A770E BIOS Manual

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

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

2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................6

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................19

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................27

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

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BIOS Setup

Introduction
T he 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. T he power of CMOS
RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power
is turned off.
Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without
accessing programs from a disk. T his system controls most of the input and output
devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the
first stag e 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.
T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS
Setup.

Plug and Pla y Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support
T his 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 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 pow er manag ement and
device con figuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by
Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconn ect) local bus speci fication.

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

Supported CP Us
T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

Using Setup
When 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 General Help
description of the selected item.
Navigation Keys for that particular menu Navigation Keys
are at the bottom right corner, and you can
use these keys to select item and ch ange
the settings.

Notice
z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performan ce
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.
z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.
T he 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.
z T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed 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 BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen
providing an overview of the basic system inform ation.

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit

Syste m Overview Use [ENTER], [TA B]

or [ SHIFT-TAB] t o
AMI B IOS sele ct a field.
Versi on :01.01.0 1
Build Date:01/01/0 9 Use [+] or [-] t o
conf igure system Time.
Syste m Memory
Size :

Syste m Time [00:00:00]

Syste m Date [Thu 01/01/2009]
S elect Screen
Flopp y A S elect Item
+- C hange Field
> IDE Configuratio n Ta b S elect Field
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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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, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in /
2.88M, 3.5 in / 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

IDE Confuguration While entering setup ,

BIOS auto detects th e
> Primary IDE Master presence of IDE
> Primary IDE Slave devices. This displa ys
> SATA 1 Device the status of auto
> SATA 2 Device detection of IDE
> SATA 3 Device devices.
> SATA 4 Device
> SATA 5 Device
> SATA 6 Device
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Select Screen
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice

BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main

Primary IDE Master Select the type

of device connected
Device : to the system.
Type [Auto]
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]
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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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.

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Type
Select the type of the IDE/SAT A 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

PIO Mode
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 T echnology.
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. T his 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/SAT A devices.
Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu
T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power
Management, and other system devices.

Notice
z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause
system to malfunction.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit

Advanced Setti ngs Configure CPU.

WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.

> CPU Configur ation

> SuperIO Conf iguration
> Smart Fan Co nfiguration
> Hardware Hea lth Configuration
> Power Config uration
> USB Configur ation
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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CPU Configuration
T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced
CPU C onfiguration Enab le/Disable
Modul e Version: Secu re Virtual M achine
AGESA Version: Mode (SVM)
Physi cal Count:
Logic al Count:
AMD C PU
Revis ion:
Cache L1:
Cache L2:
Cache L3:
Speed : NB Clk:
ncHT Speed : Width I/O : S elect Screen
Able to Change Fre q : S elect Item
uCode Patch Level : +- C hange Option
Secur e Virtual Mac hine Mode [ Enabled] F1 G eneral Help
Power Now [ Enabled] F1 0 S ave and Exit
ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled] ES C E xit
CPU P refetching [ Enabled]
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Secure Virtual Machine Mode

Virtualization T echnology 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
T his 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 perform ance.
T his item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at
boot up, or not.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

CPU Prefetching
T his item allows you to enable or disable CPU Prefetching fun ction.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

IO Prefetching
T his item allows you to enable or disable IO Prefet ching fun ction.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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SuperIO Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Advan ced

Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t Allows BIOS to Enable

or Disable Floppy
Onboard Floppy Controller [Ena bled] Controller
Serial Port1 A ddress [3F8 /IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378 ]
Parallel Por t Mode [Nor mal]
Parallel Por t IRQ [IRQ 7]
Keyboard Power On [Dis abled]
Mouse PowerOn [Dis abled]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Pow er Off]

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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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 Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports.
Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Disabled

Parallel Port 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

Parallel Port Mode

T his 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.

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ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA.
Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port.
Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboard Pow erOn

T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

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

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”
Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /
Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6

Mouse PowerOn
T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restore on AC Power Loss

T his 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 O ff (Default) / Last State

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Smart Fan Configuration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration When you choice [Auto]

,[3Pin] or [4Pin],
CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled] please run the
Smart Fan Cali bration calibration to define
Control Mode the Fan parameters for
Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Smart Fan control
Fan Ctrl On(oC )
Fan Ctrl Start value
Fan Ctrl Sensi tive

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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CPU Smart Fan

T his item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function.
Options: Disabled (default) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin
Smart Fan Calibration
Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan
fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed.

Control Mode
T his item provides several operation modes of the fan.
Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ )

If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

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Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will
work under Smart Fan Function mode.
Options: 0~127 (With the interval of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan.
Options: 1~127 (With the interval of 1)

Hardware Health Configuration

T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced

Hardw are Health Co nfiguration Enab les Hardware

Heal th Monitorin g
H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Devi ce.
Shutd own Temperatu re [ Disabled]

CPU T emperature
SYS T emperature
CPU F an
Sytem 1 Fan

CPU V core
CPU N B S elect Screen
+1.8V S elect Item
NB Vo ltage +- C hange Option
+3.30 V F1 G eneral Help
+5.00 V F1 0 S ave and Exit
+12.0 V ES C E xit
DDR V oltage
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H/W Health Function

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status duringPOST stage.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdow n Temperature
T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only
effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉
/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

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Power Configuration
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced

ACPI Settings Sele ct the ACPI

stat e used for
Suspe nd mode [ S1 (POS)] Syst em Suspend.
ACPI Version Featu res [ ACPI v1.0]
ACPI APIC support [ Enabled]
AMI O EMB table [ Enabled]
Headl ess mode [ Disabled]

RTC R esume [ Disabled]

RTC A larm Date(Day s)
RTC A larm T ime
USB W akeup From S3 /S4 [ Disabled] S elect Screen
Power On by PCIE/O nboard LAN [ Disabled] S elect Item
Wake Up by PCI [ Disabled] +- C hange Option
Wakeu p on Ring [ Disabled] F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Suspend mode
T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
Options: S1 (POS) (Default) Power on Suspend
S3 (ST R) Suspend to RAM
S1 & S3 POS+STR

ACPI Version Features

T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI.
Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0

ACPI APIC support

T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced
Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he APIC provides multiprocessor support,
more IRQs and faster interrupt handling.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AMI OEMB table

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root
System Description T able (RSDT ) table.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Headless mode
T his is a server-speci fic feature. A headless server is one that operates without a
keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating
system (e.g. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Resume
When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock)
alarm awak ens the system from Suspend mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alarm Date (Days)

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

RTC Alarm Time

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

USB Wakeup from S3/S4

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Power On by PCIE/Onboard LAN

T his item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Wake Up by PCI
Enable / Disable PCI to generate a wake ev ent.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Resume On Ring
T his item allows you control the wake on ring function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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USB Configuration
T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced

USB C onfiguration Enab les support for

lega cy USB. AUTO
Modul e Version - 2 .24.3-13.4 opti on disables
lega cy support i f
USB D evices Enable d: no U SB devices a re
conn ected.

Legac y USB Support [ Enabled]

USB 2 .0 Controller Mode [ HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled]

> USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration S elect Screen

S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Legacy USB Support

T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices
like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful feature when using such
USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g.
Microso ft DOS or Windows NT).
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

T his item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller.
Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB 2.0-480Mbps
FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

T his item allows you to enable support for op erating systems without an EHCI
hand-o ff feature.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced

USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Number of seconds

POST waits for the
USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] USB mass storage
device after start
Device # unit command.
Emulation Type [Auto]

Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

T his item allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device.
Options: 20 Sec (Default) / 10 Sec / 30 Sec / 40 Sec

Emulation Type
T his item allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device.
Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM

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3 PCIPnP Menu
T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the
speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.

Notice
z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause
system to malfunction.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit

Advanced PCI/P nP Settings Clear NVRAM during

System Boot.
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.

Clear NVRAM [No]

Plug & Play O/ S [No]
PCI Latency Ti mer [64]
Allocate IRQ t o PCI VGA [Yes ]
Palette Snoopi ng [Dis abled]
PCI IDE BusMas ter [Ena bled]
S elect Screen
> PCI Resource S elect Item
> PCI Express Configuration +- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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Clear NV RAM
T his item allows you to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting “Yes”.
Options: No (Default) / Yes

Plug & P lay OS

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce
(VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating
system like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards.
For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.
Options: No (Default) / Yes

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PCI Latency Timer

T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes
over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus
before handing it over to another PCI device.
Options: 64 (Default) / 0-255

Allocate IRQ to PCI V GA

T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card.
Options: Yes (Default) / No

Palette Snooping
Some old graphic controllers need to “ snoop” on the VGA palette and then map it to
their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. This item
allows such snooping to take place.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PCI IDE BusMaster

T his item is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows the onbo ard ID E controller to
perform DMA (Direct Memory Access) trans fers.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PCI Resource
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
PCIPnP
PCI Resource
Available: Specified
IRQ3 [Available] IRQ is available to be
IRQ4 [Available] used by PCI/PnP
IRQ5 [Available] devices.
IRQ7 [Available] Reserved: Specified
IRQ9 [Available] IRQ is reserved for
IRQ10 [Available] use by Legacy ISA
IRQ11 [Available] devices.
IRQ14 [Available]
IRQ15 [Available]
DMA Channel 0 [Available] Select Screen
DMA Channel 1 [Available] Select Item
DMA Channel 3 [Available] +- Change Option
DMA Channel 5 [Available] F1 General Help
DMA Channel 6 [Available] F10 Save and Exit
DMA Channel 7 [Available] ESC Exit
Reserved Memory Size [Disabled]
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IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15
T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the
type of device using the interrupt. T he option “Available” means the IRQ is going
to assign automatically.
Options: Available (Default) / Reserved

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the
type of device using the channel. T he option “ Available” means the channel is
going to assign automatically.
Options: Available (Default) / Reserved

Reserved Memory Size

T his item allows BIOS to reserve cert ain memory size for speci fic PCI device.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K

PCI Express Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY
PCIPnP

PCI Express Configuration Enable/Disable

PCI Express L0s and
Active State Power-Management[Disabled] L1 link power
states.

Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Active State Power-Management

T his item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices b efore the
operating system boots. T his function is for OS which does not support ASPM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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4 Boot Menu
T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options.

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit

Boot Settings Conf iguration Spec ifies the

Boot Device
Prio rity sequenc e.
> Boo t Device Prio rity
> Har d Disk Drives
> Rem ovable Drives
> CD/ DVD Drives

Quick Boot [ Enabled]

Full Screen LOGO S how [ Enabled]
AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS]
Bootu p Num-Lock [ ON] S elect Screen
Inter rupt 19 Captu re [ Disabled] S elect Item
Ignor e Memory Erro r Messages [ Disabled] En terG o to Sub Scr een
BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Boot De vice Priority

Items in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available
devices. T he number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the
number of devi ces installed in the system.
Options: Removable / Hard Disk / CDROM / Legacy LAN / Disabled

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. You
can also ch ange the booting sequence. T he number of device items that appears on
the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
Options: Pri. Master / Pri. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Slave / USB HDD0 /
USB HDD1 / USB HDD2 / Bootable Add-in Cards

Removable Drives
T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the removable drive boot sequence automatically.
You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that
appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
Options: Floppy Disks / Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 /
USB-ZIP1 / LS120

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CD/DV D Drives
T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically.
You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that
appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
Options: Pri. Master / Pri. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Slave / USB CDROM0 /
USB CDROM 1

Quick Boot
Enabling this option will cause an ab ridged version o f the Power On Sel f-T est
(POST ) to execute after you power up the computer.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Full Screen LOGO Show

T his item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AddOn ROM Display Mode

T his item sets the display mode for option ROM.
Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current

Bootup Num-Lock
Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on.
Options: ON (Default) / OFF

Interrupt 19 Capture
When set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Ignore Memory Error Messages

When set to Enabled, the POST will ignore memory error messages.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

BOOT S UCCESS BEEP

When this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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5 Chipset Menu
T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on
your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory
resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus.

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit

Advan ced Chipset S ettings Opti ons for SB

> Sou thBridge Conf iguration

> RX7 80 Configurat ion
> OnB oard Peripher als Configur ation

S elect Screen
S elect Item
En terG o to Sub Scr een
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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SouthBridge Configuration
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Chips et

South Bridge Chipse t Configurat ion Opti ons for SB H D Azal

SB700 CIMx Verison : 4.6.0

> SB Azalia Audio Configuratio n

OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn o) [ Enabled]
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) [ Enabled]
EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [ Enabled]
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [ Enabled]
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1) [ Enabled]
EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2) [ Enabled] S elect Screen
OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 20 Fn 5) [ Enabled] S elect Item
En terG o to Sub Scr een
OnChi p SATA Channe l [ Enabled] F1 G eneral Help
OnChi p SATA Type [ Native IDE] F1 0 S ave and Exit
SATA IDE Combined Mode [ Enabled] ES C E xit
Power Saving Featu res [ Disabled]
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SB Azalia Audio Configuration

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Chips et

HD Au dio Azalia De vice [ Enabled] Options

Azali a Clock Gatin g [ Disabled]
Auto
Disa bled
Enab led

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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HD Audio Azalia Device

T his item allows you to control the HD audio device.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Auto / Disabled

Azalia Clock Gating

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19/20 Fn 0/1/5)

T his item allows you to control OHCI host controller. (USB 1.1 Device)
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19 Fn 2)

T his item allows you to control EHCI host controller. (USB 2.0 Device)
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OnChip SATA Channel

T his option allows you to enable the on-chip Serial AT A.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OnChip SATA Type

T his option allows you to select the on-chip Serial AT A operation mode.
Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI

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Option ROM POST Delay

Options: Disabled (Default) / 1 Second / 2 ~ 7 Seconds

SATA IDE Combined Mode

T his option controls the SAT A/PAT A combined mode.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Power Saving Features

T his item allows you to enable or disable power saving features in SB. As general
rule, this feature should be disabled for desktop and enabled fo r mobile. See AMD
SB700 Power Saving document for more details..
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RS780 Configuration
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Chips et

RX780 Configuratio n

> PCI Express Conf iguration

Prima ry Video Cont roller [ PCIE-GFX0-GF X2-GPP]

S elect Screen
S elect Item
En terG o to Sub Scr een
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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PCI Express Configuration

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Chips et

PCI E xpress Config uration Options

Peer- to-Peer among GFX/GFX2 [ Disabled] Enab led
GPP S lots Power Li mit, W [ 25 ] Disa bled
> Por t #02 Feature s
> Por t #04 Feature s
> Por t #05 Feature s
> Por t #06 Feature s
> Por t #07 Feature s
> NB- SB Port Featu res

S elect Screen
S elect Item
En terU pdate
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Peer-to-P eer among GFX/GFX2

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

GPP Slots Power Limit, W

Options: 25 (Default) / 0-255

Port #02/04/05/06/07 Features

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Chips et

Gen2 High Speed Mo de [ Auto] Auto - RC only

Link ASPM [ Disabled] adve rtize Gen2
Link Width [ Auto] capa bility.
Slot Power Limit,W [ 75 ]

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Gen2 High Speed Mode

Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Software Initiated / Advertised RC

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Link ASPM
Options: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0x & L1

Link Width
Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16

Slot Power Limit, W

Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255

NB-SB Port Features

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Chips et

NB-SB Link ASPM [ Disalbed] Options

NP NB -SB VC1 Traff ic Support [ Disabled]
Disa bled
L1

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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NB-SB Link ASPM

Options: Disabled (Default) / L1

NP NB-SB VC1 Traffic Support

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Primary Video Controller

T his option allows you to select the video controller in charge.
Options: PCIE GFX0-GFX2-GPP-PCI (Default) / PCIE GFX2-GFX0-GPP-PCI /
PCIE GPP-GFX0-GFX2-PCI / PCI-PCIEGFX0-GFX2-GPP

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OnBoard Peripherals Configuration

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Chips et

MAC I D Information : Enab le/Disable

Realt ek PCIE NIC [ Enable] Onbo ard Broadcom
Real tek Option RO M [ Disabled] PCIE Network
Cont roller

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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MAC ID Information
T his item shows the MAC ID.

Realtek PCIE NIC

T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller.
Options: Enable (Default) / Disable

Realtek Option ROM

T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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6 Performance Menu
T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices.
(Howev er, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock
improperly may damage the device.)

Notice
z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause
system to malfunction.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit

Perfo rmance Settin gs Chan ge CPU volta ge

valu e.
WARNI NG: Pl ease Clear C MOS if syste m no display
af ter overcloc king
CPU O ver Voltage [ StartUp]
CPU N B Over Voltag e [ StartUp]
Memor y Over Voltag e [ 1.95V]
Chips et Over Volta ge [ 1.14V]
HT Ov er Voltage [ StartUp]
CPU F requency [ 200] S elect Screen
> CPU FID/VID Cont rol S elect Item
> DRA M Timing Conf iguration +- C hange Option
> Hyp er Transport Configuratio n F1 G eneral Help
> Mem ory Configura tion F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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CPU Over Voltage

T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control.
Options: StartUp (Default) / -0.85V ~ +0.85V

CPU NB Over Voltage

T his item allows you to select CPU NB Voltage Control.
Options: StartUp (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V

Memory Over Voltage

T his item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control.
Options: 1.95V (Default) / 2.05V / 2.15V / 2.25V / 2.35V / 2.45V / 2.55V / 2.65V

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Chipset Over Voltage

T his item allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control.
Options: 1.14V (Default) / 1.18V / 1.23V / 1.27V

HT Overvoltage
T his item allows you to select HT Voltage Control.
Options: StartUp (Default) / +0.05V / +0.10V / 0.15V

CPU Frequency
T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency.
Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600

CPU FID/VID Control (for AM2 CP U)

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Perfo rmance

CPU F ID/VID Contro l Options

Proce ssor Multipli er [ Auto] Auto
Proce ssor Voltage [ Auto] x4.0 800 MHz
x4.5 900 MHz
x5.0 1000 MHz
Rese rved
x6.5 1300 MHz
Rese rved
x7.5 1500 MHz

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Processor Multiplier
T his item allows you to select CPU frequency.
Options: Auto (Default) / x4.0 800 MHz ~ x16.0 3200 MHz

Processor Voltage
T his item allows you to select CPU voltage.
Options: Auto (Default) / 0.800 V ~ 1.550 V

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CPU FID/VID Control (for AM2+ CP U)

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Perfo rmance

CPU F ID/VID Contro l Tell s BIOS wheth er to

use the setup op tions
Custo m P-States [ Disabled] belo w this to
Core FID [ x11.5 2300MH z] conf igure the
Core VID [1.2 500 V] P-St ates, or whe ther
Core DID [ Divided by 1 ] to c onfigure the
NB V ID [ 1.2500 V] P-St ates automat ically
NB F ID [ 1800 MHZ]
NB D ID [ Divided by 1 ]

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Custom P-States
T his item allows you to select the P-States controlling.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Core FID
T his item allows you to select the Ratio/Frequency of AM2+ CPU.
Options: x8.0 1600MHz ~ x31.5 6300MHz

Core VID
T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of CPU.
Options: 0.0125V ~ 1.5500V

Core DID
T his is the Core Divider.
Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8 /
Divided by 16

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NB VID
T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of NB chip.
Options: 0.0125V ~ 1.5500V

NB FID
T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip.
Options: 800MHz ~ 7000MHz (Di ffered by CPU)

Core DID
T his is the NB Divider.
Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2

DRAM Timing Configuration

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Perfo rmance

DRAM Timing Config uration Sele ct the DRAM

Freq uency progra mming
Memor y Clock Mode [ Auto] meth od. If Auto,
Mem clock Value [ DDR2-400] the DRAM speed w ill
DRAM Timing Mode [ Auto] be b ased on SPDs .
If L imit, the DR AM spe
will not exceed the
Mem ory CLK : spec ified value. If
CAS Latency(Tcl) : Manu al, the DRAM speed
RAS /CAS Delay(Tr cd) : spec ified will b e
Row Precharge Ti me(Trp): prog rammed regar dless.
Min Active RAS(T ras) : S elect Screen
RAS /RAS Delay(Tr rd) : S elect Item
Row Cycle (Trc) : +- C hange Option
Com mand Rate(CR) : F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Memory Clock Mode

T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
Options: Auto (Default) / Limit / Manual

Memclock Value
T his item allows you to set the Memory Clock.
Options: DDR2-400 (Default) / DDR-533 / DDR2-667 / DDR2-800 / DDR-1066
(with AM2+ CPU)

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DRAM Timing Mode

T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM
T iming.
Options: Auto (Default) / DCT0 / DCT 1 (with AM2+ CPU) / Both (with AM2+ CPU)

CAS Latency (CL)

Options: Auto (Default) / 3~6 CLK / 7CLK DH_Only

2T Command
Options: Auto (Default) / 1T / 2T

TR CD
Options: Auto (Default) / 3~6 CLK

TRP
Options: Auto (Default) / 3~6 CLK

tR TP
Options: Auto (Default) / 2-4 CLK / 3-5 CLK

TR AS
Options: Auto (Default) / 5~18 CLK

TR C
Options: Auto (Default)

tWR
Options: Auto (Default) / 3~6 CLK

TR RD
Options: Auto (Default) / 2~5 CLK

tWTR
Options: Auto (Default) / 1~3 CLK

tRFC0 / tRFC1 / tRFC2 / tRFC3

Options: Auto (Default) / 75ns / 105ns / 127.5ns / 195ns / 327.5ns

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Hyper Transport Configuration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Performance

Hyper Transpor t Configuration The Hypertransport

link will run at this
speed if it is slower
NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link than or equal to the
HT Link Speed [ Auto] system clock and the
HT Link Width [ Auto] board is capable.

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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HT Link Speed
Options: Auto (Default) / 200MHz / 400MHz / 600MHz / 800MHz / 1GHz /
1.2GHz / 1.4GHz / 1.6GHz / 1.8GHz / 2.0GHz

HT Link Width
Options: Auto (Default) / 8 Bit / 16 Bit

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Memory Configuration
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Perfo rmance

Memor y Configurati on Enab le Bank Memo ry

Inte rleaving
Bank Interleaving [ Auto]
Chann el Interleavi ng [ XOR of Addre ss bit]
Enabl e Clock to Al l DIMMs [ Disabled]
MemCl k Tristate C3 /ATLVID [ Disabled]
Memor y Hole Remapp ing [ Enabled]
DCT U nganged Mode [ Always]
Power Down Enable [ Disabled]
> ECC Configuratio n
S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F1 0 S ave and Exit
ES C E xit

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Bank Interleaving
Bank Interleaving is an advanced chipset technique used to improve memory
perform ance. Memory interleaving increases bandwidth by allowing simultaneous
access to more than one piece of memory.
Options: Auto (Default)

Channel Interleaving
T his item allows you to control the DDR2 dual-channel function.
Options: XOR of Address bits [20:16, 6] (Default) / XOR of Address bits
[20:16, 9] / Address bits 6 / Address bits 12 / Disabled

Enable Clock to All DIMMs

T his item determines whether the BIOS should actively reduce EMI
(Electromagn etic Interference) and reduce power consumption by turning off
unoccupied or inactive DIMM slots.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID

T his item enables or disables the MemClk T ristate function in C3 Mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Memory Hole Remapping

T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI
memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

DC T Unganged Mode
T his item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2)
dual-chann el operation mode. If two DRAM modules with different size are
installed, using unganged mode can still make it run in dual-channel operation.
Options: Always (Default) / Auto

Power Dow n Enable

T his item controls the DRAM power down function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

ECC Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Performance

ECC Configurat ion Set the level of ECC

protection. Note: The
ECC Mode [Dis abled] Super ECC mode
DRAM ECC Ena ble [Dis abled] dynamically sets the
DRAM SCRUB R EDIRECT [Dis abled] DRAM scrub rate so
4-Bit ECC Mo de [Dis abled] all of memory is
DRAM BG Scru b [Dis abled] scrubbed in 8 hours.
Data Cache B G Scrub [Dis abled]
L2 Cache BG Scrub [Dis abled]
L3 Cache BG Scrub [Dis abled]

S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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ECC Mode
T his item allows you to select the DRAM ECC Mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Basic / Good / Super / Max / User

DRAM ECC Enabled

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

DRAM Scrub Redirect

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

4-bit ECC Mode

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

DRAM BG Scrub/Data Cache BG Scrub/L2 Cache BG Scrub/L3 Cache BG Scrub

Options: Disabled (Default) / 40ns / 80ns / 160ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28us / 2.56us /
5.12us / 10.2us / 20.5us / 41.0us / 81.9us / 163.8us / 327.7us / 655.4us /
1.31ms / 2.62ms / 5.24ms / 10.49ms / 20.97ms / 42.00ms / 84.00ms

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7 Exit Menu
T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the
changes to the BIOS items.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit

Exit Options Exit system setup

after saving the
Save Changes a nd Exit changes.
Discard Change s and Exit
Discard Change s F10 key can be used
for this operation.
Load Optimal D efaults

Security Setti ngs

> Security S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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Save Changes and Exit

Save all configuration changes to CMOS RAM and exit setup.

Discard Changes and Exit

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

Discard Changes
Abandon all changes made during the current session and restore the previously
saved values.

Load Optimal Defaults

T his selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system
booting sequence. T hese con figurations are facto ry settings optimized fo r this
system.

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Security
T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Exit

Security Setti ngs Install or Change the

password.
Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d
User Password :Not Installe d

Change Supervi sor Password

Change User Pa ssword

Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled]

S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterC hange
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit

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Change Supervisor Passw ord

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from
making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a
password.

Change User Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the
same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User
Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be
able to change them.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect
the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. If this fun ction 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.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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