Grantech SYM86368VGGA User Manual

USER'S MANUAL

Rev: 1.0

Release date: May 30, 2016

Of

Intel H81 Express Chipset

Based

M/B for LGA 1150 Quad Core Ready

Intel Core Processor

Trademark:

* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION................................................................................ iii

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANNOUCEMENT.................................................................. iii

USER’S NOTICE............................................................................................................................... iv

MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION............................................................................................. iv

ITEM CHECKLIST............................................................................................................................. iv

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD

1-1 SPECIFICATION................................................................................................................ 1

1-2 LAYOUT DIAGRAM.......................................................................................................... 2

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 JUMPER SETTING............................................................................................................ 5

2-2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS..................................................................................... 7

2-2-1 REAR I/O BACK PANEL CONNECTORS

.......................................................

7

2-2-2 MOTHERBOARD INTERNAL CONNECTORS............................................... 8

2-2-3 HEADER PIN DEFINITION................................................................................ 10

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS

3-1 ENTERNING SETUP

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15

3-2 BIOS MENU SCREEN.......................................................................................................15

3-3 FUNCTION KEYS.............................................................................................................. 16

3-4 GETTING HELP................................................................................................................. 16

3-5 MENU BARS...................................................................................................................... 17

3-6 MAIN MENU....................................................................................................................... 17

3-7 ADVANCED MENU

...........................................................................................................

18

3-8 CHIPSET MENU.................................................................................................................24

3-9 BOOT MENU...................................................................................................................... 27

3-10 SECURITY MENU.............................................................................................................. 28

3-11 SAVE & EXIT MENU......................................................................................................... 28

TABLE OF CONTENT

Environmental Safety Instruction

 Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request

 Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact

 The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer.

 Attention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may

any area where it may become wet.

of the main chipset)

malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from
the welding spots’ that connect components and PCB. Computer should go
through an adaptive phase before it boots when it is moved from a cold
environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon. These water
drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about
phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation
from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the
components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.

Using the close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher
temperature in the inner of the case.

decrease the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

Environmental Protection Announcement

Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize

pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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USER’S NOTICE



Motherboard



User’s Manual



DVD for motherboard utilities



Cable(s)



I/O Back panel shield

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Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date

1.0 First Edition May 30, 2016

Item Checklist

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Introduction of the Motherboard

Spec

Description

Design

 ATX form factor; PCB size: 24.5 x 30.5 cm

Chipset

 Intel®H81 Express Chipset

CPU Socket

 Supports Intel®Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 series,

Pentium®processor in LAG1150 Package

* for detailed CPU support information please visit our website

Memory Slots

 2* DDRIII RAM module slot

 Supporting 2 * DDRIII 1600/1333 MHz RAM Module

expandable to 16GB

 Support dual-channel function

Expansion Slots

 1 * PCI-Express x16 slot (PE1)

 2 * PCI-Express x 1 slot (PE2/3)

 4 *32-bit PCI slot (PCI1/2/3/4)

Storage

 2 * SATAIII 6Gb/s port (SATA1/2)

 1 * SATAII 3Gb/s port (SATA5)



1 * Full-size M-SATA slot (MSATA)

LAN Chips

 Integrated 2* Intel®i211ATGigabit Ethernet LAN chip that

supports Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet data transfer rate

HD Audio Chip

 4-CH HD Audio Codec integrated

 Audio driver and utility included

BIOS

 64M Bit DIP Flash ROM

Multi I/O

Rear Panel I/O:

 1*PS/2 keyboard & mouse combo connector

 2* VGA port connector

 1* DVI-D port connector

 1* HDMI port connector



2*RJ-45 LAN connector

 2* USB 2.0 port connector

 4* USB 3.0 port connector



1*3-jack audio connector (Line-in; Line-out; MIC)

Internal I/O Connectors& Headers:

 1 *24-pin main power connector

 1 *8-pin 12V Power connector



1* vertical USB 2.0 port connector (USB20_V)

 1* Front panel audio header

 1* Front panel header



2* USB 2.0 header(support 4*expansion USB 2.0 port)

 1*LAN activity LED header

 1* GPIO header

 1* SM_BUS header

 2* 9-pin RS232/422/485 serial port header (COM1/2)

 2* RS232 serial port expansion block (COM3-6/COM7-10)

 1* Parallel port header (LPT)



1*CPU fan header & 2*System fan header

1-1 Specification

Chapter 1

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1-2 Layout Diagram

RJ-45 LAN Ports

USB 2.0 Ports
Line-IN

Line-OUT

MIC-IN

USB 3.0 Ports

VGA1 Port

DVI-D Port

HDMI Port

PS/2 KB & MS

Combo Port

VGA2 Port

ATX Power

Connector

DDRIII

DIMM Slot x 2

VGA Ports

PCI Express x16 Slot (PE1)

32-bit PCI Slots

ATX 12V

Power Connector

SYS FAN1 Header

CPUFAN Header

LGA 1150

CPU Socket

Intel H81

Chipset

Full-size

MSATA Slot

(MSATA)

USB 2.0 Port

Headers

SATAII Port

(SATA5)

DVI–D Port

Over HDMI Port

RJ-45 LAN Ports

Over USB 3.0 Ports

Audio Connectors

SM_BUS Header

USB 2.0 Port

Connector

PS/2 KB&MS Combo Port

Over USB 2.0 Ports

GPIO Header

Parallel Port Header

Serial Port Headers

(COM1/2)

Serial Port

Expansion Block

(COM3-6)

Front Panel Header

Front Panel

Audio Header

SYSFAN2

Header

LAN Activity LED Header

Serial Port

Expansion Block

(COM7-10)

SATAIII Ports

(SATA1/2)

Rear IO Diagram

Motherboard Internal Diagram

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Motherboard Jumper Position

Jumper

Jumper

Name

Description

JPCOM1

COM1 Header Pin9 Function Select

4-pin Block

JPCOM2

COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select

4-pin Block

JBAT

Clear CMOS RAM Function Setting

3-pin Block

JPME

ME Features Select

2-pin Block

AT_MODE

AT Mode/ ATX Mode Select

2-pin Block

JBAT

JPCOM1

AT_MODE

JPME

JPCOM2

3

Connectors

Connector

Name

ATXPWR

ATX Power Connector

ATX12V

ATX 12V Power Connector

SATA1/2

SATAIII Connector x2

SATA5

SATAII Connector

USB20_V

Internal USB 2.0 Port Connector

USB_PS2 (Top)

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
Combo Port Connector

USB_PS2
(Middle & Bottom)

USB 2.0 Port Connector x2
VGA1/2

VGA Port Connector x2

DVI

DVI-D Port Connector

HDMI

High Definition Multimedia Interface

UL1(Top)/UL2(Top)

RJ-45 LAN Connector x2

UL1(Middle & Bottom)
/UL2(Middle & Bottom)

USB 3.0 Port Connector x4
AUDIO

Line-out ; Line In; MIC Connector

Headers

Header

Name

Description

FP_AUDIO

Front Panel Audio Header

9-pin Block

JW_FP
(Front Panel Header)

PWR LED/ HD LED/ /Power Button

/Reset

9-pin Block
USB3/USB4

USB 2.0 Header

9-pin Block

LAN_LED

LAN Activity LED Header

8-pin Block

GPIO

GPIO Header

10-pin Block

SM_BUS

SMBUS Header

4-pin Block

COM1/ 2

Serial Port Header

9-pin Block

COM3-6/COM7-10

Serial Port Header Expansion Block

39-pin Block

LPT

Parallel Port Header

25-pin Block

SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2

System FAN Header

3-pin Block

CPUFAN

CPU FAN Header

4-pin Block

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Chapter 2

JP1→ COM1 Header

4-6 Closed:

Pin9=12V;

6 4 2

3-4 Closed:

Pin9= 5V;

2-4 Closed:

Pin9=RI;

3 1 5

1

3

5 2 4

6

1

3 5 2 4 6

JPCOM2→COM 2 Header

4-6 Closed:

Pin9=12V.

6 4 2

3-4 Closed:

Pin9=5V;

2-4 Closed:

Pin9=RI;

3 1 5

1

3

5 2 4

6

1

3 5 2 4 6

2-3 Closed: Clear CMOS.

JBAT→Clear CMOS

1-2 Closed: Normal；

1

3

1

3

Hardware Installation

2-1 Jumper Setting

JPCOM1 (4-pin): COM1 Header Pin9 Function Select

JPCOM2 (4-pin): COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select

JBAT (3-pin): Clear CMOS Function Settings

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JPME (2-pin): ME Features Select

1-2 Closed:ME Features Disabled.

JPME→ME Features

1

2

1-2 Open:ME Features Enabled(Normal);

1

2

Pin1

Pin1

AT_MODE→AT/ATX Mode Select

1-2 Open: ATX Mode Selected (Default);

1-2 Closed: AT Mode Selected.

AT_MODE (2-pin): AT Mode / ATX Mode Select

*ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready;
AT Mode Selected: Directly power on as power input ready.

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2-2 Connectors and Headers

Icon

Name

Function

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse

Combo Port

For user to connect PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse device to the board.

USB 2.0 Port

To connect USB keyboard, mouse or other
devices compatible with USB specification.

VGA Port

To connect display device that support VGA
specification.

DVI-D Port

To connect display device that support DVI-D
specification

HDMI

Port

To connect display device that support HDMI
specification.

RJ-45 LAN Port

This connector is standard RJ-45 LAN jack
for Network connection.

USB 3.0 Port

To connect USB keyboard, mouse or other
devices compatible with USB specification.
USB 3.0 ports supports up to 5Gbps data
transfer rate.

3-jack
Audio Connector

BLUE : Line-in Connector

GREEN:Line-out Connector

PINK : MIC Connector

RJ-45 LAN Ports

USB 2.0 Ports

Line-IN

Line-OUT

MIC-IN

USB 3.0 Ports

VGA1 Port

DVI-D Port

HDMI Port

PS/2 KB & MS

Combo Port

VGA2 Port

2-2-1 Rear I/O Back Panel Connectors

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2-2-2 Motherboard Internal Connectors

PIN

ROW1

ROW2
1

+3.3V

+3.3V

2

+3.3V

-12V

3

GND

GND

4

+5V

Soft Power on

5

GND

GND

6

+5V

GND

7

GND

GND

8

Power OK

-5V

9

+5V Stand by

+5V

10

+12V

+5V

11

+12V

+5V

12

+3.3V

GND

24-pin Main Power Connector

(1) ATXPWR (24-pin block): Main Power Connector

ATX Power Supply connector: This is a new defined 24-pins connector that

usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power
on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power
On jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the
ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not come into the system board
until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will
turn off the power to the system board.

** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power

supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin
and 4-pin power plugs.

** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the

20-pin power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit
has a minimum power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may
not boot up if the power is inadequate.

** If you are using a 20-pin power plug, please refer to Figure1 for power supply

connection. Power plug form power supply and power connectors from
motherboard both adopt key design to avoid mistake installation. You can insert
the power plug into the connector with ease only in the right direction. If the
direction is wrong it is hard to fit in and if you make the connection by force if is
possible.

Figure1：20-pin power plug Figure 2：24-pin power plug

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(2) ATX12V (8-pin block): 12V Power Connector

Pin1

4

Pin

Definition

No.

Definition

1

GND

5

+12V

2

GND

6

+12V

3

GND

7

+12V

4

GND

8

+12V

Pin No.

Definition

1

GND

2

TXP

3

TXN

4

GND

5

RXN

6

RXP

7

GND

This is a new defined 8-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply that
supports extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this
connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide
sufficient current for system.

(3) SATA1/2/5(7-pin): SATAIII Port connector

SATA1 & SATA2 are high-speed SATAIII ports that support 6 GB/s transfer rate.
SATA5 is SATAII port that support 3 GB/s transfer rate.

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2-2-3 Header Pin Definition

HDD LED+

GND

HDD LED-

GND

RSTSW

PWRBTN

Pin 1

2

VCC

PWR LED+

PWR LED -

VCC

-DATA

GND

+DATA

Pin 1

2

VCC

-DATA

+DATA

GND

NC

FP_AUDIO (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header

This header is connected to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.

JW_FP (9-pin): Front Panel Header

USB3/USB4 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header

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LAN_LED (8-pin): LAN1 & LAN2 Activity LED Header

Pin 1

7

LAN1_ACT+

LAN1_100M-

LAN2_ACT+

LAN2_100M-

LAN1_ACT-

LAN1_1G-

LAN2_ACT-

LAN2_1G-

2

8

GPIO_80

Pin1

2

GPIO_82

GPIO_84

GPIO_86

GND

GPIO_81

GPIO_83

GPIO_85

GPIO_87

VCC

Pin 1

VCC

SMBUS_

CLK

SMBUS_DATA

GND

GPIO (10-pin): GPIO Header

SM_BUS (4-pin): SM BUS Header

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COM1/COM2 (9-Pin): RS232/422/485 Serial Port Header

2

Pin 1

3 4 5

6

7

8

9

Pin NO.

RS232

*RS422

*RS485

Pin 1

DCD

TX-

DATA-

Pin 2

RXD

TX+

DATA+

Pin 3

TXD

RX+

NC

Pin 4

DTR

RX-

NC

Pin 5

GND

GND

GND

Pin 6

DSR

NC

NC

Pin 7

RTS

NC

NC

Pin 8

CTS

NC

NC

Pin 9

RI

NC

NC

*Notice: COM1 & COM2 ports server as RS232 serial port header in most
cases.RS422 & RS485 function is only optional to customized models. User also

needs to go to BIOS to set ‘Transmission Mode Select’ for COM1/2 as [RS422] or
[RS485] for boards that support RS422/485 function before connecting compatible
COM cable to COM1/2 header.

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COM3-6/COM7-10 (39-Pin): RS232 Serial Port Header Expansion Block

COM3-6

COM3

COM4

COM5

COM6

COM7

COM8

COM9

COM10

COM7-10

Pin 1

2

39

40

Pin 1

2

39

40

COM3-6

Pin

NO.

RS232

Pin

NO.

RS232

Pin 1

DCD3

Pin 2

DSR3

Pin3

SIN3

Pin 4

RTS3

Pin 5

SOUT3

Pin 6

CTS3

Pin 7

DTR3

Pin 8

RI3

COM3

Pin 9

GND

Pin 10

GND

Pin 11

DCD4

Pin 12

DSR4

Pin 13

SIN4

Pin 14

RTS4

Pin 15

SOUT4

Pin 16

CTS4

Pin 17

DTR4

Pin 18

RI4

COM4

Pin 19

GND

Pin 20

N/A

Pin 21

DCD5

Pin 22

DSR5

Pin 23

SIN5

Pin 24

RTS5

Pin 25

SOUT5

Pin 26

CTS5

Pin 27

DTR5

Pin 28

RI5

COM5

Pin 29

GND

Pin 30

GND

Pin 31

DCD6

Pin 32

DSR6

Pin 33

SIN6

Pin 34

RTS6

Pin 35

SOUT6

Pin 36

CTS6

Pin 37

DTR6

Pin 38

RI6

COM6

Pin 39

GND

Pin 40

GND

COM7-10

Pin

NO.

RS232

Pin

NO.

RS232

Pin 1

DCD7

Pin 2

DSR7

Pin3

SIN7

Pin 4

RTS7

Pin 5

SOUT7

Pin 6

CTS7

Pin 7

DTR7

Pin 8

RI7

COM7

Pin 9

GND

Pin 10

GND

Pin 11

DCD8

Pin 12

DSR8

Pin 13

SIN8

Pin 14

RTS8

Pin 15

SOUT8

Pin 16

CTS8

Pin 17

DTR8

Pin 18

RI8

COM8

Pin 19

GND

Pin 20

N/A

Pin 21

DCD9

Pin 22

DSR9

Pin 23

SIN9

Pin 24

RTS9

Pin 25

SOUT9

Pin 26

CTS9

Pin 27

DTR9

Pin 28

RI9

COM9

Pin 29

GND

Pin 30

GND

Pin 31

DCD10

Pin 32

DSR10

Pin 33

SIN10

Pin 34

RTS10

Pin 35

SOUT10

Pin 36

CTS10

Pin 37

DTR10

Pin 38

RI10

COM10

Pin 39

GND

Pin 40

GND

COM3-6 & COM7-10 are RS232 serial port header expansion blocks each composed
of 4* RS232 serial port headers (COM3-6 by COM3/4/5/6; COM7-10 by
COM7/8/9/10).

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LPT (26-pin): Parallel Port Header

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin NO.

Pin Definition

Pin NO.

Pin Definition

Pin 1

STB-

Pin 2

AFD-

Pin 3

PD0

Pin 4

ERR-

Pin 5

PD1

Pin 6

INIT-

Pin 7

PD2

Pin 8

SLIN-

Pin 9

PD3

Pin 10

GND

Pin 11

PD4

Pin 12

GND

Pin 13

PD5

Pin 14

GND

Pin 15

PD6

Pin 16

GND

Pin 17

PD7

Pin 18

GND

Pin 19

ACK-

Pin 20

GND

Pin 21

BUSY

Pin 22

GND

Pin 23

PE

Pin 24

GND

Pin 25

SLCT

Pin 26

No Key

SYSFAN1

Control

Fan Clock

+12V Fan Power

Pin1

GND

Pin1

GND

+12V Fan Power

Fan Clock

CPUFAN

Pin1

GND

+12V Fan Power

Fan Clock

SYSFAN2

SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2/CPUFAN1 (4-pin): FAN Headers

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Chapter 3

Introducing BIOS

Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different

configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS
screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board
is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard.
Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our
official website.

The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program
is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer,
the BIOS program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test
called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire
hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization.
Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to
operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software
to communicate, it is the key factor for system stability, and in ensuring that your
system performance as its best.

3-1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.
If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET”
button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>,
<Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the
system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked
to

Press <Del> to enter Setup

3-2 BIOS Menu Screen

The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen:

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3-3 Function Keys

 Press



(left, right) to select screen;



Press



(up, down) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm

 Press <Enter> to select.



Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active



[F1]: General help.

 [F2]: Previous values.



[F9]: Optimized defaults.

 [F10]: Save & Reset.



Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.

Menu Items

Current Setting Value

Function Keys

General Help Items

Menu Bar

In the above BIOS Setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain
these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a
short description of the function keys you may use here:

or to modify.

option.

3-4 Getting Help

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right
corner the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use
and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press
<Esc>.

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3-5 Menu Bars

Main

To change system basic configuration

Advanced

To change system advanced configuration

Chipset

To change chipset configuration

Boot

To change boot settings

Security

Password settings

Save & Exit

Save setting, loading and exit options.

There are menu bars on top of BIOS screen:

User can press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard to switch from menu bar.
The selected one is highlighted.

3-6 Main Menu

Main menu screen includes some basic system information. Highlight the item and
then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in
each item.

System Date

Set the date. Please use [Tab] to switch between data elements.

System Time

Set the time. Please use [Tab] to switch between time elements.

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3-7 Advanced Menu

► PCI Subsystem Settings

▶ PCI Express Settings

ERP Function

The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Auto].
This item should be set as [Disabled] if you wish to have all active wake-up functions.

Press [Enter] to enter and make settings for the following sub-items:

PCI Common Settings:

PCI Latency Timer

Use this item to set value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register.

VGA Palette Snoop

Use this item to enable or disable VGA palette registers snooping.

PERR# Generation

Use this item to enable or disable PCI device to generate PERR#.

SERR# Generation

Use this item to enable or disable PCI device to generate SERR#.

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

PCI Express Device Register Settings:

Relaxed Ordering

Use this item to enable or disable PCI express device relaxed ordering.

Extended Tag

If set as [Enabled] it will allow device to use 8-bit tag field as a requester.

No Snoop

Use this item to enable or disable PCI Express device No Snoop option.

Maximum Payload

Use this item to set maximum payload of PCI Express device or allow system

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BIOS to select the value.

► ACPI Settings

► Wakeup Function Settings

► CPU Configuration

Maximum Read Request

Use this item to set maximum read request size of PCI Express device or allow
system BIOS to select the value.

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

ACPI Settings

ACPI Sleep State

Use this item to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the
suspend button is pressed.
The optional settings are: [Suspend Disabled]; [S1 only (CPU Stop Clock)]; [S3
only (Suspend to RAM)].

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

Wake System with Fixed Time

Use this item to enable or disable system wake on alarm event. When set as
[Enabled], system will wake on the hour/min/sec specified.

PS2 KB/MS Wakeup

Use this item to enable or disable PS2 KB/MS wakeup from S3/S4/S5. This
function is only supported when ERP function is disabled.

PCI PME Wakeup

Use this item to enable or disable S1/S3/S4/S5 PCI PME Wakeup. This function is
only supported when ERP function is disabled.

USB S3/S4 Wakeup

Use this item to enable or disable USB S3/S4 wakeup. This function is only
supported when ERP function is disabled.

Press [Enter] to view current CPU configuration and make settings for the
following sub-items:

Hyper-Threading

The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
[Enabled]: for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading
Technology).
[Disabled]: for other OS (OS optimized not for Hyper-Threading Technology).

*This item might not be available depending on configuration.

Active Processor Cores

Use this item to select number of cores to enable in each processor package.

Limit CPUID Maximum

The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
This item should be set as [Disabled] for Windows XP.

Execute Disable Bit

The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

Intel Virtualization Technology

The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
When set as [Enabled], a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities
provided by Vanderpool Technology.

EIST

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Use this item to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep.

► SATA Configuration

► PCH-FW Configuration

Turbo Mode

Use this item to enable or disable Turbo Mode.

*This item might not be available depending on configuration.

Energy Performance

Use this item to optimize between performance and power savings.
The optional settings are: [Performance]; [Balanced Performance]; [Balanced
Energy]; [Energy Efficient].

*This item might not be available depending on configuration.

CPU C Status

Use this item to enable or disable CPU C status.
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
When set as Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:

CPU C6 Report

Use this item to enable or disable CPU C6 report to OS.

CPU C7 Report

Use this item to enable or disable CPU C7 report to OS.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [CPU C7]; [CPU C7s].

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

SATA Controller(s)

The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

*When set as Enabled], user can make further settings in the following sub-items:

SATA Mode Selection

The optional settings are: [IDE]; [AHCI].

*When set as [IDE], user can make further settings in ‘IDE Legacy/Native Mode
Selection’.

IDE Legacy/Native Mode Selection

The optional settings are: [Native]; [Legacy].

*When set as [AHCI], user can make further settings in the following items:

Aggressive LPM Support

Use this item to enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state.
The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled].

SATA Controller Speed

The item is for user to set the maximum speed the SATA controller can support.
The optional settings are: [Default]; [Gen1]; [Gen2]; [Gen3].

*When set as [AHCI], user can also make further settings for each available SATA
port(SATA1/2/5) or MSATA port:

Serial ATA Port 1/2/5/mSATA

Port 1/ Port 2/ Port 5mSATA

The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable each SATA port.

SATA Device Type

The optional settings are: [Hard Disk Drive]; [Solid State Drive].

Press [Enter] to view ME information and make settings for ‘Firmware Update

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Configuration’.

► Firmware Update Configuration

► Acoustic Management Configuration

► USB Configuration

► Super I/O Configuration

Press [Enter] to make settings for ME FW Image RE-Flash.

ME FW Image RE-Flash

Use this item to enable or disable ME FW Image Re-Flash function.
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

* In the case that user needs to update ME firmware, user should set ‘ME FW
Image Re-Flash’ as [Enabled], save the settings and exit. The system will turn off

and reboot after 4 seconds. If the user goes to BIOS screen again will find this
item is set again as [Disabled], but user can still re-flash to update firmware next
time.

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
Press [Enter] to go to next screen to enable or disable ‘Automatic Acoustic

Management’.

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

Legacy USB Support

The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]; [Auto].
[Enabled]: To enable legacy USB support.
[Disabled]: to keep USB devices available only for EFI specification,
[Auto]: To disable legacy support if no USB devices are connected.

XHCI Hand-off

This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI
ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver.
The optional settings are: Enabled]; [Disabled].

EHCI Hand-off

This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI
ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

USB Mass Storage Driver Support

The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

USB Transfer time-out

Use this item to set the time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfers.
The optional settings are: [1 sec]; [5 sec]; [10 sec]; [20 sec].

Device reset time-out

Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time-out.
The optional settings are: [10 sec]; [20 sec]; [30 sec]; [40 sec].

Device power-up delay

Use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports
itself to the host controller. ‘Auto’ uses default value: for a root port it is 100 ms, for
a hub port the delay is taken from hub descriptor. The optional settings: [Auto];
[Manual].Select [Manual] you can set value for the following sub-item: Device
Power-up delay in seconds, the delay range in from 1 to 40 seconds, in one
second increments.

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Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

► Serial Port 1 Configuration/ Serial Port 2 Configuration

► Serial Port 3 Configuration/ Serial Port 4 Configuration/ Serial Port 5

Super IO Configuration

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:

Serial Port

Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).

Change Settings

Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.

Transmission Mode Select

The optional settings are: [RS422]; [RS232]; [RS485].

Mode Speed Select

The optional settings are: [RS232/RS422/RS485=250kbsp]; [RS232=1Mbsp,
RS422/RS485=10Mbsp].

Serial Port FIFO Mode

The optional settings are: [16-Byte FIFO]; [32-Byte FIFO]; [64-Byte FIFO];
[128-Byte FIFO].

Configuration/ Serial Port 6 Configuration

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

Serial Port

Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).

Change Settings

Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.

Serial Port FIFO Mode

The optional settings are: [16-Byte FIFO]; [32-Byte FIFO]; [64-Byte FIFO];
[128-Byte FIFO].

PS2 KB/MS Connect

Use this item to set primary PS2 connect device.
The optional settings are: [Keyboard First]; [Mouse First]

WatchDog Timer

Press [Enter] to make settings for Watchdog Configuration:
Use this item to enable or disable WatchDog Timer Control.
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

*When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:

WatchDog Timer Value

User can set a value in the range of 4 to 255.

WatchDog Timer Unit

The optional settings are: [Sec.];[Min.].

ATX Power Emulate AT Power

This item support Emulate AT power function, MB power On/Off control by power
supply. Use needs to select ‘AT or ATX Mode’ on MB jumper at first (refer to Page
6 , AT_MODE jumper for ATX Mode & AT Mode Select).

Case Open Detect

This item controls detect case open function.
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
When set as [Enabled], system can detect case has already open or not and show
message in POST.

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► PC Health Status

Press [Enter] to view current hardware health status or make further settings in

► SmartFan Configuration

► Second Super IO Configuration

► Serial Port 7 Configuration/ Serial Port 8 Configuration/ Serial Port 9

► Parallel Port Configuration

 Network Stack

‘Shutdown Temperature’.

Shutdown Temperature

Use this item to select system shutdown temperature.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [70oC/156oF]; [75oC/164oF]; [80oC/172oF];
[85oC/180oF]; [90oC/188oF].

Press [Enter] to make settings for SmartFan Configuration:

CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Smart Mode

When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:

CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Full-Speed Temperature

Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 full speed temperature. Fan
will run at full speed when above the preset temperature.

CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Full-Speed Duty

Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 full speed duty. Fan will run at
full speed when above the pre-set duty.

CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Idle-Speed Temperature

Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 idle speed temperature. Fan
will run at idle speed when below the pre-set temperature.

CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Idle-Speed Duty

Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 idle speed duty. Fan will run at
idle speed when below the pre-set duty.

Second Super IO Configuration

Configuration/ Serial Port 10 Configuration

Serial Port

Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).

Change Settings

Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.

Parallel Port

Use this item to enable or disable parallel port (LPT).

Change Settings

Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.

Device Mode

Use this item to change the printer port mode.
The optional settings are: [STD Printer Mode]; [SPP Mode]; [EPP-1.9 and SPP
Mode]; [EPP-1.7 and SPP Mode]; [ECP Mode]; [ECP and EPP 1.9 Mode]; [ECP
and EPP 1.7 Mode].

Press [Enter] to go to ‘Network Stack’ screen to make further settings.

Network Stack

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The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].

 Intel(R) I211 Gigabit Network Connection -XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX/ Intel(R)

► PCH-IO Configuration

► USB Configuration

When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:

Ipv4 PXE Support

The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. When set as [Disabled], Ipv4 boot
optional will not be created.

Ipv6 PXE Support

The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable Ipv6 PXE Boot Support. When set as [Disabled], Ipv6 boot
optional will not be created.

I211 Gigabit Network Connection -XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

This item gives Intel gigabit ethernet controller basic driver information.

3-8 Chipset Menu

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

Press [Enter] to further setting USB device configuration.

USB Configuration

XHCI Mode

Use this item to select mode of operation for XHCI controller.
The optional settings are: [Smart Auto]; [Auto]; [Enabled]; [Disabled]; [Manual].

*When set as [Disabled], the following sub-items shall appear:

EHCI1/EHCI2

Use this item to control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions.
One EHCI controller must always be enabled.

*When set as [Manual], the following sub-items shall appear:

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Route USB 2.0 pins to which HC?

► System Agent (SA) Configuration

► Graphics Configuration

The optional settings are: [Route Per-Pin]; [Route all Pins to EHCI]; [Route all Pins
to XHCI].

Enable USB 3.0 pins

The optional settings are: [Select Per-Pin]; [Disable all Pins]; [Enable all Pins].

Azalia

Use this item to control detection of the Azalia device.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled];[Auto].
[Disabled]: Azalia will be unconditionally disabled;
[Enabled]: Azalia will be unconditionally enabled.
[Auto]: Azalia will be enabled if present, disable otherwise.

Onboard LAN1 Controller/ Onboard LAN2 Device

Use this item to enable or disable onboard LAN controller.

SLP_S4 Assertion Width

Use this item to select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal to ensure
that the DRAMs has been safely power-cycled.
The optional settings are: [1-2 Seconds]; [2-3 Seconds]; [3-4 Seconds]; [4-5
Seconds].

Restore AC Power Loss

Use this item to select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power
failure.
The optional settings are: [Power Off]; [Power On]; [Last State].

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

VT-D

The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].

*This item might not be available depending on configuration.

Azalia Internal HDMI Codec

Use this item to enable or disable DP/HDMI/DVI port audio device.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].

Press [Enter] to make further settings for Graphics Configuration.

Graphics Configuration

Primary IGFX Boot Display

Use this item to select the video device which will be activated during POST. This
has no effect if external graphics present. Secondary boot display selection will
appear based on your selection. VGA modes will be supported only on primary
display.
The optional settings are: [VBIOS Default]; [VGA1]; [VGA2]; [HDMI]; [DVI].

*When set as [CRT]; [HDMI]; [DVI] or [Display Port], the following sub-item shall
appear:

Secondary IGFX Boot Display

The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [VGA1]; [VGA2]; [HDMI]; [DVI].

Primary Display

Use this item to select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI graphics device should be primary
display.
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [IGFX]; [PEG]; [PCI].

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Internal Graphics

► PEG Slot Configuration

► Memory Configuration

The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Disabled]; [Enabled].

Aperture Size

The optional settings are: [128MB]; [256MB]; [512MB].

DVMT Pre-Allocated

Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used
by the internal graphics device.
The optional settings are: [32M]; [64M]; [128M]; [256M]; [512M]; [1024M].

DVMT Total Gfx Mem

Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 total graphics memory size used by the internal
graphics device.
The optional settings are: [128M]; [256M]; [MAX].

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

PEG Slot Configuration

PEG-Gen X

The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Gen1]; [Gen2]; [Gen3].

Enable PEG

The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Disabled]; [Enabled].

Detect Non-Compliance Device

Use this item to detect non-compliance PCI Express device in PEG.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

Program PCIe ASPM after OpROM

The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].

[Enabled]: PCIe ASPM will be programmed after OpROM.
[Disabled]: PCIe ASPM will be programmed before OpROM.
PEG De-emphasis Control

Use this item to configure the De-emphasis control on PEG.
The optional settings are: [-6 dB]; [-3.5 dB].

PEG ASPM

Use this item to control ASPM support for the PEG device. This has no effect if
PEG is not the currently active device.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Auto]; [ASPM L0s]; [ASPM L1]; [ASPM
L0sL1].

Press [Enter] to view basic information for working memory or make settings for
the following sub-items:

Memory Frequency Limiter

Use this item to set maximum memory frequency selection in Mhz.
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [1067]; [1333]; [1600]; [1867].

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3-9 Boot Menu

► CSM parameters

Boot Configuration

Setup Prompt Timeout

Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

Bootup Numlock State

Use this item to select keyboard numlock state. The optional settings are: [On]; [Off].

Quiet Boot

The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

Boot Option Priorities

Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:

Boot option filter

This option controls what device system can boot to.
The optional settings are: [UEFI and Legacy]; [Legacy only]; [UEFI only].

Launch PXE OpROM policy

This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only].

Launch Storage OpROM policy

This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only].

Launch Video OpROM policy

This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only].

Other PCI device ROM priority

This item is for PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or video defines
which OpROM to launch.

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The optional settings are: [UEFI OpROM]; [Legacy OpROM].

3-10 Security Menu

Administrator Password

This item allows user to set administrator password.

User Password

This item allows user to set user password.

3-11 Save & Exit Menu

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Save Changes and Reset

This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes.

Discard Changes and Reset

This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes.

Restore Defaults

Use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options.

Save as User Defaults

Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults.

Restore User Defaults

Use this item to restore defaults to all the setup options.

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