Biostar TP43E HP, TP45E HP, TP43E XE BIOS MANUAL

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

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

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

3 PCIPnP Me nu........................................................................................19

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................22

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

6 O.N.E Menu...........................................................................................29

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................39

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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 m odify 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, loading and executi ng 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 manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS
Setup.

Plug and Play Support

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

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI B IOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

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 power manag ement and

device con figuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by
Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.

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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

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

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI B IOS 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 the bottom right corner, and you can
us e thes e keys to sele ct it em and ch ange
the settings.

Notice

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

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 perform ance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual
BIOS information and setti ngs on board may be slightly differ ent from thi s manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed without notice. We will not be

responsibl e 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 Advanc ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

System Overview
AMI BIOS

Version :01.0 1.01
Build Date:01/0 1/08

System Memory

Size :

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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

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

configure system Time.

Exit

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008]
Floppy A
> IDE/SATA Conf iguration

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Select Screen
Select Item
Change Field

+-

Select Field

Tab

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AM I BI O S

Shows syst em information including BIOS version, built date, etc.

System Memory

Shows syst em memory size, VGA shard memory will 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.

Floppy A

Select t he type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.
Options: 360K, 5 1/4 in / 1.2M, 5 1/4 in / 720K, 3 1/2 in / 1.44M, 3 1/2 in /

2.88M, 3 1/2 in / Disabled

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IDE/SAT A C onfig 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 devi ce. Sel ect a devi ce an d pres s <Enter> t o ent er

the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.

Main

IDE/SATA Confug uration

SATA#1 Configur ation [Com patible]

Configure SAT A#1 as [IDE ]
Max Ports on SATA#1 [6 P orts]
SATA#2 Configur ation [Enh anced]

> AHCI Configur ation

> SATA 1 Device
> SATA 2 Device
> SATA 3 Device
> SATA 4 Device

> SATA 5 Device
> SATA 6 Device
> Primary IDE M aster
> Primary IDE S lave

Hot Plug [Dis abled]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Dis abled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

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SATA#1 Configur a tion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced

Select Screen
Select Item
Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

T his item allows you to control the onboard SAT A controller.
Options: Compatible (Default) / Disabled / Enhanced

Configure SATA#1 as

T his item allows you to choose the SATA operation mode.
Opt i ons : ID E (Defau lt) / AH CI

Max Ports on SATA#1

T his item appears only when SATA mode is set to AHCI/RAID.
Options: 6 Ports (Default) / 4 Ports

SATA#2 Configur a tion

T his item allows you to control the onboard SAT A controller.
Options: Enhanced (De fault) / Disabled

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AHCI Configuration

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI BIOS Suppo rt [Ena bled]

AHCI CD\DVD Boo t Time out [35]
> AHCI Port0

> AHCI Port1
> AHCI Port2
> AHCI Port3
> AHCI Port4

> AHCI Port5

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables for supporting

Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AHC I BIOS Support

T his BIOS feature controls the AHC I function of the SATA controller.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Diabled

AHC I CD / D VD Bo o t Tim e Out

T his BIOS feature allows you to set the AHCI CD/DVD boot tim e out.
Options: 35 (Default ) / 0 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

AH CI Port0/ Port 1/Port2/Port 3/Por t4/Port5

Main

AHCI Port0

Device :

SATA Port0 [Auto]

S.M.A.R.T. [Enable d]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type
of device connected

to the system.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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D evice

This area shows the detected connected device.

SATA Port0/1/ 2/3/ 4/5

This item allows you to select the connected device type.
Options: Auto (De fault)

S.M.A.R.T.

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

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

Main

SATA 1 Device

Device :

Type [Aut o]

LBA/Large Mode [Aut o]
Block (Multi-Se ctor Transfer)[Aut o]

PIO Mode [Aut o]
DMA Mode [Aut o]
S.M.A.R.T [Aut o]

32Bit Data Tran sfer [Ena bled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type
of device connected

to the system.

Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these
informati on and values are shown below to the name of the s ub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive.
Opti ons: Auto (Defaul t) / C D/DVD / AR MD / Not Inst alled

LBA/Large Mode

Enable or disable the LBA m ode.
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 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 (Defaul t) / S WDM A0 ~ 2 / MW DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and R eporting T echnology.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

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

Hot Plug

This item allows you to control the device Hot-Plug function. The Hot-Plug
fun ction is only allowed in AHCI mode.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Har d Disk Write Pr otec t

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 t he time out value for detecting IDE/SAT 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 configu re the settings of CP U, S uper I/O, P ower
Management, and other s ystem devices.

Notice

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

system to m alfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset 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
> PM/ACPI Configuration

> USB Configuration
> Config Onboard PCI/PCI-E Dev ices

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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CPU Configuration

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

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:3F.09
Manufacturer:Intel

Frequency :
FSB Speed :
Cache L1 :

Cache L2 :
Ratio Status:
Ratio Actual Value:

C1E Support [Enabled]

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

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

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

Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

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
decr ease heat by lowering CPU frequen cy while the processor is not working.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r h as a hardware p ref et cher t hat au t om at i cal l 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 th e memor y i n t o th e L ev el 2 cache th at a re

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 hardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that
aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext ra 6 4-byte cach e l i n e whenev er t h e p ro ces s or request 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 Val u e Li m i t

When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID
instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Before it can do so, it must

first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. This
determines the kind of basic information CPUID can provide the operating system.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Intel(R) Virtualization Tec h

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

CPU TM Func tion

The CPU TM Function is to throttle the clock speed of higher spe ed Prescott's to
hel p keep t h em coo l .

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Execute-Disable Bit Capa bility

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

Core Multi-Proce ssing

T his item allows multi-processing function for multi-cor e processors.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uper IO Co nfigurati o n

Advanced

Configure Super IO Chipset

OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]
Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]

Restore on AC Power Loss by IO [Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable
or Disable Floppy

Controller

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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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, select disabled in this field.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Keyboa rd Pow e rO n

T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key/ Any Key

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Specific Key Enter

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

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”
Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

C t rl +F 4 / Ctrl + F5 / Ct rl +F 6

Mouse PowerOn

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

Restore on AC Powe r Loss by IO

T his setti ng specifies how your system should behave a fte 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) / Power ON / Last State

Hardware Health C onfiguration

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

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [ Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [ Disabled]

CPU Temperature
System Temperature
CPU FAN
System1 Fan

Chip Fan
CPU Voltage
NB/SB Voltage
+5.00V
+12.0V
FSB Voltage
DDR Voltage

5VSB

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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Enables Hardware
Health Monitoring
Device.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

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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

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 (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 6 5 ℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

Smart Fan 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

o

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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

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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CPU S m art Fan

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

Sm art Fan Calibr a tion

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

Control M ode

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

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Fan Ctrl OFF (℃)

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

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 Start Value

When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will
work under Smart Fan Function m ode.

Options: 0~127 (Interval: of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensiti ve

Increasi n g t h e v al u e wil l rai s e t he sp eed of C PU / Sys t em fan.
Options: 1~127 (Interval:f 1)

PM /ACP I Conf igura tion

Advanced

PM/ACPI Configuration

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [ Disabled]

USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [ Disabled]
High Performance Event Timer [ Disabled]

Resume On PME# [ Disabled]
Resume On RTC Alarm [ Disabled]
RTC Alarm Date(Days)
System Time

Active State Power-Management[ Disabled]
Suspend mode [ S1(POS)]

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable
APIC ACPI SCI IRQ.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resum e from S 3/S4 function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

High P e r formance Eve nt Timer

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

HPET Memory Address

T his item allows you to set the memory address of HPET.
Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h

Resume On PME#

W hen you select Enabled, a PME signal from P C I card returns the system to Ful l ON
state.
For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the
Wake on LAN function. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on motherboard to
enab le if applicabl e.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Resume On RTC Alarm

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock)
alar m awakens th e s y s tem from Su s pen d mod e.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alar m Date (Days )

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

System Time

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

Active State Po wer-Manage ment

This item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices before the
operating system boots. T his function is for OS which does not support ASPM .

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Suspend m ode

T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
Opt i ons : S1 (PO S ) (Default ) P ower on Suspen d
S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM

Auto POS+STR

ACPI Version Features

Th e item al l o ws yo u to sel ect t he vers i o n of ACPI.
Options: ACP I v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0

ACPI AP I C support

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

AMI OEMB table

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root
Syst em Description Table (R SDT) table.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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 Server 2003) must support headless operation.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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USB Configuration

T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.

Advanced

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4

USB Devices Enabled:

Legacy USB Support [ Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [ HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled]

> USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables support for
legacy USB. AUTO
option disables

legacy support if
no USB devices are

connected.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Legacy USB Support

T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices
li ke the key board, mouse, and USB drive. T hi s is a useful feature when using such
USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g.

Microso ft DOS or Windows NT).
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

T his item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller.
Options: HiSpeed (De fault) USB 2.0-480Mbps
FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps

BIO S EHCI Hand-Off

This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI
hand-o ff feature.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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US B Ma ss S t o r age De vice C o n f ig urat io n

Advanced

USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]

Device #

Emulation Type [Auto]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Number of seconds
POST waits for the

USB mass storage
device after start

unit command.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

T his item allows you to set the reset delay for US B mass storage device.
Op t i ons : 2 0 Sec (Defau l t ) / 1 0 Sec / 3 0 S ec / 40 S ec

E m ula ti o n T yp e

T his item allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device.
Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / F orced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM

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Conf ig Onboard PCI/P CI-E Devices

Advanced

Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configu ration

Onboard PCIE PATA Cntlr [A uto]

Onboard PCIE Giga LAN [A uto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [D isabled]

MAC ID Information

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Options

Auto
Enabled
Disabled

Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Onboard PCIE PATA Cntlr

T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller.
Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled

Onboard PCIE Gi ga LAN

T his item allows you to control the onboard LAN.
Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled

Onboard LAN Boot Rom

T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot R OM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

MAC ID Information

T his item shows the LAN MAC ID.

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3 PCIPnP Menu

T his section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the

speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.

Notice

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

system to m alfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malf unction.

Clear NVRAM [No]

Plug & Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes ]

Palette Snooping [Dis abled]
PCI IDE BusMaster [Ena bled]
OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Aut o]

IRQ3 [Ava ilable]
IRQ4 [Ava ilable]
IRQ5 [Ava ilable]

IRQ7 [Ava ilable]
IRQ9 [Ava ilable]

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BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Clear NVRAM during
System Boot.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10
ESC

Exit

Exit

Clear NVR AM

T his item allows you to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting “Yes”.
Options: No (Default) / Yes

Plug & Play OS

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence
(VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating

system like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards.
For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

Options: No (Default) / Yes

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PCI Latency Timer

T his item cont rols how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus befor e another takes
over. The longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus

before handing it over to another PC I device.
Options: 64 (Default ) / 32 / 96 / 128 / 160 / 192 / 224 / 248

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the P CI VGA card.
Opti ons: Yes (Default) / No

Palette Sn ooping

Som e old graphic controllers need to “ snoop” on the VGA palette and then map it to
their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compat ibility. This item

allows such snooping to take place.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PCI IDE BusMaster

T his item is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows the onboard IDE controller to
perform D M A (Direct Mem o ry Acces s ) tran sfers .

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card

T his item is for any other non-onboard PCI/ISA IDE controller adapter.
Options: Auto (Default) / PCI Slot1~6

IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15

T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the
type of device using the interrupt. The option “Available” means the IRQ is going
to assign automatically.
Options: Available (De fault) / R eserved

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the
type of device using the channel. The option “ Available” means the channel is

going to assign automatically.
Options: Available (De fault) / R eserved

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R eserv ed Memo ry Siz e

T his item allows BIOS to reserve cert ain m emory size for specific PCI device.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K

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4 Boot Menu

T his menu allows you t o setup the system boot opti ons.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

Boot Settings

> Boot Settings Configuration

> Boot Device Priority
> Hard Disk Drives

> Removable Drives
> CD/DVD Drives

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Exit

Configure Settings
during System Boot.

Select Screen
Select Item
Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Conf iguration

Quick Boot [Enabled]

Full screen logo display [Enabled]
AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]
PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]
Wait For F1 If Error [Enabled]
Hit DEL Message Display [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [Enabled]

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Quick Boot

Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test
(POST) to execute after you power up the computer.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while
booting. This will

decrease the time
needed to boot the

system.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+­F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Fu ll Screen LOGO D isaply

T his item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show f unction.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AddOn ROM Display Mode

T his item sets the display mode for option ROM.
Op t i ons : Force B IO S (Default) / K eep Cu rren t

Bootup Num-Lock

Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on.
Options: ON (Default) / OFF

PS / 2 Mouse Support

T his BIOS featu re determines i f the BIOS should reserv e IRQ12 for the PS/2 mouse
or allow other devices to make us e of thi s IRQ.

Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

T his BIOS feature controls the system's response when an error is detected during
the boot sequence.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hit ‘DEL ’ M essage Disp lay

T his BIOS feature allows you to control the display of the Hit “DEL” to enter Setup
message during memory initialization.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. W hen set to
Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

BOOT SUCCESS BEEP

W hen this item i s set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Boot Device Priority

Items in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available
devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the

number of devi ces installed in the system.

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS will attem pt to arrange th e hard dis k boot seq uence automati cally. You
can also ch an ge th e bo oti n g s equen c e. The n u mber o f device i t ems t h at ap p ears o n

the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

Re mo va ble Dr ives

T he BIOS will attem pt to arrange the removable dri ve bo ot sequ ence aut omaticall y.
You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that

appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

CD/DVD Drives

T he B IOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically.
You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that
appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

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5 Chipset Menu

Th i s su b m en u all o ws you to co nfig u re t he sp eci fic feat u res of th e chip s et i ns tal l ed on
your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory

resources, s uch as DRAM. It also coordinates communications wit h the PC I bus.

Notice

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

system to m alfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

Advanced Chipset Settings
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malf unction.

> North Bridge Configuration

> South Bridge Configuration

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Exit

Configure North Bridge
features.

Select Screen
Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen
General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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North Br idge Configur ation

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

North Bridge Chipset Configuratio n

Memory Remap Feature [En abled]

PCI MMIO Allocation:

Memory Hole [Disabled]

PEG Port Configuration

PEG Port [Au to]

Chipset

ENABLE: Allow
remapping of

overlapped PCI memory
above the total
phisical memory.

DISABLE: Do not allow
remapping of memory.

Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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M emory Remap Feature

This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI
memory above the total physical m emory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Memory Hole

You can reserve th is area of system memory for IS A adapter R OM. W hen this area
is reserved it cannot be cached. Ch eck the us er inform ation of periphe rals that need

to u se thi s area o f sys t em m em ory for t h e m em o ry requi rement s.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 15M-16M

PEG Port

T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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South Br idge C onfi gurat ion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

South Bridge Chipset Configuration

USB Functions [12 USB Por ts]

USB Port Configuration [6X6 USB Po rts]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

HDA Controller [Enabled]
SMBUS Controller [Enabled]

SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [4 to 5 sec onds]

Chipset

Options

Disabled
2 USB Ports

4 USB Ports
6 USB Ports

8 USB Ports
10 USB Ports
12 USB Ports

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+­F1

General Help
Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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USB Func tions

T he item determi nes the number of functional USB port.
Options: 12 USB Ports (Default) / 10 USB Ports / 8 USB Ports / 6 USB Ports / 4

USB P orts / 2 USB Ports / Disabled

USB P ort Configuration

Options: 6X6 USB Ports (Default ) / 8X4 USB Ports

USB 2.0 Controller

T his entry is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. T his Bios itself m ay/may not
have high speed USB support. If the Bios has high speed USB support built in, the

support will be automately turn on when high speed device were attached.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

HDA Control l er

T his item allows you to control the HD Audio support.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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SMBUS Controller

T h i s B IO S feat ur e co nt rol s the I/ O bu ffe rs fo r t h e SM B u s .
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width

Options: 4 to 5 seconds (Defaul t) / 3 to 4 seconds / 2 to 3 seconds / 1 to 2 seconds

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6 O.N.E Menu

T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices.
(Howev er, we s uggest you to use the default setting. C hanging the voltage and clock

improperly m ay damage the device.)

Notice

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

system to m alfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator setting

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

Over-Clocking Navigator [Normal]

=========== Automate OverClock System ==== =======

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

============ Manual OverClock System ===== =======

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [ x8.0]

CPU Frequency Setting [266]
Over Clock Retry Count [3]
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]

Enhanced Mode [Auto]
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Clock Gen Configuration
> Voltage Configuration

Memory Test [Disabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Normal
Automate OverClock
Manual OverClock

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10
ESC

Exit

OverClock Navigator

OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginne rs in overclock field.
Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock
Navigator provides 3 default overclock configurations that are able to raise the
system performance.

Options: Normal (Default) / Automate OverClock / Manual OverClock

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Auto OverClock Syst em

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator setting

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

Over-Clocking Navigator [Automate O verClock]

=========== Automate OverClock System ==== =======

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

============ Manual OverClock System ===== =======

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [ x8.0]

CPU Frequency Setting [266]
Over Clock Retry Count [3]
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Enhanced Mode [Auto]
> DRAM Timing Configuration

> Clock Gen Configuration
> Voltage Configuration

Memory Test [Disabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Normal
Automate OverClock

Manual OverClock

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10
ESC

Exit

T he Overclock Navig ator provides 3 differ ent engines helping you to overclock your
system. These engines will boost your system performance to different level.

Options:
V6 Tech Engine

T his engine will make a good over-clock per fo rmance.
V8 Tech Engine

T his engine will make a better over-clo ck perfo rmance.
V12 Tec h Eng ine

T his engine will make a best over-clock per formance.

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Manual Overclo ck S ystem (M. O. S .)

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator setting

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

Over-Clocking Navigator [Manual Ove rClock]

=========== Automate OverClock System ==== =======

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

============ Manual OverClock System ===== =======

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [ x8.0]

CPU Frequency Setting [266]
Over Clock Retry Count [3]
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Enhanced Mode [Auto]
> DRAM Timing Configuration

> Clock Gen Configuration
> Voltage Configuration
Memory Test [Disabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Normal
Automate OverClock

Manual OverClock

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10
ESC

Exit

MOS is designed for expe rienced over clock users.
It all ows users t o customi ze personal overclock setting.

I ntel(R) SpeedStep( t m) 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 by s o ftware.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Ra t io CM OS Se t ting

T his item allows you to set the CPU ratio frequ ency.
Options: x6.0 / x7.0 / x8.0

CPU Frequency Setting

T his item allows you to select the CP U Frequency.
Options: Min= 100 MHz; Max= 800 MHz

Over Clock Retry Count

T his item allows you to set the overclock fail retry tim es.
Options: 3 (Default ) / Min= 1; Max= 8

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FS B(Bsel) To NorthBri dge Latch

T his item allows you to select the FS B Frequency.
Options: Auto (Default) / F S B 800 / FSB 1066 / FSB 1333 / FSB 1600

DRAM Freq ue ncy

T his item allows you to control the M emory Clock.
Options: Auto (Default) / DDR2 533Mhz / DDR2 638Mhz / DDR2 667Mhz /

DDR2 710Mhz / DDR2 800Mhz / DDR2 851MHz / DDR2 886 MHz /
DDR2 1066MHz

Enhanced Mode

T his item allows you to control the DDR2 RAM enhanced mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

DRA M Timing Co nfiguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

DRAM Timing Config uration

DRAM RCOMP Configuration [Auto Confi g]

Static tREAD Value(PL) [Auto]
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]

DRAM tCL [ 5]
DRAM tRP [ 5]
DRAM tRCD [ 5]
DRAM tRAS [15]

DRAM tWR [ 6]
DRAM tRFC [ 42]
DRAM tWTR [ 3]
DRAM tRRD [ 3]
DRAM tRTP [ 3]

Extra DRAM Timing Setting [Auto]

Write to Precharge Delay [14]

Read to Precharge Delay [ 5]
PrechargeAll to Act Delay [ 5]

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O.N.E

DRAM RCOMP Configurati

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+­F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

DRAM RCOMP Configur ation

T his item allows you to select the configuration mode of DRAM RCOMP.
Options: Auto Config (Default) / Configuration 1 ~ 5

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Static tREAD Value (PL)

T his item allows you to select the tREAD control.
Options: Auto (Default) / 1T ~ 31T

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

DRAM tCL

Options: 5 (Default ) / 3 ~ 7

DRAM tRP

Options: 5 (Default ) / 3 ~ 10

DRAM tRCD

Options: 5 (Default ) / 3 ~ 10

DRAM tRAS

Options: 15 (Default ) / 9 ~ 24

DRAM tWR

Options: 6 (Default ) / 3 ~ 15

DRAM tRFC

Options: 42 (Default) / 15 ~ 78

DRAM tW TR

Options: 3 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

DRAM tRRD

Options: 3 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

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DRAM tRTP

Options: 3 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

Extra DRAM Timin g Se tting

Options: Auto (Default) / Manual

Wr ite t o Precha rg e De lay

Options: 14 (Default) / 10 ~ 31

Read to Precharge Delay

Options: 5 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

PrechargeAll to Act Dela y

Options: 5 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

PrechargeAll — >Refresh Delay

Options: 5 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

R-to-W D el ay

Options: 8 (Default ) / 8 ~ 15

R-to-R Delay (S am e Ran k)

Options: 4 (Default ) / 4 ~ 15

W-to-W Delay (Same R ank)

Options: 4 (Default ) / 4 ~ 15

W-to-R D el ay (Same R ank)

Options: 11 (Default ) / 2 ~ 31

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R-to-R Delay (Di ff Ran k)

Options: 6 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

W-to-R D el ay (Diff Rank)

Options: 5 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

W-to-W Delay (Diff Ran k)

Options: 6 (Default ) / 2 ~ 15

Refres h Co unter

Options: Auto (Default) / 2600T / 3120T / 4171T / 5200T

Clock Ge n C onfigur a tion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Clock Gen Configuration

PCIE Frequency Setting [100]

CPU Clock Skew Control [Auto]
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control [Auto]

CPU Clock Driving Control [Auto]

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O.N.E

Allows BIOS to Select
PCI-E Over Clock.
Note:

MIN = 100 MHZ
MAX = 150 MHZ

+­F1

F10
ESC

PCIE Fre quency Setting

T his item allows you to select the PC IE clock control
Options: 100 MHz (De fault) / Min=100 MHz; Max=150 M Hz

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

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CPU Clock Skew Control

Options: Auto (Default) / 100ps ~ 1500ps (Interval: 100ps)

(G)MCH Clock Sk ew Control

Options: Auto (Default) / 100ps ~ 1500ps (Interval: 100ps)

CPU Clock Drivi ng Control

Options: Auto (Default) / 700mV ~ 1000m V (Interval: 100mV)

Vo ltage Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Voltage Configuration

CPU Voltage [Auto]

DDR Voltage
Chipset Voltage

Vtt Voltage
CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage
CPU Core2 GTL Ref Voltage
MCH GTL Ref Voltage

CPU PLL Voltage
PWM MOSFET Frequency

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[Auto]
[Auto]

[Auto]
[0.63*VTT]
[0.67*VTT]
[Auto]

[1.5 V]
[Nominal]

CPU Voltage

T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Cont rol.
Options: Default (Default ) / -0.050V ~ + 0. 1300V

DDR Voltage

T his item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control.
Options: Auto (Default) / + 0. 050V ~ +1.850V

O.N.E

CPU Voltage Cont rol

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+­F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Chipset Voltage

T his item allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control.
Options: Auto (Default) / + 0. 025V ~ +0.700V

Vtt Voltage

T his item allows you to select Vtt Voltage Control.
Options: Auto (Default) / +0.10V / + 0.20V / +0.30V

CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage

T his item allows you to select CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage C ontrol.
Options: 0.63*VTT (Default) / 0.67*VTT / 0.61*VT T / 0. 58*VTT

CPU Core2 GTL Ref Voltage

T his item allows you to select CPU Core2 GTL Ref Voltage C ontrol.
Options: 0.67*VTT (Default) / 0.69*VTT / 0.63*VT T / 0. 61*VTT

MCH GTL Ref Voltage

T his item allows you to select MC H GT L R ef Voltage Control.
Options: Auto (Default) / 0. 61*VTT / 0. 64*VT T / 0.59*VTT / 0.56*VTT

CPU PLL Voltage

Options: 1.5V (Default) / 1.6V / 1. 7V / 1. 8V

PWM MOSFET Frequency

T his item allows you to select PWM MOSFET Frequency Control.
Options: Nominal (De fault) / -15% / -30% / +15% / +30%

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I ntegrated Memory Test

Integrated Memory Test allows users to test memory module compatibilities without
additional device or software.

Step 1:

Th i s it em is disabled o n default ; chan g e it t o “E n able” t o precede mem or y t est .

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator setting

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

Over-Clocking Navigator [Normal]

=========== Automate OverClock System ==== =======

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

============ Manual OverClock System ===== =======

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [ x8.0]

CPU Frequency Setting [266]
Over Clock Retry Count [3]
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]

Enhanced Mode [Auto]
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Clock Gen Configuration
> Voltage Configuration

Memory Test [Enabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Options

Disabled
Enabled

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10
ESC

Exit

Step 2:

When the process is done, change the setting back from “Enabled” to “Disabled” to
complete the test.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator setting

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

Over-Clocking Navigator [Normal]

=========== Automate OverClock System ==== =======

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

============ Manual OverClock System ===== =======

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [ x8.0]

CPU Frequency Setting [266]
Over Clock Retry Count [3]
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]

Enhanced Mode [Auto]
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Clock Gen Configuration
> Voltage Configuration

Memory Test [Disabled]

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Options

Disabled
Enabled

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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7 Exit Menu

This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the
changes to the BIOS items.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit
Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults

Security Settings

> Security

CMOS Backup Function

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Exit

Exit system setup
after saving the

changes.

F10 key can be used
for this operation.

Select Screen
Select Item
Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Save Changes and E xit

Save all configuration changes to CMOS R AM and exit setup.

Discard Chang es and Exit

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup.

Discard Chang es

Abandon all changes made during the current session and restore the previously
saved values.

Load Optimal Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system
booting sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized for this

system.

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Security

T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervis or and user password.

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Exit

Security Settings

Supervisor Password :Not Installe d
User Password :Not Installe d

Change Supervisor Password

User Access Level [Ful l Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Set up]

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Dis abled]

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Install or Change the
password.

Select Screen
Select Item
Change

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Change Superv isor 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.

User Acess Level

T his item allows supervisor to set the user level.
Op t i ons : Full Acces s (Defaul t) / N o A ccess / V iew On l y / L imi t ed

Cha nge Us er Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the
same way as the Supervisor Password. If the S upervisor P assword is set and the User
Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be
abl e to ch an g e t h em .

Cle ar Use r Pa ssword

T his item is for clearing user password.

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P asswo rd Check

T his item is for setting the timing that checking password.
Options: Setup (Default) / Always

Boot Se c tor Virus Protection

T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS W arning feature that is used to protect
the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. If this fun ction 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.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

CMOS Ba ckup Function

It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM and reload any
saved C MOS setting for customizing system configurations.
Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock
operation.

Th ere are 10 s et s o f record ad d resses i n tot al , an d us ers are ab l e t o n am e t h e C MOS
dat a acco rd i n g to p ers onal preferen c e.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit
Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults

Security Settings

> Security

CMOS Backup Function

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

CMOS Backup Func

CMOS Data Reload

CMOS Data

Save

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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