User manual BIOSTAR GF8100 M2PLUS SE BIOS MANUAL
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Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] GF8100 M 2+ SE BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Advanced Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 PCIPnP Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4 Boot Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5 Chipset Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6 Performance Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7 Exit Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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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. [. . . ] Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume By RTC Alarm 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
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RTC Alarm Date (Days) You can choose which date the system will boot up. System Time You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify. Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system, before this function will work.
USB Configuration
T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced USB Configurat ion Module Version - 2. 24. 2-13. 4 USB Devices En abled: USB 1. 1 Contro ller USB 2. 0 Contro ller Legacy USB Sup port USB 2. 0 Contro ller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand -Off [Ena bled] [Ena bled] [Ena bled] [HiS peed] [Ena bled] +F1 F10 ESC Options Enabled Disabled
> USB Mass Sto rage Device Configu ration
S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit
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USB 1. 0 Controller T his item allows you to control the USB 1. 0 mode of the USB controller. . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB 2. 0 Controller T his item allows you to control the USB 2. 0 mode of the USB controller. . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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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. 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 operating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command.
+F1 F10 ESC
Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit 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 (Def ault) / 10 Sec / 30 Sec / 40 Sec
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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
AUDIO Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced AUDIO Configur ation AZALIA AUDIO [Int ernal codec + E] Internal codec is included in chipset it is for HDMI AUDIO function External codec is a onboard codec
+F1 F10 ESC
S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit
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AZALIA AUDIO T his item allows you to control the onboard codec and on-chip codec. Options: Internal codec+E (Default) / Internal codec / External codec / Disabled
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Onboard LAN Configuration
BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Onboard LAN Co nfiguration Onboard LAN Onboard Lan Bo ot ROM MAC ID Informa tion : [Aut o] [Dis abled] Control onboard Lan on/off
+F1 F10 ESC
S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit
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Onboard LAN T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Onbaord Lan Boot ROM T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MAC ID Information T his item shows the LAN MAC ID information.
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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
Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance Exit
Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. Clear NVRAM Plug & Play O/ S PCI Latency Ti mer Allocate IRQ t o PCI VGA Palette Snoopi ng PCI IDE BusMas ter > PCI Resource > PCI Express Configuration [No] [No] [32] [Yes ] [Dis abled] [Ena bled]
Clear NVRAM during System Boot.
+F1 F10 ESC
S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit 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 WindowTM 95. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, NetwareTM), 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 bef another takes ore 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: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Memory Hole Remapping T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DCT 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 Down Enable T his item controls the DRAM power down function. [. . . ]
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