Biostar P4 SFA User guide

P4SFA BIOS Setup

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

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

2 Standard CMOS Features..............................................................................6

3 Advanced BIOS Features..............................................................................9

4 Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................................13

5 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................15

6 Power Management Setup...........................................................................20

7 PnP/PCI Configurations..............................................................................24

8 PC Health Status .........................................................................................26

9 Frequency Control.......................................................................................28

P4SFA BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

Introduction

This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup

program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is

then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power

is turned off.

The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only Memory) is a

custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium ®4

processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard

devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.

Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features such as

virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the

chipset controlling the entire system.

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your

system using Setup.

Plug and Play Support

These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. ESCD

(Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

These AWARD 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 be managed by this AWARD BIOS.

P4SFA BIOS Setup

PCI Bus Support

This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component

Interconnect) local bus specification.

DRAM Support

DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Supported CPUs

This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium ®4 CPU.

Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the

<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit.

The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by

using the keyboard.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to previous item

Down arrow Move to next item

Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)

Right arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)

Move Enter Move to the item you desired

PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes

PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit

Current page and return to Main Menu

F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys

F5 key Load previous values from CMOS

F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table

F7 key Load the optimized defaults

F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

P4SFA BIOS Setup

1 Main Menu

Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the

screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow

keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

 Figure 1. Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.

Advanced BIOS Features

This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.

Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.

!! WARNING !!

The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS

installed on board, for update information.

P4SFA BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals

This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed

Input/ Output features.

Power Management Setup

This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options.

PC Health Status

This submenu allows you to monitor thehardware of your system.

Frequency Control

This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI clock. (However,

this function is strongly recommended not to use. Not properly change the voltage and

clock may cause CPU or M/B damage!)

Load Optimized Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems

particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized

for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set.

Set Password

Setting the password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes

using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.

P4SFA BIOS Setup

Save & Exit Setup

Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message

will be displayed before proceeding.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation

message will be displayed before proceeding.

Upgrade BIOS

This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.

P4SFA BIOS Setup

2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category

includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and

then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.



Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup

P4SFA BIOS Setup

Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.

Item Options Description

Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note

that the ‘Day’ automatically

changes when you set the

date.

Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal

clock.

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

menu. Press <Enter> to enter the

sub menu of detailed

options

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

menu. Press <Enter> to enter the

sub menu of detailed

options.

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub

menu. Press <Enter> to enter the

sub menu of detailed

options.

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

menu. Press <Enter> to enter the

sub menu of detailed

options.

Drive A

Drive B 360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

Select the type of floppy

disk drive installed in your

system.

Video EGA/VGA

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

Select the default video

device.

P4SFA BIOS Setup

Item Options Description

Halt On All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/ Key

Select the situation in which

you want the BIOS to stop

the POST process and

notify you.

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

conventional memory

detected during boot up.

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of

extended memory detected

during boot up.

Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory

available in the system.

P4SFA BIOS Setup

3 Advanced BIOS Features

 Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup

Virus Warning

This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE

Hard Disk boot sector. If this function 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.

Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.

Enabled Virus protection is activated.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

The option allows you to enable/ disable CPU Cache to speed up the system performance.

Enabled (default) Enable cache.

Disabled Disable cache.

CPU Hyper-Threading

This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-Threading.

The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled.

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