h55 HD Bios Manual
h55 HD Bios Manual
h55 HD Bios Manual
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................8
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................22
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................25
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................28
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................33
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................36
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.
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.
DRAM S upport
DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported.
Supported CP Us
T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel 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. T he 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.
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 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.
Configure SATA as
T his item allows you to choose the SAT A operation mode.
Options: IDE (Default) / AHCI / Disabled
SATA#1 Configuration
T his item allows you to control the onboard SAT A controller.
Options: Compatible (Default) / Enhanced
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
AHCI Port0/Port1/Port2/Port3/Port4/Port5
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Main
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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SATA Port0/1/2/3/4/5
This item allows you to select the connected device type.
Options: Auto (Default) / Not Installed
S.M.A.R.T.
This item allows you to control the device S.M.A.R.T function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Type [Aut o]
LBA/Large Mode [Aut o]
Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)[Aut o]
PIO Mode [Aut o]
DMA Mode [Aut o]
S.M.A.R.T [Aut o]
32Bit Data Tra nsfer [Ena bled]
S elect Screen
S elect Item
+- C hange Option
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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
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
2 Advanced Menu
T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings o f 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 SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit
CPU Configuration
T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Confi gure advanced CPU setting s This should be e nabled
Modul e Version:01. 04 in o rder to enab le or
Manuf acturer:Intel CPU disa ble the “Enh anced
Halt State”.
Frequ ency :
BCLK Speed :
Cache L1 :
Cache L2 :
Cache L3 :
Ratio Status:
Ratio Actual Value :
CIE S upport [Enabled] S elect Screen
Hardw are Prefetche r [Enabled] S elect Item
Adjac ent Cache Lin e Prefetch [Enabled] +- C hange Option
Max C PUID Value Li mit [Disabled] F1 G eneral Help
Intel (R) Virtualiz ation Tech [Enabled] F1 0 S ave and Exit
CPU T M function [Enabled] ES C E xit
Execu te-Disable Bi t Capability [Enabled]
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Hardware Prefetcher
T he processor has a hardw are prefetch er that automatically analy zes its requirements
and prefetches dat a and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are
likely to be required in the near future. T his reduces the latency associated with
memory reads.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
CPU TM Function
T he CPU T M Function is to throttle the clock speed o f higher speed Prescott's to
help keep them cool.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
A20M
Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
SuperIO Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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Mouse PowerOn
T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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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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Control Mode
T his item provides several operation modes of the fan.
Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual
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Power Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
ACPI Settings
EuP Control [Disabled]
Suspend mode [S1(POS)]
Repost Video on S3 Resume [NO]
ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0]
ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
AMI OEMB table [Enabled]
Headless mode [Disabled]
APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]
USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled]
High Performance Event Timer [Disabled] Select Screen
Resume On PME# [Disabled]
Resume On RING [Disabled] Select Item
Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] +- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
EuP Control
T his item is used to enable or disable EuP Control (Energy Using Products).
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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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
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Resume On PME#
When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON
state.
For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the
Wake on LAN function. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on motherboard to
enable i f applicable.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Resume on RING
T his item allows you control the wake on ring function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
System Time
You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify.
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Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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Options
Intel VT-d [ Disabled]
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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Intel VT-d
Intel(R) Virtualization T echnology fo r Directed I/O (VT -d) provides hardware
assists for virtualization, improving security, reliability, and performan ce o f I/O
devices in virtualized environment.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
MPS Configuration
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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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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Smbios Configuration
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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Smbios Configuration
SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support fo r PnP func 50h-54h.
Option: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
USB Configuration
T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced
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Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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 SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit
Clear NV RAM
T his item allows you to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting “Yes”.
Options: No (Default) / Yes
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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
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
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4 Boot Menu
T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options.
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
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.
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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.
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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
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Interrupt 19 Capture
Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When set
to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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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.
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
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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Fast MRC
Enabled: While cold booting, MRC directly restores memory d ata from valid
NVRAM without hardware training. Disabled: T he cold booting with memory
detection and hardw are training.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Memory Hole
You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area
is reserved it cannot be cached. Check the user information of peripherals that need
to use this area o f system memory for the memory requirements.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 15M-16M
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PEG Port
T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
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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PAVP Mode
GMCH Protected Audio Video Path (PAVP) BIOS support.
Options: Lite (Default) / Disabled / High
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
USB Function
T his item allows you to activate USB function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
EHCI Controller#1/2
T his item allows you toenable integrated USB 2.0 RMH#1/2.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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SMBUS Controller
T his BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers fo r the SMBus.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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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 to 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 SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit
Advance Performance Settings Disable: Disable Gv3
Enable: Enable GV3
WARNING:Please Clear CMOS if system no display
after overclocking.
Current CPU Frequency :
Current Memory Frequency :
SPEC/Current GPU Clock :
Intel(R)SpeedStep(tm)tech [Enabled]
CPU Ratio Setting [ x23.0]
CPU Frequency Setting [133]
Intel GPU Clock [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
> DRAM Timing Configuration Select Screen
> Clock Gen Configuration Select Item
> Voltage Control EnterGo to Sub Screen
> Intel PPM Configuration F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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Intel GP U Clock
T his item allows you to GPU Clock.
Options: Auto (Default) / 133MHz ~ 600MHz
DRAM Frequency
T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
Options: Auto (Default) / 800MHz / 1067MHz /1333MHz
DRAM Frequency
T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
Options: Auto (Default) / 800MHz / 1067MHz / 1333MHz
DRAM tCL
Options: 9 (Default) / 3 ~ 15
DRAM tRCD
Options: 9 (Default) / 3 ~ 15
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DRAM tRAS
Options: 24 (Default) / 9 ~ 63
DRAM tRRD
Options: 4 (Default) / 5 ~ 15
DRAM tWR
Options: 10 (Default) / 3 ~ 31
DRAM tWTR
Options: 5 (Default) / 4 ~ 31
DRAM tRTP
Options: 5 (Default) / 4 ~ 15
DRAM tRFC
Options: 74 (Default) / 15 ~ 255
DRAM tFAW
Options: 20 (Default) / 15 ~ 63
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Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
PCIE Clock By
T his item allows you to determine how to set PCIE Clock, by auto or manual.
Options: Auto (Default) / Manual
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Voltage Control
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Performance
DRAM Voltage
T his item allows you to select DRAM Voltage control.
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C6 State
T his item allows you to select Nehalem C state action.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
C1 Auto Demotion
When enabled, CPU will conditionally demote C3/C6/C7 requests to C1 based on
uncore auto-demote info rmation.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
C3 Auto Demotion
When enabled, CPU will conditionally demote C6/C7 requests to C3 based on
uncore auto-demote info rmation.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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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
> Security
S elect Screen
S elect Item
EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
ESC E xit
Discard Changes
Abandon all changes made during the current session and restore the previously
saved values.
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Security
T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Exit
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