Biostar VIOTECH 3100 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual

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

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

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........6

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................14

4 B o o t Men u..............................................................................................18

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................27

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................31

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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 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 acc essing 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 st ag e o f the booti ng proc ess, loading and executing the operating system. S ome additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are al so i ncluded i n BIOS . T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Pl ay 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 ation. Power m anag ement fe atures are implem ented via t he S ystem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. P ower to the hard di sk drives and video moni tors can also be managed by

this AM I BIOS.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). It provides ASL code for pow er manag ement and

device con figuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2. 3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect ) local b u s sp eci fic atio n .

DRAM Support

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

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD C PU.

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 th ese keys to s ele ct it em an d 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 S etup Default under t he 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 settings on board may be slightl y different from this manual .

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

res ponsi ble for any m istakes found in this user’s manual and any s ystem 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 inform ation.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/09

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

System Date [ Thu 01/01/20 09]

Floppy A > IDE Configuration

AM I BIOS

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:00]

Exit

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

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

Select Screen Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Shows system information including B IOS version and built date.

System Memory

Shows system m emory 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.

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IDE Configuratio n

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 her e i s a su b-menu fo r each ID E/SAT A device. Sel ect a devi ce an d pres s < Ent er> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.

Main

IDE Confuguration Parallel ATAPI IDE devices

> Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Serial ATAPI IDE devices

> SATA 1 Device > SATA 2 Device

SATA Controller [ IDE]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE

devices. This displays the status of auto

detection of IDE devices.

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Primary IDE Master/Slave ; SATA 1/2 Device

Main

Primary IDE Master

Device :

Type [Auto]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto]

DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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

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Type

Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

Enabl e or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

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

PIO Mode

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

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Auto (Default) / S WDM A0 ~ 2 / M W DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Sm art Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Tran sfer

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

SATA Controller

T his item allows you t o choose the S AT A operation mode. Opt i ons : ID E (Defau lt) / R A ID

SATA Option ROM

T his item will appear only if S AT A C ontroller is set “ RAID. ”. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the set tings 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

syst em to malfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

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

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Hardware Health Configuratio n

> Power Configuration > USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configuration

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

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU setting s

Module Version:01.03 Manufacturer:VIA

VIA C7-D Processor 1800MHz Frequency :1.80GHz FSB Speed :800MHz Cache L1 :128 KB

Cache L2 :128 KB Ratio Actual Value:9

CMPXCHG8B instruction support [Enabled]

VIA Processor Power Management [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

If you want to install WindowsNT 4.0 you must disable it.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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CMP XCHG8B instru ction support

If you want to i nstall Windows NT 4.0 you must disable it. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

VIA Pro c es sor Po wer Manag emen t

Enabled: CPU speed is set to maximum; Disabled: CPU speed is set to minimum. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Confi gurati on

Advanced

Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chi pset

OnBoard Floppy Controller [ Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [ 3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [ 378]

Parallel Port Mode [ Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [ IRQ7] Keyboard PowerOn [ Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [ Disabled]

Restore on AC Power Loss [ 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 Control ler

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use i t. If you i nstall ed another FDC or the system uses

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

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the fi rst and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IR Q3 /Disabled

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Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em all ows y o u to det ermine acces s onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options : 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his item allows you t o determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.

EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+ EPP Us ing P arallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you t o s elect parallel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DM A1

Parallel Port IRQ

T his item allows you t o s elect t he IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IR Q5 / Disabled

Keyboa rd PowerO n

T his item allows you t o control t he keyboard power on functi on. Options : Disabled (De fault) / Specifi c Key / Stroke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

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

Stroke Keys Selected

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

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

Mouse PowerOn

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

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Restore on AC Power Loss

T his setting specifies how your system should behave a ft e 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 S tate

Hardware Health C onfiguration

T his item s hows t he system temperat ure, fan speed, and volt age information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [ Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [ Disabled]

CPU Temperature CPU FAN

System1 FAN CPU Vcore

Chipset Voltage +3.30V +12.0V FSB Voltage Memory Voltage

5V(SB)

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

H/W Health Function

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdow n Tempe r ature

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under W indows 98 ACPI m ode.

Options : Disabled (De fault) / 60 /140 / 65 /149 / 70 /158 / 75 / 167 ℃℉℃℉℃℉ ℃℉

/ 80 /176 / 85 / 185 / 90 /194℃℉℃℉℃℉

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