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

[ :00:00]

Select Screen Select Item Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

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]

SATA#1 Configur a tion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible Enhanced

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

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

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 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

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]

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 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

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

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 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

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, 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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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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

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 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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