 Exit Men u...............................................................................................45

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BIOS Setup

Introducti on

The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The S etup 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. This system controls m ost of the input and output

devices such as keyboard, m ouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Some 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 BIOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

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

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 ation. Power managem ent featu res are im plem ented via t he S ys tem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. P ower 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 (ACPI). 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 speci fic ati on .

DRAM Sup port

DDR3 SD R AM (Do uble Dat a Rate III Sy nch ron ous D R A M) is suppo rted .

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel 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 these keys to s ele ct it em 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 Setup Default under the Exit Menu.

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

T he BIOS i nformation described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS informat ion and setti ngs 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 mistakes 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 providing an overview of the basic system information.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/09

System Memory

Size :

System Time [ :00:00]00

System Date [Thu 01/01/2009]

> IDE/SATA Configuration

AM I BI O S

Shows system information includi ng BIOS version, built date, etc.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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

System Memory

Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory wil l be excluded.

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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IDE/SATA Config uration

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m ati cal l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SATA d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A d evice. Select a devi ce and press < Enter> to ent er

the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.

Main

IDE/SATA Configuration

Configure SATA as [IDE]

SATA#1 Configuration [Compatible]

SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced]

> AHCI Configuration

> SATA 1 Device > SATA 2 Device

> SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device > SATA 5 Device

> SATA 6 Device > Primary IDE Master > Primary IDE Slave

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

ATA(PI)80Pin Cable Detection [Host & Device]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

IDE AHCI

Disabled

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

Configure SATA a s

T his item allows you to choose the S AT A operation mode. Opt i ons : ID E (De fault) / A HCI / Di s abled

SATA#1 Configur a tion

T his item allows you to control t he onboard SATA controller. Options: C ompatible (Default) / Enhanced

SATA#2 Configur a tion

T his item allows you to control t he onboard SATA controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled

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AHCI Configuration

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI BIOS Support [Enabled]

> AHCI Port0 > AHCI Port1

> AHCI Port2 > AHCI Port3

> AHCI Port4 > AHCI Port5

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables for supporting

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AHC I BIOS Support

T his BIOS feature controls the AHCI function of the SAT A controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AH CI Port0/Port1/Port2/ Port3/Port4/Port 5

Main

AHCI Port0

Device :

AHCI Port0 [Aut o]

S.M.A.R.T. [Ena bled]

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

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D evice

This area shows t he detected connected device.

SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5

This item allows you to select the connected device type. Options: Auto (Default) / Not Installed

S.M.A.R.T.

This item allows you to control the device S.M.A. R.T function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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

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/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-Sector Transfer)

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

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PIO Mode

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

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Auto (De faul t) / S WDM A0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

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

32Bit Data Trans fer

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

Har d Disk Wr i te Pr otect

Disable or enable device write protection. T his 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 devi ces. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

ATA(PI) 8 0Pin Ca b le De tection

Select the mechanism for det ecting 80P in AT A(PI) Cable.. Options: Host & Device (Default) / Host / Device

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu al lows you to configu re the settings of C P 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 m alfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sec tions may cause system to m alfunction.

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Hardware Health Configuratio n

> Smart Fan Configuration >

ACPI Configuration > Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Co nfiguration > Intel VT-d Configuration

> MPS Configuration > PCI Express Configuration > Smbios Configuration

> USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configuration

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

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:01.04 Manufacturer:Intel CPU

Frequency : BCLK Speed : Cache L1 :

Cache L2 : Cache L3 : Ratio Status: Ratio Actual Value:

CIE Support [Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] CPU TM function [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability[Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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C1E Support

C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CP U frequency while the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r has a h ardw are pref et cher th at au t omat i call y anal y zes it s req u iremen t s and pre fet ch es dat a an d in stru ct ion s fro m t he memor y i n t o th e L ev el 2 cach e that are

likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with m emory read s. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

The processor has a hardw are adjacent cache line prefetch mech anism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ches an ext ra 64-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er t he 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 requir es it as well.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

M ax CPUI D Valu e Limi 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 CP UID recognizes. This determi nes the kind of basic information C P UID can provi de the operating syst em.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Intel(R) Virtua lization Te c h

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

CPU TM Function

The CPU T M Function is to throttle the clock speed o f higher speed Prescott's to hel p keep t h em coo l .

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Execute-Disa ble Bit Capability

T his item allows you to configure th e Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer overflow attacks. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Intel (R) HT Technology

Hyper Threading T echnology can improve per formanc e by splitting instructions into m ult ipl e s t reams .

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Acti ve Pr o c e sso r Cor es

T his item allows you to set the num ber of cores t o enable in each p ro ces s or packag e. Options: All (Default) / 1 / 2

A20M

Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

S uperIO Co nf i gurat i o n

Advanced

Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chi pset

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Parallel Port Mode [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]

Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss by IO [Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base

Addresses.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr esponding i nterrupt fo r the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows y ou t o deter m ine acces s onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address.

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

Parallel Port M ode

T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should functi on. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer P ort. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+ EPP Usi ng Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (De faul t) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IR Q5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerO n

T his item allows you to control t he keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / S pecific Key / Stroke Key

Specific Key Enter

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Speci fic Key.”

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Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “St roke Key.” Options: C trl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / C trl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

C t rl +F 4 / Ct rl + F 5 / Ct rl+F 6

Mouse PowerOn

T his item allows you to control t he mouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restore on AC Power Loss by IO

T his setting specifi es how your syst em should behave a ft e r a power fail or interrupt s 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: P ower O ff (Default) / P ower On / Last State

Hardware Health C onfiguration

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

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Temperature

Temperature

PCH System

Temperature

CPU FAN System1 FAN System2 FAN

+12.0V +5.00V

CPU Vcore CPU VTT Voltage DRAM Voltage

3.30V SB

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

+F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

H/W Health Function

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health stat us during P OST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Shutdown Tem perature

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under W indows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (De fault) / 60 /140 / 65 / 149 / ℃℉℃℉70 /158℃℉ / 7 5 /℃ 167 ℉

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

/ 80 /℃ 176 / 85 /℉℃185 / 90 /℉℃194℉

Advanced

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

When you choice [Auto] 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 Sm art Fan

This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan f unctio n. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto

Sm art Fan Cal ibr ation

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan functions and show CPU/System fan speed.

Control Mode

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

Fan Ctrl OFF (℃)

If the CP U/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)

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Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)

Fan Ctrl S tart Val ue

When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart F an F unction mode.

Options: 0~127 (Interval: 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

Increas i n g t h e valu e wil l rai s e t he sp eed of C PU / Sy s t em fan. Options: 1~127 (Interval: 1)

ACPI Configura tio n

Advanced

ACPI Settings

EuP Control [Disabled]

Suspend mode [S1(POS)] Repost Video on S3 Resume [NO] ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled]

AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [Disabled] APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled] USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled]

High Performance Event Timer [Disabled] Resume On PME# [Disabled]

Resume On RING [Disabled] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

EuP Control

T his item is used t o enable or disable EuP Control ((Energy Using Products). Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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