G31M BIOS Manual

BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1 1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3 2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7 3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................17 4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................21 5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24 6 Performance Menu...............................................................................29 7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................31

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BIOS Setup
Introduction
T he 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 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 stag e o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Some additional features, such as virus and password prot ection 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 Pla y Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support
T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) speci fication. Power management features are implemented via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power man agement modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can also be managed by this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Support
AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interf ace 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 Interconn ect) local bus speci fication.

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

Supported CP Us
T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU.

Using Setup
When starting up the computer, press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility. In the BIOS setup utility, you will see General Help description at the top right corner, and this is providing a brief description of the selected item. Navigation Keys for that particular menu are at the bottom right corner, and you can use these keys to select item and ch ange the settings.

General Help Navigation Keys

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z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum perf orman ce of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after changing any settings, please load the default settings to ensure systems compatibility and stability. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. For better system perf orm 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 slightly different from this manual. T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed without notice. We will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this users manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

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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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Chipset Performance Exit

System Overview AMI BIOS Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/10 System Time System Date Floppy A > IDE Configuration [ 00:00:00] [Fri 01/01/2010]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

+Tab F1 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit

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AMI BIOS
Shows system information including BIOS version, built date, etc.

System Memory
Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded..

System Time
Set the system internal clock.

System Date
Set the system date. Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date.

Floppy A
Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. 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 Configuration
T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.
Main IDE Confuguration ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced] Configure SATA Channels [Before PATA] Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec] Port0 SATA AHCI Speed: GEN 2 (3.0 Gb/sec) > > > > SATA1 DEVICE SATA2 DEVICE IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave [Disabled] [35] Select Screen Select Item EnterGo to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Options Disabled Compatible Enhanced

Hard Disk Write Protect IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

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ATA/IDE Configuration T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled Configure SATA Channels T his item allows you to control the SAT A channel configuration sequence. Options: Befo re PATA (Default) / Behind PAT A Legacy IDE Channels T his item appears only when A T A/IDE Configuration is set to Compatible. Options: SAT A Pri, PAT A Sec (Default) / SATA Only / PAT A Pri, SATA Sec / PAT A Only

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SATA1/2 Dev ice; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main SATA1 Device Device : Select the type of device connected to the system.

Type [Aut o] LBA/Large Mode [Aut o] Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)[Aut o] PIO Mode [Aut o] DMA Mode [Aut o] S.M.A.R.T [Aut o] 32Bit Data Tra nsfer [Ena bled] S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit

+F1 F10 ESC

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T he BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the name of the sub-menu. Type Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Block (MultiSector Transfer) Enable or disable multi-sector trans fer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. T his 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/SAT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu
T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices.

Notice
z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance Exit

Advanced Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. > > > > > > CPU Configur ation SuperIO Conf iguration Hardware Hea lth Configuration Smart Fan Co nfiguration Power Config uration USB Configur ation

Configure CPU.

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CPU Configuration
T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
BIOS SETUP UTIL ITY Advance d Configure a dvanced CPU settings Module Vers ion:xx.xx Manufacture r:Intel Frequency : FSB Speed : Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Ratio Actua l Value: C1E Support Hardware Pr efetcher Adjacent Ca che Line Prefetch Max CPUID V alue Limit Intel(R) Vi rtualization Tech Execute-Dis able Bit Capability PECI Core Multi- Processing Intel(R) Sp eedStep(tm) tech [E nabled] [E nabled] [E nabled] [D isabled] [E nabled] [E nabled] [D isabled] [E nabled] [E nabled] Select Scr een Select Ite m Change Opt ion General He lp Save and E xit Exit Opt ions Disabled Enabled

+F1 F10 ESC

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C1E Support C1E is Enhanced Halt State function, this f unction helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CPU frequen cy while the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hardware Prefetcher T he processor has a hardw are prefetch er that automatically analy zes its requirements and prefetches dat a and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. T his reduces the latency associated with memory reads. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Adj acent Cache Line Prefetch T he processor has a h ardw are adjacent cache line prefet ch mech anism that automatically fetches an extra 64-byte cache line whenev er the processo r requests for a 64-byte cach e line. T his reduces cach e latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requires it as well. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Max CPUID Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Befo re it can do so, it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. T his determines the kind of basic information CPUID can provide the operating system. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Intel(R) Virtualization Tech Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interf ace systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Execute-Disable Bit Capability T his item allows you to configure th e Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer overflow attacks. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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PECI T his item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment Control Interface for better therm al management. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Core Multi-Processing T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock speed o f the processor to be dynamically changed by software. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SuperIO Configuration
Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller

Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset Onboard Floppy Controller Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port IRQ Restore on AC Power Loss EuP Control [Enabled] [378] [Normal] [IRQ7] [Power Off] [Disabled]

+F1 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

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Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled Parallel Port Mode T his item allows you to 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 Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1 Parallel Port IRQ T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss T his setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state. Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. Options: Power O ff (Default) / Power ON / Last State EuP Control T his item is used to enable or disable EuP Control ((Energy Using Products). Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Hardware Health Configuration
T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.
Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device. Hardware Health Configuration H/W Health Function [Enabled] Shutdown Temperature Function[Disabled] CPU Temperature SYS Temperature CPU FAN Speed System1 FAN Speed +12.0V +5.00V CPU Voltage Chipset Voltage FSB Voltage Memory Voltage Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

+F1 F10 ESC

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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 Temperature Function T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. T his item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60/140 / 65/149 / 70/158 / 75/167 / 80/176 / 85/185 / 90/194

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Smart Fan Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC ) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive [Dis abled] When you choice [Auto] , please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control

+F1 F10 ESC

S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit

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CPU Smart Fan T his item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto Smart Fan C alibration Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed. Control Mode T his item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual Fan Ctrl OFF( ) If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 () Fan Ctrl On( ) CPU/System f an starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 ()

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Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 () Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127

Power Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings ACPI Version Features ACPI APIC support AMI OEMB table Headless mode Energy Lake Feature APIC ACPI SCI IRQ High Performance Event Timer [ACPI v1.0] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Options ACPI v1.0 ACPI v2.0 ACPI v3.0

Advanced Resume Event Controls Resume On PME# [Disabled] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] RTC Alarm Date(Days) RTC Alarm Time

+F1 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

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ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description T able (RSD T ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his is a server-speci f ic 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 Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Energy Lake Feature T his item allows you control the energy lake feature. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled HPET Memory Address T his item allows you to set the memory address of HPET . Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full 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) jumper on motherboard to enable i f applicable. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Resume On RTC Alarm When Enabled, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock) alarm awak ens the system from Suspend mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Alarm Date (Days) You can choose which date the system will boot up. RTC Alarm Time You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify.

USB Configuration
T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced USB C onfiguration Modul e Version - 2 .24.3-13.4 USB D evices Enable d: Legac y USB Support USB 2 .0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled] [ HiSpeed] [ Enabled] S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit Options Disa bled Enab led Auto

> USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration +F1 F1 0 ES C

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Legacy USB Support T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful feature when using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Auto

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USB 2.0 Controller Mode T his item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller. Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand-Off T his item allows you to enable support for op erating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command.

+F1 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

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USB Mass Storage Reset Delay T his item allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device. Options: 20 Sec (Def ault) / 10 Sec / 30 Sec / 40 Sec Emulation Type T his item allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM

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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 of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance Exit

Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. Clear NVRAM Plug & Play O/ S PCI Latency Ti mer Allocate IRQ t o PCI VGA Palette Snoopi ng PCI IDE BusMas ter > PCI Resource > PCI Express Configuration [No] [No] [64] [Yes ] [Dis abled] [Ena bled]

Clear NVRAM during System Boot.

+F1 F10 ESC

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Clear NV RAM
T his item allows you to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting Yes. Options: No (Default) / Yes

Plug & P lay 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 Timer
T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus bef ore another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI 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 PCI V GA

T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card. Options: Yes (Default) / No

Palette Snooping
Some old graphic controllers need to snoop on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot inf ormation and VGA compatibility. This item allows such snooping to take place. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PCI IDE BusMaster

T his item is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows the onbo ard ID E controller to perform DMA (Direct Memory Access) trans fers. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PCI Resource
BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 DMA DMA DMA DMA DMA DMA Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Ava ilable] [Available] [Ava ilable] [Dis abled] Available: Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices. Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices.

+F1 F10 ESC

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Reserved Memor y Size

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IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. T he option Available means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved 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. T he option Available means the channel is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved Reserved Memory Size T his item allows BIOS to reserve cert ain memory size for speci fic PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K

PCI Express Configuration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP PCI Express Co nfiguration Active State P ower-Management[Dis abled] > SB PCIE Port s Configuration Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states.

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Active State Power-Management T his item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices b efore the operating system boots. T his f unction is for OS which does not support ASPM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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SB PCIE Ports Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP PCIE Ports Con figuration PCIE Port 0 PCIE Port 1 PCIE Port 2 PCIE Port 3 PCIE Port 4 PCIE Port 5 PCIE High Pr iority Port PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE Port Port Port Port Port Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Options [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] Auto Enabled Disabled

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PCIE Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled PCIE High Priority Port Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCIE Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 IOxAPIC Enable Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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4 Boot Menu
T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance

Main

Advan ced

PCIPnP

Exit

Boot Settings > > > > Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Dr ives Removable Dr ives CD/DVD Drive s

Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence.

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Boot De vice Priority

Items in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. T he number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devi ces installed in the system.

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. You can also ch ange the booting sequence. T he number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

Removable Drives
T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the removable 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 devices installed in the system.

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CD/DV D 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 devices installed in the system.

Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen LOGO Show AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock Interrupt 19 Capture BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [ON] [Disabled] [Enabled] Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.

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Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

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Quick Boot Enabling this option will cause an ab ridged version o f the Power On Sel f-T est (POST ) to execute after you power up the computer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show T his item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current

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Bootup Num-L ock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OFF 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 BOOT SUCCESS BEEP When this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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5 Chipset Menu
T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus.

Notice
z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance

Main

Advan ced

PCIPnP

Exit

Advanced Chips et Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. > North Bridge Configuration > South Bridge Configuration

Configure North Bridge features

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North Bridge Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset North Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Memory Remap F eature PCI MMIO All ocation: Memory Hole Initiate Graph ic Adapter Internal Graph ics Mode Select PEG Port Confi guration PEG Port > Video Functi on Configuration +F1 F10 ESC [E nabled] [D isabled] [P EG/PCI] [E nabled,8MB] [A uto] S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.

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Memory Remap Feature T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved it cannot be cached. Check the user information of peripherals that need to use this area o f system memory for the memory requirements. Options: Disabled (Default) / 15MB 16MB Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item allows you to enable or disable VGA controller. Options: PEG/PCI (Default) / IGD / PCI/IGD / PCI/PEG / PEG/IGD Internal Graphics Mode Select T his item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this f rame bu ffer size will also be fixed. Options: Enabled,8MB (Default) / Enabled,1MB

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PEG Port T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Video Function Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Sele ct DVMT/FIXED M emory Spread Spectru m Clock [D VMT Mode] [2 56MB] [D isabled] Options Fixed Mode DVMT Mode

+F1 F10 ESC

S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit

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DVMT Mode Select T his item allows you to select the DVMT mode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default) / Fixed Mode DVMT/FIXED Memory Size DVMT stands for Dynamic Video Memory T echnology. T his is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system perform ance. DVMT dynamically respond to system requirements and applications demands, by allocating the proper amount of display, texturing and buffer memory after the operating system has booted. Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT Spread Spectrum Clock T his item allows you to control the spread spectrum clock. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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South Bridge Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset South Bridge C hipset Configuratio n USB Functions USB 2.0 Contro ller Audio Controll er Onboard Lan Co ntrol Onboard Lan Bo ot ROM MAC ID Informa tion SMBUS Controll er SLP_S4# Min. A ssertion Width [8 USB Ports] [E nabled] [A zalia] [E nabled] [D isabled] [E nabled] [1 to 2 seconds] +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit Options Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports 8 USB Ports

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USB Functions T he item determines the number of functional USB port. Options: 8 USB Ports (Default) / 6 USB Ports / 4 USB Ports / 2 USB Ports / Disabled USB 2.0 Controller T his entry is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. T his Bios itself may/may not have high speed USB support. If the Bios has high speed USB support built in,the support will be automately turn on when high speed device were attached. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Audio Controller T his item allows you to select the Audio support. Options: Azalia (D ef ault) / All Disabled Onboard Lan Control T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Onboard Lan Boot Rom T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MAC ID Information T his item shows the LAN MAC ID. SMBUS Controller T his BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers fo r the SMBus. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width Options: 1 to 2 seconds (Default) / 4 to 5 seconds / 3 to 4 seconds / 2 to 3 seconds

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6 Performance Menu
T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to use the def ault setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.)

Notice
z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Chipset Performance Exit

Advance Performance Settings Notice: Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking. CPU Frequency Setting PCIE Clock By PCIE Frequency Setting CPU Voltage DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing by SPD DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge DRAM RAS# Activate to Precha [200] [Auto] [100] [Default] [Auto] [Enabled] [5] [6 DRAM Clocks] [6 DRAM Clocks] [15 DRAM Clocks]

Allows BIOS to Select CPU Over Clock. Note: MIN = 100 Mhz MAX = 800 Mhz

Select Screen Select Item EnterGo to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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CPU Frequency Setting

T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (Default) / Min= 100MHz; Max= 800MHz

PCIE Clock By
T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual

PCIE Frequency Setting

T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (Default) / Min=100; Max=150

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CPU Voltage
T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control.

DRAM Frequency
T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / DDR2 2666Mhz / DDR2 3200Mhz

Configure DRAM Timing by SP D

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

DRAM CAS# Latency

Options: 5 (Default) / 3 / 4 / 6

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Dela y

Options: 6 DRAM Clocks (Default) / 3 DRAM Clocks / 4 DRAM Clocks / 5 DRAM Clocks

DRAM RAS# Precharge

Options: 6 DRAM Clocks (Default) / 3 DRAM Clocks / 4 DRAM Clocks / 5 DRAM Clocks

DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge

Options: 15 DRAM Clocks (Default) / 9 DRAM Clocks / 10 DRAM Clocks / 11 DRAM Clocks / 12 DRAM Clocks / 13 DRAM Clocks / 14 DRAM Clocks

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7 Exit Menu
T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance

Main

Advan ced

PCIPnP

Exit

Exit Options Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s Load Optimal D efaults

Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation.

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Save Changes and Exit

Save all configuration changes to CMOS 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 Optimal Defaults

T his selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence. T hese con f igurations are facto ry settings optimized fo r this system.

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Security
T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Exit Security Setti ngs Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d Change Supervi sor Password User Access Le vel Change User Pa ssword Clear User Pas sword Password Check [Ful l Access] [Set up] S elect Screen S elect Item EnterC hange F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit Install or Change the password.

Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled]

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Change Supervisor Passw ord 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. Options: Full Access (Default) / No Access / View Only / Limited Change User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. 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 able to change them. Clear User Passw ord T his item is for clearing user passwo rd.

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Passw ord Check T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always Boot Sector Virus Protection T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. If this fun ction 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

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