Biostar N68S3PLUS - BIOS User manual

N68S3+ BIOS Manual

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

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

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

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

4Boot Menu..............................................................................................23

5Chipset Menu.........................................................................................26

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

7Exit Menu...............................................................................................36

N68S3+ 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 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.

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 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 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 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 fication.

DRAM Support

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

Supported CPUs

ThisAMI 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 sele ct 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 isfor 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 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

Version :01.01.01

Build Date:01/01/10

System Memory

Size :

System Time [ :00:00]00

System Date [Thu 01/01/2010]

Floppy A

> IDE Configuration

Exit

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.

Floppy A

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

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

2.88M, 3.5in / 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.

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 Configuration

Serail-ATA Devices [Device 0/1]

> nVidia RAID Setup

> 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

OnBoard IDE Controller [Enabled]

OnBoard IDE Controller

Thisitem allows you to control the onboard IDE controller.

Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled

Serial-ATA Dev ices

Thisitem allows you to choose SATA Devices.

Options: Device 0/1 (Default) / Device 0 / Disabled

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nVidia RAIDSetup

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Chipset

Select Screen

Select Item

Update

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Enter

F10

ESC

RAID Setup

SATA 1 Raid [Disabled]

nVidia RAID Function [Disabled]

SATA 2 Raid [Disabled]

SATA 3 Raid [Disabled]

SATA 4 Raid [Disabled]

Options

Dis

Enabled

abled

nVidia RAIDFunction

Thisitem allows you to activate RAID function.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

SATA 1/2/3/4Raid

Enable or disable RAID fun ction of SATA devices.

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]

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T he BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devic es, 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

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode.

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

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: 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 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 to malfunction.

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 sec tions

may cause system to malfunction.

> SuperIO Configuration

> Smart Fan Configuration

> Power Configuration

> USB Configuration

> CPU Configuration

> Hardware Health Configuratio n

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

This option should

remain disabled for

the normal operation.

The driver developer

may enable it for

testing purpose.

CPU Configuration

Module Version:

AGESA Version:

Physical Count:

Logical Count:

AMD CPU

Revision:

Cache L1:

Cache L2:

Cache L3:

Speed : NB Clk:

ncHT Speed : WidthI/O :

Able to Change Freq :

uCode Patch Level :

GART Error Reporting [Disabled]

Microcode Update [Enabled]

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [ Enabled]

PowerNow [Enabled]

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GART Error Reporting

This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. The driver eveloper

may enable it for testing purpose.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Microcode Update

Thisitem allows you to enable or disable Microcode Update function.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Secure VirtualMachine Mode

Virtualization Technology 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

PowerNow

Thisitem allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Table

T he operating system scans the ACP I 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

Probe Filter

Thisitem allows you to control the initialization mode for Probe Filter.

Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode

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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 Chi pset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Parallel Port Address [378]

Parallel Port Mode [ Normal]

Parallel Port 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

Serial Port1Address

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

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

ParallelPort 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

ParallelPortMode

Thisitem 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.

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