Biostar A960D+V3 User manual

A960D+V3 BIOS Manual

BIOS Setup ....................................................................................1

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

2 Advanced Menu..........................................................................6

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

4 Boot Menu.................................................................................17

5 Chipset Menu............................................................................19

6 Performance Menu...................................................................26

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

A960D+V3 BIOS Manual

BIOS Setup

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup

program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the

basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The

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. This system controls most of the

input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk

drives. BIOS activates at the first stage of the booting process, loading and

executing the operating system. Some additional features, such as virus and

password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS.

The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in

BIOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

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

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power

Management (APM) specification. Power management features are

implemented via the System Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and

Suspend power management 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 specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power

management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI

specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral

Component Interconnect) local bus specification.

DRAM Support

DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported.

Supported CPUs

This 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 change the settings.

Notice

The default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum

performance of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after

changing any settings, please load the default settings to ensure system’s

compatibility and stability. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu.

For better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously

updated. The 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.

The content of this manual is subject to be changed 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.

General Help

Navigation Keys

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1 Main Menu

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the

screen providing an overview of the basic system information.

AMI BIOS

Shows system information including BIOS version and built date.

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.

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SATA Configuration

The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of IDE/SATA devices.

There is a sub-menu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device and press

<Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

Primary IDE Master/ Slave, SATA 1/2/3/4 Device

The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these

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

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Type

Select the type of the type of device connected to the system.

(This item is for Primary IDE Master/ Slave.)

Options: Auto (Default) / CDDVD / 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 transfer.

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)

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Hard Disk Write Protect

Disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the

device is accessed through BIOS.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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2 Advanced Menu

The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CPU, Super I/O,

Power Management, and other system devices.

Notice

Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may

cause system to malfunction.

CPU Configuration

This item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

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Secure Virtual Machine Mode

Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resource into

several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines

or multi interface systems.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PowerNow

This item allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving

technology.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

CState Mode

This item allows you to specifies the method of C-State enablement.

Options: User (Default) / 00 MHz

CPB Mode

This item allows you to specifies the method of core performance boost

enablement.

Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Table

The operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot time and uses the

information to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for

maximum performance. This item controls whether the SRAT is made

available to the operating system at boot up, or not.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

C1E Support

C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and

decrease heat by lowering CPU frequency while the processor is not working.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / Message-Triggered / Hardware

HTC temperature limit

This item allows you to set HTC temperature limit. Range: 70℃- 95℃

Options: 70 (Default)℃

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SuperIO Configuration

Parallel Port Address

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with

which I/O Address.

Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

This 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

ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Parallel Port IRQ

This item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5

Keyboard PowerOn

Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Kye / Stroke Key / Any Key

Mouse PowerOn

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restore on AC Power Loss

This 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 Off (Default) / Power On / Last State

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Smart Fan Configuration

CPU Smart Fan

This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin

Smart Fan Calibration

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System

fan functions and show CPU/System fan speed.

Control Mode

This item provides several operation modes of the fan.

Options: Manual (Default) / Quiet / Performance

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)

When CPU/System temperature is lower than this value, the Fan will keep

lowest rpm without PWM control.

Options: 10 (Default)

Fan Ctrl On(℃)

When CPU/System temperature is higher than this value, the Fan controller

will turn on.

Options: 20 (Default)

Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan

will work under Smart Fan Function mode.

Options: 30 (Default)

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