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BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................19
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21
6 T-S eries Menu........................................................................................30
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................40
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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 Man agement
(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
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
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 AMD 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
Notice
z
z
z
T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performan ce
of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after changing any settings,
please load the default settings to ensure system’s compatibility and stability. Use
Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu.
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 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 user’s 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
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
System Overvie w
T-Series
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
AMI BIOS
Version
:01. 01.01
Build Date:01/ 01/08
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
System Memory
Size
:
System Time
System Date
[00: 00:00]
[Tue 01/01/2008]
Floppy A
+Tab
F1
F10
ESC
> Hard Drive C onfiguration
S elect Screen
S elect Item
C hange Field
S elect Field
G eneral Help
S ave and Exit
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AMI BIOS
Shows system information, including BIOS version and built date.
System Memory
Shows system memory size.
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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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
Hard Drive 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.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
While entering setup ,
BIOS auto detects th e
presence of IDE
devices. This displa ys
the status of auto
detection of IDE
devices.
IDE Confuguration
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
SATA 1 Device
SATA 2 Device
SATA 3 Device
SATA 4 Device
SATA 5 Device
SATA 6 Device
Hard Disk Write Protect
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)
[Disabled]
[35]
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
General Help
F1
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.
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]
+F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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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 (Multi-Sector 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
S.M.A.R.T
Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
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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
Advanced Setti ngs
T-Series
Exit
Options for CPU
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.
>
>
>
>
>
>
CPU Configur ation
SuperIO Conf iguration
Smart Fan Co nfiguration
Hardware Hea lth Configuration
Power Config uration
USB Configur ation
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
G eneral Help
F1
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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CPU Configuration
T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Advan ced
CPU Configurat ion
Module Version :
AGESA Version:
Physical Count :
Logical Count:
AMD CPU
Revision:
Cache L1:
Cache L2:
Cache L3:
Speed
:
ncHT Speed :
Able to Change Freq
:
uCode Patch Le vel
:
Secure Virtual Machine Mode
Cool N Quiet
ACPI SRAT Tabl e
Enable/Disable
Secure Virtual Machine
Mode (SVM)
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
+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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Secure Virtual Machine Mode
Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several
parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi
interface systems.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Cool N Quiet
T his item allows you to enable or disable the Cool & Quiet power saving technology.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
ACPI SRAT Table
T he operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot time and uses the information to
better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum perform ance.
T his item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at
boot up, or not.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SuperIO Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Advan ced
Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t
Onboard Floppy Controller
Serial Port1 A ddress
Parallel Port Address
Parallel Por t Mode
Parallel Por t IRQ
Keyboard Power On
Mouse PowerOn
Restore on AC Power Loss
[Ena bled]
[3F8 /IRQ4]
[378 ]
[Nor mal]
[IRQ 7]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Pow er Off]
Allows BIOS to Enable
or Disable Floppy
Controller
+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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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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Serial Port1 Address
Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports.
Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled
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.
Parallel Port IRQ
T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port.
Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled
Keyboard Pow erOn
T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Mouse PowerOn
T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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
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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]
,[3Pin] or [4Pin],
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 / 4-pin / 3-pin
Smart Fan Calibration
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 fan 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
Hardware Health Configuration
T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Advan ced
Hardware Healt h Configuration
H/W Health Fun ction
Shutdown Tempe rature
[Ena bled]
[Dis abled]
Enables Hardware
Health Monitoring
Device.
SYS Temperatur e
CPU Temperatur e
CPU FAN Speed( JCFAN1)
CHIP FAN Speed (JNFAN1)
SYS FAN Speed( JSFAN1)
CPU VCore
NB Voltage
+3.30V
+5.00V
+12.0V
DDR Voltage
HT Voltage
5VSB
+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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H/W Health Function
If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during
POST stage.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Shutdow n Temperature
T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only
effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉
/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉
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Power Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Advan ced
ACPI Settings
Suspend mode
ACPI Version F eatures
ACPI APIC supp ort
AMI OEMB table
Headless mode
[S1 (POS)]
[ACP I v1.0]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Dis abled]
RTC Resume
RTC Alarm Date (Days)
RTC Alarm Time
USB Wakeup Fro m S3/S4
Power On by LA N
[Dis abled]
Select the ACPI
state used for
System Suspend.
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
+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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Suspend mode
T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
Options: S1 (POS) (Default)
Power on Suspend
S3 (ST R)
Suspend to RAM
S1 & S3
POS+STR
ACPI Version Features
T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI.
Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0
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
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 (RSDT ) table.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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Headless mode
T his is a server-speci fic 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
RTC Resume
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 Wakeup from S3/S4
T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Power On by LAN
T his item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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USB Configuration
T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Enables support for
legacy USB. AUTO
option disables
legacy support if
no USB devices are
connected.
USB Configuration
Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4
USB Devices Enabled:
Legacy USB Support
USB 2.0 Controller Mode
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off
[Enabled]
[HiSpeed]
[Enabled]
> USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
+F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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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
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
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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
Number of seconds
POST waits for the
USB mass storage
device after start
unit command.
[Auto]
+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 (Default) / 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
Advanced PCI/P nP Settings
T-Series
Exit
Clear NVRAM during
System Boot.
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
[No]
[No]
[64]
[Yes ]
[Dis abled]
[Ena bled]
> PCI Resource
+F1
F10
ESC
S elect Screen
S elect Item
C hange Option
G eneral Help
S ave and Exit
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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 before 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) / 0-255
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 information 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 SETUP UTILITY
PCIPnP
PCI Resource
IRQ3
IRQ4
IRQ5
IRQ7
IRQ9
IRQ10
IRQ11
IRQ14
IRQ15
DMA
DMA
DMA
DMA
DMA
DMA
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
Channel
Channel
Channel
Channel
Channel
Channel
0
1
3
5
6
7
Reserved Memory Size
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
[Available]
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
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
[Disabled]
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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) / Enabled
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4 Boot Menu
T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options.
Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
Boot Settings Configuration
>
>
>
>
T-Series
Exit
Specifies the
Boot Device
Priority sequence.
Boot Device Priority
Hard Disk Dr ives
Removable Dr ives
CD/DVD Drive s
Quick Boot
Full Screen LO GO Show
AddOn ROM Disp lay Mode
Bootup Num-Loc k
Interrupt 19 C apture
Ignore Memory Error Messages
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[For ce BIOS]
[ON]
[Ena bled]
[Dis abled]
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
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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.
Options: Removable / Hard Disk / CDROM / Legacy LAN / Disabled
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 app ears on
the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
Options: Pri. Master / Pri. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Slave / USB HDD0 /
USB HDD1 / USB HDD2 / Bootable Add-in Cards
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.
Options: Floppy Disks / Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 /
USB-ZIP1 / LS120
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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.
Options: Pri. Master / Pri. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Slave / USB CDROM0 /
USB CDROM 1
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
Bootup Num-Lock
Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on.
Options: ON (Default) / OFF
Interrupt 19 Capture
When set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Ignore Memory Error Messages
When set to Enabled, BIOS would ignore memory error messages.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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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.
Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
Advanced Chips et Settings
T-Series
Exit
Options for NB
> SouthBridge Configuration
> AMD 780 Conf iguration
> OnBoard Peri pherals Configurati on
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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SouthBridge Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
SB EC Related Options
are grouped under
this menu
> EC Configura tion
> SB Azalia Au dio Configuration
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn
EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn
EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 20 Fn
OnChip SATA Ch annel
OnChip SATA Ty pe
SATA IDE Combi ned Mode
Power Saving F eatures
o)
1)
2)
0)
1)
2)
5)
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Nat ive IDE]
[Ena bled]
[Dis abled]
SB CIM Version
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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EC Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
SureBoot Featu re
SureBoot Timeo ut
Advanced Clock Calibration
Value (All C ores)
Value (Core 0)
Value (Core 1)
Value (Core 2)
Value (Core 3)
[Ena bled]
[4 S econds]
[Dis abled]
[- 2 %]
[- 2 %]
[- 2 %]
[- 2 %]
[- 2 %]
Options
Disabled
Enabled
+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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SureBoot Feature
T his item allows you to control the SureBoot function. SureBoot is a technology
that ensures a complete Windows environment will be available disaster recovery
situations.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SureBoot Timeout
T his item allows you to control the SureBoot timeout.
Options: 4 Seconds (Default) / 1 Second / 2 Seconds / 3 Seconds
Advanced Clock Calibration
T his item allows you to control the advanced clock calibration function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / All Cores / Per Core
Value (All Cores/Core0/Core1/Core2/Core3)
T his item shows only when “ Advanced Clock Calibration” is set to “All Cores” or
“Per Core”.
Options: -2 % (Default)
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SB Azalia Audio Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
HD Audio Azali a Device
[Ena bled]
Options
Auto
Disabled
Enabled
+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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HD Audio Azalia Device
T his item allows you to control the HD audio device.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Auto / Disabled
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19/20 Fn 0/1/5)
Options:
Enabled (Default) / Disabled
EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19 Fn 2)
Options:
Enabled (Default) / Disabled
OnChip SATA Channel
T his option allows you to enable the on-chip Serial AT A.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
OnChip SATA Type
T his option allows you to select the on-chip Serial AT A operation mode.
Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI
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SATA IDE Combined Mode
T his option controls the SAT A/PAT A combined mode.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Power Saving Features
T his option controls the power saving features.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
AMD 780 Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
AMD 780 Config uration
CIMX-RS780 Ver sion : 4.1.0
Internal Graphics Conf
> Internal Gra phics Configuration
> PCI Express Configuration
> Hyper Transp ort Configuration
Primary Video Controller
[PCI -GFX0-GPP-IGFX]
NB Power Manag ement Features [Aut o]
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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Internal Graphics Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
Internal Graph ics Configuration
Options
Internal Graph ics Mode
UMA Frame Bu ffer Size
GFX Engine Clo ck Override
[UMA ]
[Aut o]
[Dis able]
Surround View
FB Location
[Aut o]
[Abo ve 4G]
AMD 780 HD Aud io
[Ena ble]
Disable
UMA
SIDEPORT
UMA+SIDEPORT
+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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Internal Graphics Mode
T his item allows you to select the memory mode used for internal graphi cs device.
Options: UMA (Default) / SIDEPORT / UMA+SIDEPORT / Disable
UMA Frame Buffer Size
T his item allows you to choose the UMA frame buffer size for internal graphics.
Options: Auto (Default) / 16M / 32M / 64M / 128M / 256M / 512M / Disabled
GFX Engine Clock Override
T his item allows you to control the internal GFX engine clock override function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Surround View
T his item allows you to control the Surround View Function.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
FB Location
T his item allows you to set the FB-DIMM location.
Options: Above 4G (Default) / Under 4G
AMD 780 HD Audio
T his item allows you to control the northbridge HD azalia (HDMI audio) function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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PCI Express Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
PCI Express Co nfiguration
GFX Dual Slot Configuration
GPP Slots Powe r Limit, W
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Options
[Dis abled]
[25 ]
Port #02 Fea tures
Port #04 Fea tures
Port #05 Fea tures
Port #06 Fea tures
Port #07 Fea tures
Port #09 Fea tures
Port #10 Fea tures
NB-SB Port F eatures
Auto
Enabled
Disabled
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterU pdate
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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GFX Dual Slot Configuration
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / Enabled
GPP Slots Power Limit, W
Options: 25 (Default) / 0-255
Port #02/04/05/06/07/09/10 Features
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
Gen2 High Spee d Mode
Link ASPM
Link Width
Slot Power Lim it, W
Compliance Mod e
[Aut o]
[Dis abled]
[Aut o]
[75]
[Dis abled]
Auto - RC only
advertize Gen2
capability.
+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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Gen2 High Speed Mode
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
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Link ASPM
Options: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0x & L1
Link Width
Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16
Slot Power Limit, W
Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255
Compliance Mode
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
NB-SB Port Features
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
NB-SB Link ASP M
[L1]
NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled]
Link Width
[Aut o]
Compliance Mod e
[Dis abled]
Options
Disabled
L1
+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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NB-SB Link ASPM
Options: L1 (Default) / Disabled
NP NB-SB VC1 Traffic Support
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Link Width
Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16
Compliance Mode
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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Hyper Transport Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
Hyper Transpor t Configuration
HT Link Trista te
UnitID Clumpin g
2x LCLK Mode
Auto - CAD/CTL.
[Aut o]
[Aut o]
[Dis abled]
+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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HT Link Tristate
Options: Auto (Default)
UnitID Clumping
Options: Auto (Default)
2x LCLK Mode
Options: Disabled (Default)
Primary Video Controller
T his option allows you to select the video controller in charge.
Options: PCI-GFX0-GPP-IGFX (Default) / GFX0-GPP-IGFX-PCI /
GPP-GFX0-IGFX-PCI / IGFX-GFX0-GPP-PCI
NB Power Management Features
T his option controls the NB power management function.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
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OnBoard Peripherals Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Chipset
MAC ID Informa tion
Realtek PCIE N IC
Realtek Optio n ROM
[Ena ble]
[Dis abled]
Enable/Disable
Onboard RTL8111C
PCIE Network
Controller
+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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MAC ID Information
T his area shows the MAC ID.
Realtek PCIE NIC
T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller.
Options: Enable (Default) / Disable
Realtek Option ROM
T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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6 T-Series Menu
T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices.
(Howev er, we suggest you to use the default 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
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
T-Series
T-Series Setti ngs
Exit
Options
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.
OverClock Navi gator
[Nor mal]
=========== Au tomate OverClock Sy stem ===========
Auto OverClock System
[V6- Tech Engine]
============ M anual OverClock Sys tem ============
CPU Over Volta ge
[Sta rtUp]
Memory Over Vo ltage
[1.9 5V]
Chipset Over V oltage
[1.1 5V]
HT Over Voltag e
[1.2 0V]
CPU Frequency
[200 ]
> CPU FID/VID Control
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Hyper Transp ort Configuration
> Memory Confi guration
Integrated Mem ory Test
[Dis abled]
Normal
Automate OverClock
Manual OverClock
+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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OverClock Navigator
OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field.
Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock
Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that are able to raise the
system perfo rmance.
Options: Normal (Default) / Automate OverClock / Manual OverClock
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Auto OverClock S ystem
Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
T-Series
T-Series Setti ngs
Exit
Options
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.
OverClock Navi gator
[Aut omate OverClock]
=========== Au tomate OverClock Sy stem ===========
Auto OverClock System
[V6- Tech Engine]
============ M anual OverClock Sys tem ============
CPU Over Volta ge
[Sta rtUp]
Memory Over Vo ltage
[1.9 5V]
Chipset Over V oltage
[1.1 5V]
HT Over Voltag e
[1.2 0V]
CPU Frequency
[200 ]
> CPU FID/VID Control
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Hyper Transp ort Configuration
> Memory Confi guration
Integrated Mem ory Test
[Dis abled]
Normal
Automate OverClock
Manual OverClock
+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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T he Overclock Navig ator provides 3 different engines helping you to overclock your
system. T hese engines will boost your system performan ce to different level.
Options:
V6 Tech Engine
T his engine will make a good over-clock perfo rmance.
V8 Tech Engine
T his engine will make a better over-clo ck perfo rmance.
V12 T ech Engine
T his engine will make a best over-clock performance.
Cautions:
Not every AMD CPU performs the above overclock setting ideally; the difference may vary
with the installed CP U model.
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Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
T-Series
T-Series Setti ngs
Exit
Options
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.
OverClock Navi gator
[Man ual OverClock]
=========== Au tomate OverClock Sy stem ===========
Auto OverClock System
[V6- Tech Engine]
============ M anual OverClock Sys tem ============
CPU Over Volta ge
[Sta rtUp]
Memory Over Vo ltage
[1.9 5V]
Chipset Over V oltage
[1.1 5V]
HT Over Voltag e
[1.2 0V]
CPU Frequency
[200 ]
> CPU FID/VID Control
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Hyper Transp ort Configuration
> Memory Confi guration
Integrated Mem ory Test
[Dis abled]
Normal
Automate OverClock
Manual OverClock
+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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MOS is designed for experienced overclock users.
It allows users to customize personal overclock setting.
CPU Over Voltage
T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control.
Options: StartUp (Default) / +0.012V ~ +0.787V
Memory Over Voltage
T his item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control.
Options: 1.95V (Default) / 2.05V / 2.15V / 2.25V / 2.35V / 2.45V / 2.55V / 2.65V
Chipset Over Voltage
T his item allows you to select NB/SB Voltage Control.
Options: 1.15V (Default) / 1.25V / 1.35V / 1.45V
HT Over Voltage
T his item allows you to select HT Voltage Control.
Options: 1.20V (Default) / 1.30V / 1.40V / 1.50V
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CPU Frequency
T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency.
Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200Mhz ~ 600Mhz
CPU FID/VID Control
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
T-Series
CPU FID/VID Co ntrol
Custom P-State s
Core FID
Core DID
Core VID
NB FID
[Dis abled]
[x13 .0 2600MHz]
[Div ided by 1]
[1.2 500 V]
[200 0 Mhz]
Tells BIOS whether to
use the setup options
below this to
configure the
P-States, or whether
to configure the
P-States automatically
+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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Custom P-States
T his item allows you to select the P-States controlling.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Core FID
T his item allows you to select the Ratio/Frequency of AM2+ CPU.
Options: x8.0 1600MHz ~ x31.5 6300MHz (Differs by CPU)
Core DID
Options:
Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8 /
Divided by 16
Core VID
T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of CPU.
Options: 0.0125V ~ 1.5500V (differs from CPU).
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NB FID
T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip.
Options: 2000MHz (Default) / 800MHz ~ 7000MHz
DRAM Timing Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
T-Series
DRAM Timing Co nfiguration
Memory Clock M ode
Memclock Val ue
DRAM Timing Mo de
CAS Latency( Tcl)
:
RAS/CAS Dela y(Trcd)
:
Row Precharg e Time(Trp):
Min Active R AS(Tras)
:
Row Cycle (T rc)
:
RAS/RAS Dela y(Trrd)
:
[Aut o]
[200 MHz]
[Aut o]
Memory CLK
:
CAS Latency( Tcl)
:
RAS/CAS Dela y(Trcd)
:
Row Precharg e Time(Trp):
Min Active R AS(Tras)
:
RAS/RAS Dela y(Trrd)
:
Row Cycle (T rc)
:
Select the DRAM
Frequency programming
method. If Auto,
the DRAM speed will
be based on SPDs.
If Limit, the DRAM spe
will not exceed the
specified value. If
Manual, the DRAM speed
specified will be
programmed regardless.
S elect Screen
S elect Item
+C hange Option
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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Memory Clock Mode
T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
Options: Auto (Default) / Manual / Limit
Memclock Value
T his item allows you to set the Memory Clock.
Options: 200MHz (Default) / 266MHz / 333MHz / 400MHz / 533MHz
DRAM Timing Mode
T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM
T iming.
Options: Auto (Default) / DCT0 / DCT1(for AM2+ CPU) / Both(for AM2+ CPU)
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Hyper Transport Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
T-Series
Hyper Transpor t Configuration
NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link
HT Link Speed
HT Link Width
The Hypertransport
link will run at this
speed if it is slower
than or equal to the
system clock and the
board is capable.
[Aut o]
[Aut o]
+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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Link Speed
Options:
Auto (Default) / 200MHz / 400MHz / 600MHz / 800MHz / 1GHz /
1.2GHz / 1.4GHz / 1.6GHz / 1.8GHz / 2.0GHz
Link Width
Options:
Auto (Default) / 4 Bit / 8 Bit / 16 Bit
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BIOS SETU P U TILITY
T-Series
Memory Configu ration
Bank Interleav ing
Channel Interl eaving
Enable Clock t o All DIMMs
MemClk Tristat e C3/ATLVID
Memory Hole Re mapping
DCT Unganged M ode
Power Down Ena ble
Power Down M ode
Enable Bank Memory
Interleaving
[Aut o]
[Aut o]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Ena bled]
[Cha nnel]
> ECC Configur ation
+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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Bank Interleaving
Bank Interleaving is an advanced chipset technique used to improve memory
perform ance. Memory interleaving increases bandwidth by allowing simultaneous
access to more than one piece of memory.
Options: Auto (Default)
Channel Interleaving
T his item allows you to control the DDR2 dual-channel function.
Options: Auto (Default)
Enable Clock to All DIMMs
T his item determines whether the BIOS should actively reduce EMI
(Electromagn etic Interference) and reduce power consumption by turning off
unoccupied or inactive DIMM slots.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID
T his item enables or disables the MemClk T ristate function in C3 Mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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Memory Hole Remapping
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
DC T Unganged Mode
T his item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2)
dual-chann el operation mode. If two DRAM modules with different size are
installed, using unganged mode can still make it run in dual-channel operation.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Power Dow n Enable
T his item controls the DRAM power down function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Power Dow n Mode
T his item allows you to select the DRAM power down mode.
Options: Channel (Default) / CS
ECC Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
T-Series
ECC Configurat ion
ECC Mode
DRAM ECC Ena ble
DRAM SCRUB R EDIRECT
4-Bit ECC Mo de
DRAM BG Scru b
Data Cache B G Scrub
L2 Cache BG Scrub
L3 Cache BG Scrub
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
[Dis abled]
Set the level of ECC
protection. Note: The
Super ECC mode
dynamically sets the
DRAM scrub rate so
all of memory is
scrubbed in 8 hours.
+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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ECC Mode
T his item allows you to select the DRAM ECC Mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Basic / Good / Super / Max / User
DRAM ECC Enabled
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
DRAM Scrub Redirect
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
4-bit ECC Mode
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
DRAM BG Scrub/Data Cache BG Scrub/L2 Cache BG Scrub/L3 Cache BG Scrub
Options: Disabled (Default) / 40ns / 80ns / 160ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28us / 2.56us /
5.12us / 10.2us / 20.5us / 41.0us / 81.9us / 163.8us / 327.7us / 655.4us
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Integrated Memory Test
Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to test memory module compatibilities without
additional device or softw are.
Step 1:
T his item is disabled on default; change it to “ Enable” to precede memory test.
Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
T-Series
T-Series Setti ngs
Exit
Options
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.
OverClock Navi gator
[Nor mal]
=========== Au tomate OverClock Sy stem ===========
Auto OverClock System
[V6- Tech Engine]
============ M anual OverClock Sys tem ============
CPU Over Volta ge
[Sta rtUp]
Memory Over Vo ltage
[1.9 5V]
Chipset Over V oltage
[1.1 5V]
HT Over Voltag e
[1.2 0V]
CPU Frequency
[200 ]
> CPU FID/VID Control
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Hyper Transp ort Configuration
> Memory Confi guration
Integrated Mem ory Test
[Ena bled]
Enabled
Disabled
+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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Step 2:
When the process is done, change the setting back from “Enabled” to “Disabled” to
complete the test.
Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
T-Series
T-Series Setti ngs
Exit
Options
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.
OverClock Navi gator
[Nor mal]
=========== Au tomate OverClock Sy stem ===========
Auto OverClock System
[V6- Tech Engine]
============ M anual OverClock Sys tem ============
CPU Over Volta ge
[Sta rtUp]
Memory Over Vo ltage
[1.9 5V]
Chipset Over V oltage
[1.1 5V]
HT Over Voltag e
[1.2 0V]
CPU Frequency
[200 ]
> CPU FID/VID Control
> DRAM Timing Configuration
> Hyper Transp ort Configuration
> Memory Confi guration
Integrated Mem ory Test
[Dis abled]
Enabled
Disabled
+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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7 Exit Menu
T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the
changes to the BIOS items.
Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
Exit Options
T-Series
Exit
Exit system setup
after saving the
changes.
Save Changes a nd Exit
Discard Change s and Exit
Discard Change s
F10 key can be used
for this operation.
Load Optimal D efaults
CMOS Backup Fu nction
Security Setti ngs
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
> Security
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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 figurations are facto ry settings optimized fo r this
system.
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CMOS Backup Function
It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM and reload any
saved CMOS setting for customizing system configurations.
Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock
operation.
T here are 10 sets o f record address es in total, and users are able to nam e the CMOS
data acco rding to personal preference.
Main
Advan ced
PCIPnP
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Boot
Chipset
T-Series
Exit
Exit Options
Save Changes a nd Exit
Discard Change s and Exit
Discard Change s
Load Optimal D efaults
CMOS Backup Fu nction
CMOS Backup Func
CMOS Data Reload
CMOS Data Save
Security Setti ngs
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
> Security
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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
Install or Change the
password.
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]
Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled]
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterC hange
F1
G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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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.
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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