Biostar G41D-M7 Manual

G41D-M7 BIOSManual

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

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

2Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7

3PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18

4Boot Menu..............................................................................................22

5Chipset Menu.........................................................................................25

6Performance Menu...............................................................................30

7Exit Menu...............................................................................................33

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

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

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

system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS

RAM is supplied by abattery so that it retains theSetup 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 ofthe 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.

Plugand Play Support

ThisAMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

ThisAMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 ofthe 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 theACPI 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

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

Supported CPUs

ThisAMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU.

Using Setup

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test

(POST) to enter theBIOS 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

zThe default BIOS settings applyfor 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.

zFor better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

The BIOS information described in this manual isfor yourreferenceonly. The actual

BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.

zThe content ofthis 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 ofthe basic system information.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Tab

F10

ESC

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

System Overview

AMI BIOS

System Memory

[ :00:00]

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008]

Floppy A

> IDE Configuration

Version :01.01.01

Build Date:01/01/08

Size :

System Time 00

Exit

AMI BIOS

Shows systeminformation including BIOS version, built date, etc.

System Memory

Shows systemmemory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded..

System Time

Set the systeminternal 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 typeof floppy disk drive installed in yoursystem.

Options: 360K, 5.25in / 1.2M, 5.25 in/ 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in /

2.88M, 3.5in / None

IDE 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.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Enter

F10

ESC

IDE Confuguration

Configure SATA Channels [Before PATA]

Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec]

> SATA1 DEVICE

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

SATA2 DEVICE

SATA3 DEVICE

> SATA4 DEVICE

> IDE Channel 1 Master

> IDE Channel 1 Slave

ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]

Options

Disabled

Compatible

Enhanced

ATA/IDE Configuration

Thisitem allows you to control the onboard IDE controller.

Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible/ Disabled

Configure SATA Channels

Thisitem allows you to control the SATA channel configuration sequence.

Options: Before PATA (Default) / Behind PATA

Legacy IDE Channels

Thisitem appears only when “ ATA/IDEConfiguration” is set to“Compatible”.

Options: SATA Pri,PATA Sec (Default) / SATA Only/ PATAPri, SATA Sec /

PATA Only

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SATA1/2/3/4 Device; IDE Channel1Master/Slave

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Select the type

of device connected

to the system.

SATA1 Device

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Aut o]

PIO Mode [Auto]

DMA Mode [Auto]

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

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

Device :

Type [Auto]

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

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

Type

Select the typeofthe IDE/SATAdrive.

Options: Auto (Default) / CD/DVD / 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

PIOMode

Select the PIO mode.

Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1/ 2 / 3 /4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode.

Options: Auto (Default) / SWDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

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S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and ReportingTechnology.

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. This 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/SATA devices.

Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25/ 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2Advanced Menu

The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings ofCPU, Super I/O, Power

Management, and othersystem devices.

Notice

zBeware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system tomalfunction.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Enter

F10

ESC

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

> USB Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration

> Hardware Health Configuration

> Smart Fan Configuration

> Power Configuration

> CPU Configuration

Exit

CPU Configuration

Thisitem shows theCPU information that theBIOS automatically detects.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Configure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:xx.xx

Manufacturer:Intel

Frequency :

FSB Speed :

Cache L1 :

Cache L2 :

Ratio Actual Value:

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled]

PECI [Disabled]

For UP platforms,

leave it enabled.

For DP/MP servers,

it may use to tune

performance to the

specific application

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Hardware Prefetcher

The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements

and prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are

likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with

memory reads.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

The processor has a hardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that

automatically fetches an extra 64-byte cache line whenever the processor requests for

a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line

immediately available ifthe 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. Before it can do so, it must

first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. This

determines thekind ofbasic information CPUID can provide the operating system.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

Thisitem allows you to configure the Execute Disabled Bit function, which protects

yoursystem from buffer overflow attacks.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PECI

This item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports

Platform Environment Control Interface for better thermal management.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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SuperIO Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

vxx.xx (C)Copyright 198 5-200x, American Megatre nds, Inc.

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Allows BIOS to E nable

or Disable Flopp y

Controller

Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chi pset

Onboard Floppy Con troller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Addre ss [3F8/IRQ4]

Serial Port1 Mode [Normal]

Serial Port2 Addre ss [2F8/IRQ3]

Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port Addr ess [378]

Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]

Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]

Restore on AC Powe r Loss [Power Off]

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. Ifyou installed another FDC or the system uses

no floppy drive, select disabled in this field.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1Address

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.

Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default)/ 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Disabled

Serial Port1Mode

Thisitem allows you to determine how the serial port1 should function.

Options: Normal (Default)

Serial Port2Address

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.

Options: 2F8/IRQ3 (Default)/ 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Disabled

Serial Port2Mode

Thisitem allows you to determine how the serial port2 should function.

Options: Normal (Default)

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