Biostar TP61A User manual

TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual

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

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

2 Advanced Menu................................................................................... 4

3 Chipset Menu ..................................................................................... 17

4 Boot Menu........................................................................................... 21

5 Security Menu .................................................................................... 23

6 Performance Menu ........................................................................... 24

7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................ 29

TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual

UEFI BIOS Setup

Introduction

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

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

modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to NVRAM.

UEFI 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 ke yboard, 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 UEFI BIOS.

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

UEFI BIOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

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

EPA Green PC Support

This AMI UEFI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC

specification.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI UEFI 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.

PCI Bus Support

This AMI UEFI 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.

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Supported CPUs

This AMI UEFI BIOS supports the Intel CPU.

Using Setup

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test

(POST) to enter the UEFI BIOS setup

utility.

In the UEFI 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 def ault UEFI BIOS settings apply for mos t co nditions to ens ure

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 Def ault

under the Exit Menu.

For be tter system performance, the UEFI BIOS firmware is be ing

continuously updated. The UEFI BIOS information described in this

manual is for your reference only. The actual UEFI 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.

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1 Main Menu

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

the screen providing an overview of the basic system information.

BIOS Information

Shows system information including UEFI BIOS version, project code, model

name, built date, etc.

Total Memor y

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

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set

the date.

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

Access Level

Shows the access level of current user.

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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

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

system to malfunction.

PCI Subsystem Settings

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PCI ROM Priority

In case of multiple option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), this item

specifies what PCI Option ROM to launch

Options: Legacy ROM (Default) / EFI Compatible ROM

PCI Latency Timer

This item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register.

Options: 32 PCI Bus Clocks (Default) / 64 PCI Bus Clocks / 96 PCI Bus

Clocks / 128 PCI Bus Clocks / 160 PCI Bus Clocks / 192 PCI Bus

Clocks / 224 PCI Bus Clocks / 248 PCI Bus Clocks

VGA Palette Snoop

This item enables or disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PERR# Generation

This item enables or disables PCI Device to generate PERR#.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

SERR# Generation

This item enables or disables PCI Device to generate SERR#.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Relaxed Ordering

This item enables or disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Extended Tag

If this item is enabled, the system allows Device to use 8-bit Tag field as a

requester.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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No Snoop

This item enables or disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Maximum Payload

This item sets Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allows System

BIOS to select the value.

Options: Auto (Default) / 128 Bytes / 256 Bytes / 512 Bytes / 1024 Bytes /

2048 Bytes / 4096 Bytes

Maximum Read Request

This item sets Maximum Read Request Size of PCI Express Device or allows

System BIOS to select the value.

Options: Auto (Default) / 128 Bytes / 256 Bytes / 512 Bytes / 1024 Bytes /

2048 Bytes / 4096 Bytes

ASPM Support

This item sets the ASPM Level: Force LO – Force all links to LO State;

Auto – BIOS auto configures; Disabled – Disables ASPM.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / Force LO

Extended Synch

If this item is enabled, the system allows generation of Extended

Synchronization patterns.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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ACPI Settings/ WakeUp Event control

ACPI Sleep State

This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the

SUSPEND button is pressed.

Options: S1 (CPU Stop Clock) (Default) / Suspend Disabled / S3 (Suspend

to RAM)

EuP Control

When EuP is enabled, the system will meet EuP requirement.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PME Wake up from S5

The item enables the system to wake from S5 using PME event.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Wake system with Fixed Time

This item enables or disables the system to wake on by alarm event. When

this item is enabled, the system will wake on the hr::min::sec specified.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Wake up date

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

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Wake up hour / Wake up minute / Wake up second

You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to

specify.

Ring-In Wake up from S5

This item enables the system to wake from S5 using Ring-In event.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PS2 Keyboard PowerOn

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

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

Stroke Keys Selected

This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”

Options: Wake Key (Def ault) / Power Key / Ctrl+F1 / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6

Specific Key Enter

This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.”

Press Enter to set Specific key.

PS2 Mouse PowerOn

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

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4

function.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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CPU Configuration

Hyper-threading

Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading

Technology) and Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized Hyper-Threading

Technology). When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Active Processor Cores

This item sets number of cores to enable in each processor package.

Options: All (Default) / 1 / 2 / 3

Limit CP UID Max imum

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 the kind of basic information CPUID can provide

the operating system.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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