Biostar TPOWER X58A, TPOWER X58 BIOS MANUAL

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

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

2 Adv an ced Me nu...... ............ ............ ............ ........................ ............ .........8

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................20

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................24

5 Chipse t Menu.........................................................................................27

6 O.N.E Me nu...........................................................................................30

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................41

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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 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. 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 of the boot ing process, loading and executing the operating system. S om 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 P l ay Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the P lug and Play Version 1.0A specific ation.

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
(AP M) speci fic ati on. Power m anagement fe atures are i mplem ented v ia the S ys tem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are
supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video monit ors 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 power management and

device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by
Microsoft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel P CI (Peripheral Component
Int erconn ect) local b us speci fi cat i on .

DRAM Support

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

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CP U.

Usin g 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 item an d ch ange
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 S etup Default under the Exit M enu.

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

T he BIOS information described in t his manual is for your reference only. The actual
BIOS informati on and settings on board may be sli ghtly differ ent from thi s manual.

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

responsibl e for any m istakes 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
providi ng an overview of the basic system inform ation.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

System Overview
AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01
Build Date:01/01/08

System Memory

Size :

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TA B]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/20 08]
Floppy A
> IDE/SATA Configuration

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[ :00:00]

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 B IOS version, built date, etc.

System M emory

Shows syst em memory size, VGA shard m emory 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 the type of floppy disk drive installed in your s ystem.
Options: 360K, 5. 25 in / 1. 2M, 5. 25 in / 720K, 3. 5 in / 1.44M, 3. 5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

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IDE/SAT A C onfiguration

The BIO S w i ll au t o m ati cal l y detect t h e presence o f IDE / SAT A d evices . T h ere i s a
su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A dev ice. Select a dev ice and press < Enter> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed opti ons.

Main

IDE/SATA Confuguration

SATA#1 Configuration [Compatible]

Configure SATA#1 as [IDE]
SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced]

Max Ports on SATA#1 [6 Ports]

> AHCI Configuration

> SATA 1 Device
> SATA 2 Device

> SATA 3 Device
> SATA 4 Device

> SATA 5 Device
> SATA 6 Device
> ESATA 1 Device

> ESATA 2 Device
> Primary IDE Master
> Primary IDE Slave

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

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SATA#1 Configuration

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

Configur e SATA#1 as

T his it em allows you to choose the SATA operation mode.
Opt i ons : ID E (Defau lt) / R A ID / AHC I

SATA#2 Configuration

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

Max Ports on SATA#1

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

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AHCI Configuration

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI BIOS Support [Enabled]

AHCI CD\DVD Boot Time out [35]
> AHCI Port0

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

> AHCI Port5

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BIOS SETUP U T ILITY

Enables for supporting

Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AHCI BIOS Support

T his B IOS feature controls the AHCI function of the SATA controller.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Diabled

AHC I CD / D VD Boo t T ime Out

T his B IOS feature allows you to set the AHC I C D/DVD boot ti m e out.
Options: 35 (Default) / 0 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

AH CI Port0/ Port 1/Port 2/Port 3/Port4/Port5

Main

AHCI Port0

Device :

SATA Port0 [Auto]

S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP U T ILITY

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 detect ed connected device.

SATA Port0/1/ 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 ; ESATA 1/2 ; 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]

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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
information and values are shown below to the name of t he sub-menu.

Type

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

LBA/Large Mode

Enable or disable the LBA m ode.
Options: Auto (De fault) / 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 (De fault) / Disabled

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PIO Mode

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

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode.
Opti ons: Auto (Default ) / S WDMA0 ~ 2 / MW DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monit oring, Analysis, and R eporting T echnology.
Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

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

Hot Plug

T his it em allows you to control the hot -plug function under RAID or AHCI mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Har d Disk Write Protect

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 the time out value for detecting IDE/SATA 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 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 malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

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

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration
> Hardware Health Configuration

> Smart Fan Configuration
> USB Configuration

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit
Exit

ESC

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CPU Confi guration

T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

Advanced

Configure advan ced CPU se ttings

Module Version: 3F.12
Manufacturer:In tel

Frequency :
BCLK Speed :
Cache L1 :

Cache L2 :
Cache L3 :
Ratio Status:
Ratio Actual Va lue:

Hardware Prefet cher [Enabl ed]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefe tch [Enabl ed]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disab led]
Intel(R) Virtua lization T ech [Enabl ed]
Execute-Disable Bit Capab ility[Enabl ed]
Intel(R) HT Tec hnology
Active Processo r Cores [All]

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BIOS SETUP U TILITY

[Enable d]

8

For UP platforms,
leave it enabled.
For DP/MP servers ,
it may use to tun e

performance to th e
specific applicat ion.

+­F1

F10
ESC

Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option

General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

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Hardware Prefetcher

The proces s o r has a h ardw are p refet cher t h at au t o mati cal ly analy zes i t s req uirem en t s
and pre fet ch es dat a an d in s t ru ct ion s fro m t he memory i n t o th e Lev 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 hardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that
aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext ra 64-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er the p ro cesso r 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 Limit

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. T his
determines the ki nd of basic information C PUID can provide the operating system.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Intel(R) Virtua lization Tec h

Virtualization T echnology can virtually separ ate your system resource into several
parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi

interfa ce systems.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

T his it em allows you to confi gure the Execute Disabled Bit function, which protects
your syst em from buffer over fl ow attacks.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Intel (R) HT Te c hnology

Hyper T hreading T echnology can im prove p er formance by splitting instructions into
m ultipl e s t r eams.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Acti ve Pr oce ssor Co res

T his it em allows you to set the number of cores to enable in each p ro ces s o r package.
Options: All (Default) / 1 / 2

A20M

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

S uperI O Co nf i gurat ion

Advanced

Configure ITE8720 Super IO Chi pset

Onboard Floppy Con troller [Enabled]

Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]
Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]

Restore on AC Powe r Loss by IO [Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to E nable
or Disable Flopp y
Controller

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Onboard Floppy Control ler

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the
system board and you wis h to use it. If you inst alled another FDC or the syst em uses

no floppy drive, select disabled in this fiel d.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Keyboard PowerOn

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

Specific Key Enter

T his it em will show only when Keyboard P owerOn is set “Specific Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

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

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

Mouse PowerOn

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

Restore on AC Power Loss by IO

T his setting 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 Off (Default) / P ower On / Last State

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Hardware H ealth Configuration

T his it em shows the system temperature, fan speed, and volt age information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Co nfiguration

H/W Health Functio n [ Enabled]

Shutdown Temperatu re [ Disabled]

CPU Temperature
NB Temperature
System Temperature
CPU FAN Speed

JSFAN1 Speed
JNFAN1 Speed
CPU Vcore
NB VCC
+3.30V
+5.00V
CPU VTT

DRAM Voltage
5VSB
VBAT

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H/W Health Functio n

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 Tem perature

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware
Health Monitorin g
Device.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only
effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 6 5 ℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 7 5℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90 ℃/194℉

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Smart F an Configuration

Advanced

Smart Fan Configur ation

CPU Smart Fan [ Disabled]

Smart Fan Calibrat ion
Control Mode

Fan Ctrl OFF( C)
Fan Ctrl On( C)
Fan Ctrl Start val ue
Fan Ctrl Sensitive
JSFAN1,2 Smart Fan [ Disabled]
Fan Ctrl OFF( C)
Fan Ctrl On( C)
JSFAN1,2 Start val ue
JSFAN1,2 Sensitive

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

When you choice [Auto]
, please run the
calibration to d efine

the Fan paramete rs for
Smart Fan contro l

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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CPU S m art Fa n

This ite m a llows you to contr ol the CPU Sma r t Fan function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto

Sm art Fan Cal i bration

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan
functi ons and show CPU/S ystem fan speed.

Control Mode

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

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)

When CPU temperature is lower than this value, the Fan will keep lowest rpm
without PW M control.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

When CP U temperature is higher than this value, the Fan controller will turn on.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

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Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the fan will work under Smart F an
Function m ode.

Options: 0~127 (With the interval of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

Incr easing the value of sl ope PWM will raise the speed of CP U fan.
Options: 1~127 (W ith the interval of 1)

JSFAN1, 2 Smart Fan

T his it em allows you to control JSF AN1, 2 Smart Fan function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)

When system temperature is lower than this value, the Fan will keep lowest rpm
without PW M control.

Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

When system temperature is higher than this value, the Fan controller will turn on.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

JSFAN 1, 2 S t art Val ue

W h en sy s t em tem p erature arri v es t o t he set v al ue, J SF A N1, 2 wi l l work u n der S m art
Fan Function mode.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1)

JSFAN 1, 2 Sensi t ive

Incr easing the value of sl ope PWM will raise the speed of JSF AN1, 2.
Options: 1~127 (W ith the interval of 1)

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USB Confi guration

T his it em shows the USB controller and using USB device information.

Advanced

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2 .24.3-13.4

USB Devices Enable d:

Legacy USB Support [ Enabled]

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

Hotplug USB FDD Su pport [ Enabled]

> USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables support for
legacy USB. AUTO
option disables

legacy support i f
no USB devices a re

connected.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Legacy USB Suppor t

T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices
li ke the key board, mous e, and US B drive. T hi s is a useful fe atu re wh en usin g such
USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g.

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

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

T his it em allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2. 0 controller.
Options: HiSpeed (Default) US B 2. 0-480M bps
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

Hotplug USB FDD Support

A dummy FDD device is created that will be associated with the hotplugged FDD
later. Auto option creates this dum my device only if there is no US B FDD present.

Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled / Enabled

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US B Ma ss S t o r ag e De vice Co n f i guration

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 it em allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device.
Op t i ons : 2 0 Sec (Defaul t ) / 1 0 S ec / 3 0 Sec / 40 S ec

E m ulati o n T ype

T his it em allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device.
Options: Auto (De fault) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / C DROM

PM /A CPI Co nf igura tion

Advanced

South Bridge ACPI Configuratio n

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [ Disabled]

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

Resume On PME# [ Disabled]
Resume On RTC Alar m [ Disabled]
RTC Alarm Date(Day s)
RTC Alarm Time

Active State Power -Management[ Disabled]

Suspend mode [ S1(POS)]
Repost Video on S3 Resume [ No]
ACPI Version Featu res [ ACPI v1.0]
ACPI APIC support [ Enabled]
AMI OEMB table [ Enabled]

Headless mode [ Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable
APIC ACPI SCI IR Q.

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Scr een

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10
ESC

Exit

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APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

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

High P e r formance Event Time r

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

HPET M emory Address

T his it em allows you to set the mem ory address of HPET.
Options: F ED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h

Resume O n P ME#

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) jum per on motherboard to
enab le if ap p l icabl e.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Resume O n RTC Al arm

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock)
alar m awaken s th e s ys tem from S u s p en d m o d e.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alarm Da te (Days )

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

RTC Alarm Tim e

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

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No te: Th i s fun cti o n will b e eff ecti v e onl y w h en the opera ti n g s ystem f inis hes a l l

procedure of b ooting.

Active St ate Po wer-M anagement

This item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices before the
operat ing system boot s. This function is for OS which does not support ASP M.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Suspend mode

T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACP I operating system.
Opt i ons : S1 (POS ) (Defau l t ) P ower on Suspend
S3 (ST R) Suspend to RAM

Auto POS+STR

Repost Video on S3 Resume

T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3/STR
resum e .

Options: No (Default) / Yes

ACPI Version Features

The it em all o ws y ou t o sel ect t he vers i o n of ACP I.
Options: ACPI v1.0 (De fault) / ACP I v2.0 / ACPI v3.0

ACPI APIC 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 tabl e

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root
Syst em Descri ption Table (RSDT ) table.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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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 S erver 2003) must support headless operation.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Onboard PC I/PCI-E Dev ices Configuration

Advanced

Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Conf iguration

JMicron 36x ATA Co ntroller [IDE Mode]

Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard PCIE Giga LAN [Auto]

Onboard LAN Boot R OM [Disabled]
Onboard PCIE Giga LAN [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot R OM [Disabled]

Port 1 MAC ID Information
Port 2 MAC ID Information

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select ATA Contr oller
Operate Mode

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+­F1

General Help
Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

JMicron 36 x ATA Controller

T his it em allows you to select AT A controller operate mode.
Options: IDE Mode (De fault) / Disabled / RAID+IDE Mode / AHCI+IDE Mode

O nbo ar d IE EE 1394 Contr ol le r (TPow er X58 Only)

T his it em allows you to control the onboard IEEE 1394.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disable

Onboard PCIE Gi ga LAN

T his it em allows you to control the onboard LAN.
Options: Auto (De fault) / Enabled / Disabled

Onboard LAN Boot Rom

T his it em allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Onboard PCIE Giga LAN (TPower X58 Only)

T his it em allows you to control the onboard LAN.
Options: Auto (De fault) / Enabled / Disabled

Onboard LAN Boot Rom (TPow er X58 Only)

T his it em allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Port 1 MA C ID In fo r matio n

T his item shows the LAN MAC ID.

Port 2 MAC ID Informa tion (TPower X58 Only)

T his item shows the LAN MAC ID.

Intel VT-d Configuration

Advanced

Intel VT-d [ Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled
Enabled

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+­F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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In tel VT-d

Intel(R) Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) provides hardware
assists for virtualization, improving security, reliability, and performance of I/O

devices in virtualized environment.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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3 PCIPnP Menu

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

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

Notice

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

syste m to ma lfunction .

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

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

may cause system to malfunction.

Clear NVRAM [No]

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

Palette Snooping [Disabled]
PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]
OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto]

IRQ3 [Available]
IRQ4 [Available]
IRQ5 [Available]

IRQ7 [Available]
IRQ9 [Available]

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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 it em allows you to clear the data in t he NVRAM (C MOS ) 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 sequen ce
(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 Ti m er

T his it em controls how long a PCI devi ce can hold the PCI bus before anothe r takes
over. T he longer the latency, the longer the P CI device can retain control of the bus

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

Allocate IRQ to P CI VGA

T his it em allows BIOS t o choose a IR Q to assign for the PCI VGA card.
Opti ons: Yes (De fault) / No

Pale tte Snooping

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

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

PCI IDE BusMaster

T his it em is a toggl e for the built -in driver that allows the onboard ID E controller to
perform D M A (Di rect Mem o ry Acces s ) trans fers.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE C ard

Som e P C I IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot num ber that is holding
th e card.

Options: Auto (De fault) / PCI Slot1 ~ 6

OffBoard PCI/ISA Primary & S econd ary IRQ

T his it em allows you to set IRQ of non-onboard PC I/ISA IDE controller adapt er.
Opt i ons : D isabl ed (De faul t ) / INT A / INTB / INTC / INTD / Hardwi red

IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/1 1/14/15

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) / Reserved

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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) / Reserved

R eserv ed Memo ry Si ze

T his item allows BIOS to reserve certain memory size for speci fic ISA device.
Options: Disabled (De fault) / 16K / 32K / 64K

R eserv ed Memo ry A dd ress

This item allows BIOS to reserve base address of memory block for speci fic ISA
device.

Options: C8000 (Default) / C0000 / C4000 / CC000 / D0000 / D4000 / D8000 /

DC000

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4 Boot Menu

T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options.

Main Advan ced 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

Configure Settings
during System Boot.

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Conf iguration

Quick Boot [Enabled]

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

Bootup Num-Lock [On]
PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]
Wait For F1 If Err or [Enabled]
Hit DEL Message Di splay [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Captu re [Disabled]
Boots Graphic Adap ter Priority [PEX16_1]

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Allows BIOS to s kip
certain tests wh ile
booting. This wi ll

decrease the tim e
needed to boot t he

system.

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+­F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Quick Boot

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

Fu ll Screen L OGO Disaply

T his it em allows you to enable/disable Full S creen LOGO Show function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AddOn ROM Display Mode

T his item sets the display mode for option ROM.
Op t i ons : Force BIO S (Defau l t) / K eep Curr ent

Bootup Num-Lock

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

PS / 2 Mouse Support

T his B IOS feature det ermines i f the BIOS shoul d reserv e IRQ12 for the PS /2 m ouse
or allow other devices to make use of t his IRQ.
Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled / Enabled

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

T his BIOS feature controls the system's response when an error is detected during
the boot s equence.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hit ‘DE L’ M essage Display

T his B IOS fe ature allows you to control the display o f t he Hit “DEL” to enter Setup
message during memory initialization.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Interrupt 19 Capture

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

Boots Graphic Adapter Priority

Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.
Options: P EX16_1 (De fault) / P EX16_2 / PEX16_3 / PCI

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 devices inst all ed in the syst em.

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard dis k boot seq uence au tomatically. You
can also ch an ge th e b o oti n g sequen ce. T h e n u mber o f devi ce i t ems t h at app ears o n

the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the s ystem.

Re mo va ble Dr ives

T he BIOS will attempt to arrange t he removable drive boot sequ ence aut omati cally .
You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that

appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es installed in the s ystem.

CD/DVD Drives

T he BIOS 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 devic es installed in the s ystem.

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5 Chipset Menu

Thi s s ub m en u all o w s you to co nfi gu re t he sp eci fi c feat ures of the chip s et i n s tall ed o n
your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory

resources, s uch as DRAM. It also coordinates comm unications with the P C I bus.

Notice

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

system to malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E

Advanced Chipset S ettings

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

> South Bridge Con figuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Configure South Bridge
features.

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Scr een

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10
ESC

Exit

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South Br idge C onfi gurat ion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

South Bridge Chips et Configura tion

USB Functions [12 USB Por ts]

USB Port Configura tion [6X6 USB Po rts]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

HDA Controller [Enabled]
SMBUS Controller [Enabled]

SLP_S4# Min. Asser tion 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 determines 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 / Dis abled

USB P or t Configuration

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

USB 2.0 Controller

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

support will be automatically turned on once high speed devices were attached.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

HDA Controller

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

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SMBUS Controller

T hi s B IOS fe at u re cont rols t h e I/ O b u ffe rs fo r the S M B u s .
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width

Options: 4 to 5 seconds (Defaul t) / 3 to 4 seconds /24 to 3 s econds / 1 to 2 seconds

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6 O. N.E Menu

T his subm enu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices.
(However, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing 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 malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator Setting

Over-Clocking Navigator [Normal]

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

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

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

Current QPI Frequency :
Current Memory Frequency :
Current Uncore Frequency :

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [24]
CPU Frequency Setting [133]
QPI Links Speed [Full-Speed ]
QPI Frequency [Auto]

Uncore Frequency [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Command Rate [Auto]
> Intel PPM/Turbo Mode Configuration

> DRAM Timing Configuration

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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

Exit

ESC

OverClock Navig ator

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 performanc e.

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

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Aut o Over Clock System

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator Setting

Over-Clocking Navigator [Automate O verClock]

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

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

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

Current QPI Frequency :
Current Memory Frequency :

Current Uncore Frequency :
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [24]
CPU Frequency Setting [133]

QPI Links Speed [Full-Speed ]
QPI Frequency [Auto]
Uncore Frequency [Auto]

DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Command Rate [Auto]
> Intel PPM/Turbo Mode Configuration

> DRAM Timing Configuration

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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

Exit

ESC

T he Overclock Navigator provides 3 different engi nes helping you to overclock your
system . T hese engines wil l boost your system performance to di fferent level.

Options:
V6 Tech Engine

T his engine will make a good over-clock performanc e.
V8 Tech Engine

T his engine will make a bett er over-clo ck performance.
V12 Te c h Eng ine

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

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Manu al Overclo ck System (M.O .S.)

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

Over-Clocking Navigator Setting

Over-Clocking Navigator [Manual Ove rClock]

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

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

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

Current QPI Frequency :
Current Memory Frequency :

Current Uncore Frequency :

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [24]
CPU Frequency Setting [133]

QPI Links Speed [Full-Speed ]
QPI Frequency [Auto]
Uncore Frequency [Auto]

DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Command Rate [Auto]
> Intel PPM/Turbo Mode Configuration

> DRAM Timing Configuration

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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

Exit

ESC

MOS is designed for expe rienced overclock users.
It all ows users to customize personal overclock setti ng.

I nte l(R ) Speed S tep (tm) Tech

This item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving.
SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock
sp eed of t he proces s o r to b e d y nami cal l y chang ed b y s o ftware.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Ra t io CM OS S e ttin g

This item allows you to set the CPU ratio frequency. T his item is adjustable only
wh en Sp eed S tep Tech is s et t o Di s abled.

Options: Min= 12, Max= 24

CPU Frequency Setting

T his it em allows you to select the CPU Frequency.
Options: Min= 100MHz; Max= 800MHz

QP I Links Sp eed

T his it em allows you to set the QP I links to full-speed or leav e them in slow-mode.
Options: Full-Speed (Default) / S low-Mode

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Q PI Freq uenc y

T his it em allows you to select the QPI Frequency.
Options: Auto (Default) / 4. 800GT / 6.400GT

Uncore Fre que ncy

T his it em allows you to select Uncore Frequency.
Options: Auto (Default) / 1600MHz / 1867MHz / 2133MHz / 2400MHz /

2666MHz/ 2933M Hz / 3200MHz / 3466MHz / 3733MHz / 4000MHz

DRAM Freq ue ncy

T his it em allows you to control the M emory Clock.
Options: Auto (Default) / 800MHz / 1067MHz / 1333MHz / 1600MHz / 1867MHz

Comm and Rat e

T his it em allows you to select DRAM comm and rate.
Options: Auto (De fault) / 1T / 2T

Intel PPM/ Turbo Mode Configuration

Intel PPM/Turbo Mode Configuration

Intel(R)SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]

(R)Turbo Mode tech [Enabled]

Intel
Turbo Ratio Limit Progam [Enabled]

1-Core Ratio Limit [26]

-Core Ratio Limit [25]

2

-Core Ratio Limit [25]

3

-Core Ratio Limit [25]

4

TDC Limit Override [Enabled]

Factory default TDC limit value : 880

TDC Limit value [ 880]
TDP Limit Override [Enabled]

Factory default TDP limit value : 1040

TDP Limit value [ 1040]

(R)

Intel C-STATE tech [Enabl ed]
C State package limit setting [Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion [Enabled]
C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled]

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Disabled: Disable GV3
Enable: Enable GV3

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

+-

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

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In tel(R) Sp eedS tep(tm) te ch

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 t he proces s o r to b e d y nami cal l y chang ed b y s o ftware.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Intel(R) Turbo Mode te c h

T urbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific
conditi on.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Turbo Ra tio Limit Progr a m

T his it em allows you to enable or disable turbo mode ratio programming.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

1/2/3/4-Core Ratio Limit

T he values of these items will program into T urbo Ratio Lim it register.
Options: Min= 24, Max= 254

TDC/TDP Limit Override

T his it em allows you to program the threshol ds for the current while in Turbo m ode.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

TDC/TDP Limit value

T his it em allows you to set TDC/T DP limi t value.

Inte l(R) C-S TATE Tech

This item allows you to control the C-State power management functions of the
process or.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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C State package limit setting

The selected opt i o n will p ro gr am in t o C Stat e p ackage l i m it reg i s t er.
Options: Auto (De fault) / C1 / C3 / C6 / C7

C1/ C3 Auto De m o tion

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

DRA M Ti m ing Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

DRAM Timing Config uration

DRAM Timing Control By [SPD]

====== DRAM Channel A =====

Ch-A DRAM tCL [ 8]

Ch-A DRAM tRCD [ 8]
Ch-A DRAM tRP [ 8]
Ch-A DRAM tRAS [19]
Ch-A DRAM tRRD [ 4]

Ch-A DRAM tWR [ 8]
Ch-A DRAM tWTR [ 4]
Ch-A DRAM tRTP [ 4]
Ch-A DRAM tRFC [59]
===== DRAM Channel B =====
Ch-B DRAM tCL [ 8]
Ch-B DRAM tRCD [ 8]

Ch-B DRAM tRP [ 8]
Ch-B DRAM tRAS [19]

Ch-B DRAM tRRD [ 4]

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O.N.E

The selection
of DRAM Timing

+­F1

F10
ESC

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

DRAM Ti m i ng Control By

T his it em allows you to determine DRAM T i ming controlled by S PD or manual.
Options: SPD (Default) / Manual

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Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tCL

Options: Min= 3, M ax= 18

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tRCD

Options: Min= 3, M ax= 15

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tRP

Options: Min= 3, M ax= 15

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tRAS

Options: Min= 9, M ax= 30

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tRRD

Options: Min= 2, M ax= 15

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tWR

Options: Min= 3, M ax= 15

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tWTR

Options: Min= 3, M ax= 15

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tR TP

Options: Min= 3, M ax= 15

Ch-A/ B/C DRAM tRFC

Options: Min= 2, M ax= 230

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Clock Ge n C onfigur a tion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Clock Gen Configuration
PCIE Clock By [Auto]

PCIE Frequency Setting [100]

CPU Clock delay [No delay]
(G)MCH Clock delay [No delay]

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O.N.E

Options

Auto
Manual

+­F1

F10
ESC

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

PCI E Clock By

T his it em allows you to determine how to set PCIE Cl ock, by auto or manual.
Options: Auto (De fault) / Manual

PCIE Fre quency Setting

T his it em allows you to select the PC IE clock control.
Options: 100 (Default) / Mi n=100; M ax= 150

CPU Clock delay

T his it em allows you to select CPU Clock delay.
Options: No delay (Default) / 50ps / 100ps / 150ps / 200ps / 250ps / 300ps / 350ps

/ 400ps / 450ps / 500ps

(G)MCH Clock delay

T his it em allows you to select MC H Cl ock delay.
Options: No delay (Default) / 50ps / 100ps / 150ps / 200ps / 250ps / 300ps / 350ps

/ 400ps / 450ps / 500ps

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Vol tag e Control

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Voltage Configuration

CPU Vcore
CPU VTT

SB VCC
DRAM Voltage

NB VCC
QPI/PCIE PLL

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[Auto]
[Auto]

[Auto]
[Auto]

[Auto]
[Auto]

O.N.E

CPU Vcore Contro l

+­F1

F10
ESC

CPU Vc or e

T his it em allows you to select CPU Vcore C ontrol.
Options: Auto (Default) / -0.010V ~ +1.630V (Interval: 0.01V)

CPU VTT

T his it em allows you to select CPU VTT Cont rol.
Options: Auto (Default) / 1. 200V ~ +2.460V (Int erval : 0.02V)

SB VCC

T his it em allows you to select SB VCC Control.
Options: Auto (Default) / 1. 500V ~ 2.130V (Interval: 0. 01V)

DRAM Voltage

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

T his it em allows you to select DRAM Voltage Control.
Options: Auto (De fault) / 1.50V ~ 2.20V (Interval: 0.05V)

NB VCC

T his it em allows you to select NB VCC Control.
Options: Auto (Default) / 1. 100V ~ 1.500V (Interval: 0. 25V)

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QPI/PCIE PLL

T his it em allows you to select QPI.PCIE PLL Cont rol.
Options: Auto (Default) / 1. 100V ~ 1.500V (Interval: 0. 25V)

I nte grated Memory Test

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

Step 1:

Thi s i t em is disabled o n defau l t ; chan g e it t o “ E nabl e” t o precede mem o ry t est.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E

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

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

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

Current QPI Frequency :
Current Memory Frequency :

Current Uncore Frequency :
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [24]

CPU Frequency Setting [133]
QPI Links Speed [Full-Speed ]
QPI Frequency [4.800GT]
Uncore Frequency [Auto]

DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Command Rate [Auto]
> Intel PPM/Turbo Mode Configuraiton

>

DRAM Timing Configuration
>

Clock Gen Configuration
> Voltage Control

Memory Test [Enabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled
Enabled

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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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

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

Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech En gine]

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

Current QPI Frequency :
Current Memory Frequency :
Current Uncore Frequency :

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting [24]
CPU Frequency Setting [133]

QPI Links Speed [Full-Speed ]
QPI Frequency [4.800GT]
Uncore Frequency [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Command Rate [Auto]

> Intel PPM/Turbo Mode Configuraiton
>

DRAM Timing Configuration
>

Clock Gen Configuration
> Voltage Control

Memory Test [Disabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled
Enabled

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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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 system setup
after saving the

changes.
F10 key can be used

for this operation.

Exit

Select Screen
Select Item
Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Save C hanges and Exit

Save all configur ation changes to C M OS RAM and exit setup.

Discard Changes and Exit

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

Discard Changes

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

Load Optim al 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 supervisor and user password.

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Exit

Security Settings

Supervisor Password :Not Installed
User Password :Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

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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 (Default) / No A cces s / View O nl y / Lim i t ed

Cha nge Us er Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User P assword will function in the
same way as the Supervis or Pass word. If the Supervisor Password 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 assw o rd Check

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

Boot S ector V ir us Protection

T his opti on all ows you to choose the VIRUS W arning featur e that is used to protect
the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function 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 CMOS setting for customizing system configurations.
Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock
operat i on.

There are 10 s et s o f re cord ad dress es i n tot al , and us ers are ab l e t o name t h e C M O S
dat a acco rd i n g to p ers onal preferenc 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
Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

F1

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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