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945P-A7A BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup ...............................................................................1
1 Main Menu......................................................................................... 3
2 Standard CMOS Features ................................................................ 6
3 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................. 9
4 Advanced Chipset Features............................................................ 16
5 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................... 19
6 Power Management Setup.............................................................. 26
7 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................. 32
8 PC Health Status ............................................................................. 34
9 Frequency Control .......................................................................... 36
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
945P-A7A BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ...1 1 Main Menu... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features ... 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features ... 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features... 16 5 Integrated Peripherals ... 19 6 Power Management Setup... 26 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 32 8 PC Health Status ... -
Page 2: Bios Setup
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 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. - Page 3 945P-A7A BIOS Manual 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 CPU.
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Page 4: Main Menu
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 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. - Page 5 945P-A7A BIOS Manual Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. 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.
- Page 6 945P-A7A BIOS Manual Set 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.
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Page 7: Standard Cmos Features
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 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. - Page 8 945P-A7A BIOS Manual Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Date mm : dd : yy Time hh : mm : ss IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu.
- Page 9 945P-A7A BIOS Manual Item Options Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Description Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you.
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Page 10: Advanced Bios Features
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup... - Page 11 945P-A7A BIOS Manual CPU FEATURE Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4Min, 8Min, 16Min (default), 32Min. Thermal Management Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor.
- Page 12 945P-A7A BIOS Manual C1E Function CPU C1E Function select. The Choices: Auto (default),Disabled Execute Disable Bit When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware Capabilities provided by vanderpool Technology.
- Page 13 945P-A7A BIOS Manual BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1,...
- Page 14 945P-A7A BIOS Manual First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled, Enabled. Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments.
- Page 15 945P-A7A BIOS Manual Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20. TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
- Page 16 945P-A7A BIOS Manual SMALL LOGO (EPA) SHOW This item allows you to select whether the “Small Logo” shows. Enabled (default) “Small Logo” shows when system boot up. Disabled No “Small Logo” shows when system boots up. SUMMARY SCREEN SHOW This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing.
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Page 17: Advanced Chipset Features
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly. - Page 18 945P-A7A BIOS Manual DRAM RAS# PRECHARGE If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete, and the DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
- Page 19 945P-A7A BIOS Manual PCI EXPRESS ROOT PORT FUNC PCI Express Port 1/ 2/3 This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port. The Choices: Auto (default), Enabled, Disabled. PCI-E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the PCI-E Compliancy Mode.
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Page 20: Integrated Peripherals
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals... - Page 21 945P-A7A BIOS Manual ONCHIP IDE DEVICE IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support.
- Page 22 945P-A7A BIOS Manual This item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary IDE Channel. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. IDE Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver).
- Page 23 945P-A7A BIOS Manual ON BOARD DEVICE USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled USB 2.0 Controller This entry is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. This BIOS itself may/ may not have high speed USB support.
- Page 24 945P-A7A BIOS Manual Onboard RAID <ITE8211> This item allows you to enable or disable to support Onboard RAID (ITE8211). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard RAID BIOS This item allows you to enable or disable to Onboard RAID BIOS. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
- Page 25 945P-A7A BIOS Manual SUPER IO DEVICE If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “ the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it.
- Page 26 945P-A7A BIOS Manual UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time. The Choices: Half (default), Full.
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Page 27: Power Management Setup
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup... - Page 28 945P-A7A BIOS Manual ACPI & WAKE UP EVENTS ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
- Page 29 945P-A7A BIOS Manual Wake-Up by PCI card When you select “Enable”, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full On state. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). Power On by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.
- Page 30 945P-A7A BIOS Manual RELOAD TIMER EVENTS Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 You can select to enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID 1 function under this item. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. FDD, COM, LPT Port You can select to enable or disable FDD, COM, and LPT port under this item.
- Page 31 945P-A7A BIOS Manual POWER MANAGEMENT This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min.
- Page 32 945P-A7A BIOS Manual MODEM USE IRQ This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use. The Choices: 3 (default), 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA. SUSPEND MODE The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system.
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Page 33: Pnp/Pci Configurations
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. - Page 34 945P-A7A BIOS Manual IRQ RESOURCES This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By”...
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Page 35: Pc Health Status
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU FAN Control The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise. The Choices: Smart (default), Always On. SHUTDOWN TEMPERATURE This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only... - Page 36 945P-A7A BIOS Manual CURRENT CPU FAN SPEED This field displays the current speed of CPU fan. CURRENT SYS FAN SPEED This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.
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Page 37: Frequency Control
945P-A7A BIOS Manual 9 Frequency Control Figure 9. Frequency Control CPU CLOCK RATIO This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio. Min= 8, Max= 50,Key in a DEC number. The Choices: 8X (default). CPU VOLTAGE REGULATOR This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator. - Page 38 945P-A7A BIOS Manual CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking. Min= 100, Max= 232,Key in a DEC number. The Choices: 100MHZ (default). Special Notice: If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system.