Biostar TP67XE BIOS MANUAL

TP67XE UEFI BI OS Manual

UEFI BIOS Setu p.......................................................................................1

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

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........4

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

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

5 C hipse t Menu.........................................................................................22

6 O.N .E Menu...........................................................................................23

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................29

TP67XE UEFI BI OS Manual

UEFI BIOS Setup

Introduc tion

T he purpose of this manual is to describe the s ettings in the AMI UEFI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic

system configuration and save these settings to NVRAM. UEFI BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard,

mouse, serial port s and disk driv es. BIOS act ivates at the first stage of the booti ng 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 UEF I BIOS . T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in UEFI BIOS S etup.

Plug and Play Support

This AMI UE FI BIOS suppor ts the Plug a nd Play Ve r sion 1.0A specification .

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI UEF I BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specific ation.

ACPI Supp ort

AMI ACPI UEFI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power

management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specific ation, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshi ba.

PCI Bus Support

This AMI UEFI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect ) local bus specification.

DRA M Support

DDR3 SD R AM (Do uble Dat a Rate III Sy nch ro nous DR A M) is suppo rt ed.

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Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI UEF I BIOS supports t he Intel CPU.

Using Setup

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI BIOS setup

utility. In the UEFI 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 The default UEFI BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum

perform ance 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 UEFI BIOS firmware is being continuously

updated. The UEFI BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual UEFI BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly

di fferent fro m th i s m anual.

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

responsible for any mistakes found in this user’ s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

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1 Main Men u

Once you enter AMI UEFI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the scre en providing an overview of the basic system inform ation.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security O.N.E

BIOS Information

Compliency Mo del Nam e Marketing Name

Bu ild Dat e To tal Mem ory System Language [English]

System Date [Fri 01 /01/2010]

System

Time

Access Level Administrator

BI OS SET UP UTILITY

[00:00:00]

BIOS Information

Shows system information including UEFI BIOS version, model name, marketing name, buil t date, etc.

Save & Exit

Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Data elements.

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Select

+/-

Change Opt.

G ener al Help

Optimized Defaults

S ave & R eset

ESC

Exit

Total Memory

Shows syst em memory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded.

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

Acc ess Level

S h o ws th e access l ev el of current us er.

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CP U, Super I/O, P ower Management, and other system devices.

Notice

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

system to m alfunction.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security O.N.E Save & Exit

> PCI Sub sys tem Se ttings

> ACPI Settings/WakeUp Event control > CPU Con fig uration > SATA Co nfigur ation > USB Con fig uration

> SMAR T F AN Contro l > Super IO Configuration > H/W Mon ito r

BI OS SET UP UTILITY

PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express Settings.

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Select

+/-

Change Opt.

G ener al Help

Optimized Defaults

S ave & R eset

ESC

Exit

PCI Subsystem Settings

Advanced

PCI Bus Driver Version V x.xx.xx

PCI ROM Priority [Legacy ROM]

PCI Common Settings

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks] VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

PCI Express Device Settings

No Snoop [Enabled] Maximum Payload [Auto] Maximum Read Request [Auto]

PCI Express Link Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

WARNING: Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI-E devices to fail

BI OS SET UP UTILITY

I n case of mul tiple Opiton ROMs (Legacy and EFI

Compatible), specifies what P CI Opti on ROM to launch.

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Select

+/-

Change Opt.

G ener al Help

Optimized Defaults

S ave & Rese t

ESC

Exit

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PCI ROM Priorit y

In case of multiple option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), this item specifies what PCI Option ROM to launch Options: Legacy ROM (De fault) / EFI Compatible ROM

PCI Latency Timer

T his item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. Options: 32 PCI Bus Clocks (Default) / 64 PCI Bus Clocks / 96 PCI Bus Clocks /

128 PC I Bus Clocks / 160 PCI Bus Clocks / 192 PCI Bus Clocks / 224 PCI Bus Clocks / 248 PC I Bus C locks

VG A Palette S noop

T his item enables or disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

No Snoop

T his item enables or disables PCI Express Device No S noop opti on. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Maximum Paylo ad

T his item sets Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allows System BIOS to sel ect t h e val ue.

Options: Auto (Default) / 128 Bytes / 256 Bytes / 512 Bytes / 1024 Bytes / 2048

Bytes / 4096 Bytes

Maximum Rea d Requ est

This item sets Maximum Read Request Size of PCI Express Device or allows System BIOS to se lec t the value.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

ASPM Supp ort

This item sets the ASPM Level: Force LO – Force all links to LO State; Auto – B IOS au t o co nfig u res ; Dis ab l ed – Di s ab les A S PM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / Force LO

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AC P I Set tings/WakeUp Event control

Advanced

EuP Control [Disabled]

ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] PME Wake up from S5 [Disabled]

Wake system with Fixed Time [Disabled]

Wake up date [EveryDay] Wake up hour 0 Wake up minute 0 Wake up second 0

Ring-In Wake up from S5 [Disabled] PS2 Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]

Stroke key [Wake Key] Sp ecif ic key

PS2 Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4 [Disabled]

EuP Control

W h en Eu P is enabl ed , the sys t em wi ll m eet EuP requi rem ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

ACPI Sleep State

BI OS SET UP UTILITY

When EuP Enabled,System meets E uP requ irement.

Enter +/F1 F3 F4 ESC

Select Screen Select Item

Select Change Opt.

G ener al Help Optimized Defaults S ave & R eset Exit

This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUS PEND button is pressed.

Options: S3 (Suspend to RAM) (Default) / Suspend Disabled / S1 (CPU Stop

Clock)

PME Wake up from S5

Th e item en ables t h e s yst em t o wak e fro m S 5 u s i ng P ME ev ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

W ak e sy stem with F ixed Tim e

Th i s i tem en ables o r d isab l es t he sy s t em to w ak e o n b y al arm ev ent. When th i s i t em is enabled, the system will wake on the hr::min::sec specified.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Wake up date

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

Wake up hour / Wake up minute / Wa ke up second

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

Ring-In Wake up from S5

T his item enables the system to wake from S 5 using Ring-In event. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PS2 Keyboard PowerOn

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

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show onl y when Keyboard P owerOn i s set “Stroke Key.” Options: Wake Key (Default) / P ower Key / Ctrl+F1 / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

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

Specific Key Enter

This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.” Press Enter to set Specific key.

PS2 Mou s e PowerO n

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

USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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CPU Configurati on

Advanced

CPU Configuration

EMT64 Processor Speed Processor Stepping Microcode Revision

Processor Cores In tel HT Tec hnology

Active Processor Cores [All]

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Execute-Disable Bit [Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

In tel Vir tualizati on Technol ogy[Di sabled] Power Technology [Energy Efficient]

Active Proce sso r Cor es

Th i s i t em sets nu m b er of cor es to enab l e in each proces s o r packag e. Options: All (Default) / 1 / 2 / 3

Lim it CPUID Maxi mum

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 C PUID can provide the operati ng system.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

BI OS SET UP UTILITY

Number of cores to enable in each processor package.

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Select

+/-

Change Opt.

G ener al Help

Optimized Defaults

S ave & Rese t

ESC

Exit

E xecute-Disa b le B it

XD can prevent cert ai n cl as s es o f mal i ci ous b u ffer overflow at t ack s wh en comb i n ed with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP 2, SuSE Linux

9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3. ). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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