Biostar GF8100M2TE User manual

GF8100 M2+ TE BIOS Manual

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

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

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

3PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................19

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

5Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24

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

7Exit Menu...............................................................................................35

GF8100 M2+ TE 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 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 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.

Plugand 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) speci fication. Power management features a re 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 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

Interconn ect) local bus speci fic ation.

DRAM Support

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

Supported CPUs

This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

Using Setup

W hen 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.

Notice

zThe 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.

zFor better system perform ance, 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.

zThe 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 inform ation.

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

NVMM ROM Version :X.XXX.XX

Size :

System Time 00

Exit

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.

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Floppy A

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.

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

2.88M, 3.5in / None

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.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Enter

F10

ESC

DISABLED: disables the

integrated IDE

Controller.

ENABLED: enables the

integrated IDE

Controller.

IDE Confuguration

OnChip S-ATA C ontroller [Enabled]

SATA Mode Select [SATA Mode]

Change the AHCI DID for Linux[Disabled]

> Primary IDE Master

> Primary IDE Slave

> SATA 1 Device

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

> SATA 2 Device

> SATA 3 Device

> SATA 4 Device

OnChip P-ATA C ontroller [Enabled]

OnChip P-ATA Controller

This item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OnChip S-ATA Controller

This item allows you to control the onboard SATAcontroller.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SATAMode Select

This item allows you to choose the SATA operation mode.

Options: SAT A Mode (De fault) / RAID Mode/ AHCI Mode

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Change the AHCI DID for Linux

Thisitem appears only when SATA mode is set toAHCI.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Primary IDEMaster/Slave ;SATA 1/2/3/4 Device

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.

Primary IDE Master

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]

Device :

Type [Auto]

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/SATA 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

PIOMode

Select the PIO mode.

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

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DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode.

Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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

IDEDetect 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 configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power

Management, and other system 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 c ause system to malf unction.

> USB Configuration

> AUDIO Configuration

> Onboard LAN Configuration

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration

> Hardware Health Configuration

> Smart Fan Configuration

> Power Configuration

Exit

CPU Configuration

Thisitem shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Enable/Disable

Secure Virtual Machine

Mode (SVM)

CPU Configuration

Module Version:

AGESA Version:

Physical Count:

Logical Count:

AMD CPU

Revision:

Cache L1:

Cache L2:

Cache L3:

Speed :

Current FSB Multiplier:

Maximum FSB Multiplier:

Able to Change Freq :

uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

PowerNow [Enabled]

ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled]

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Secure Virtual Machine Mode

Virtualization T echnology 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

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 performance.

This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at

boot up, or not.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SuperIO Conf iguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Allows BIOS to Enable

or Disable Floppy

Controller

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Parallel Port Address [378]

Parallel Por t Mode [Normal]

Parallel Por t IRQ [IRQ7]

Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]

Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]

Restore on AC Power 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. 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 Port1Address

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

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

ParallelPort Address

T his item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which

I/O Address.

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

ParallelPortMode

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 Port.

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 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerOn

This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

MousePowerOn

This item allows you to control the mouse power on function.

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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