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Biostar I86PE-A7 Bios Setup Manual

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BIOS Setup ..................................................................1
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Main Menu ................................................................................................. 3
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Standard CMOS Features ......................................................................... 6
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Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 8
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Advanced Chipset Features ................................................................... 12
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Integrated Peripherals............................................................................. 15
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Power Management Setup...................................................................... 22
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PnP/PCI Configurations ........................................................................ 27
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PC Health Status ...................................................................................... 30
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Frequency Control ................................................................................... 31

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents BIOS Setup …………………………………………………………1 Main Menu ... 3 Standard CMOS Features ... 6 Advanced BIOS Features ... 8 Advanced Chipset Features ... 12 Integrated Peripherals... 15 Power Management Setup... 22 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 27 PC Health Status ... 30 Frequency Control ...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 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 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup DRAM Support DDR DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1>...

  • Page 4: Main Menu

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference; please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information.
  • Page 5 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup P/PCI C ONFIGURATIONS This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options. PC H EALTH TATUS This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system. REQUENCY ONTROL This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI clock.
  • Page 6 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 1.11 & E ETUP Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. 1.12 ITHOUT AVING Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

  • Page 7: Standard Cmos Features

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 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...
  • Page 8 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup ELECTIONS 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 Options are in its sub Master menu.

  • Page 9: Advanced Bios Features

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features & F LOPPY 3.1.1 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.
  • Page 10 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup ACHE ETUP CPU L1&L2 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Disabled CPU F EATURE 3.3.1 Thermal Management This item allows you to choose the monitor’s thermal management.
  • Page 11 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup YPER HREADING This option allows you to enable or disabled Hyper-Threading Technology. “Enabled” for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). “Disable” for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled.
  • Page 12 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 3.11 YPEMATIC ELAY Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000. 3.12 ECURITY PTION This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

  • Page 13: Advanced Chipset Features

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 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 14 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup DRAM RAS# CAS# D This field let you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; and slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
  • Page 15 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 15M-16M EMORY You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually2 discussed their memory requirements.

  • Page 16: Integrated Peripherals

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals IDE D NBOARD 5.1.1 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...
  • Page 17 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 5.1.4 Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 18 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup NBOARD EVICE 5.2.1 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled 5.2.2 USB 2.0 Controller The Choices: Enabled (default), disabled. 5.2.3...
  • Page 19 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 5.2.8 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. The Choices: Disabled, Enable (default).
  • Page 20 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup IO D UPER EVICE 5.3.1 Power On Function This item allows you to choose the power on function. The Choices: Button Only (default), Password, Hot Key, Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Any Key, and Keyboard 98. 5.3.2 KB Power on Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password.
  • Page 21 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 5.3.7 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) function of onboard I/O chip. The Choices: Normal (default), ASKIR, IrDA, SCR. 5.3.8 UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port.
  • Page 22 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 5.3.12 Power After Power Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Leaves the computer in the power off state. Reboots the computer. Former-Sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs.

  • Page 23: Power Management Setup

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. ACPI F UNCTION This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
  • Page 24 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup VGABIOS S3 R Choosing Enabled will make BIOS run VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up from S3 state. The system time is shortened if you disable the function, but system will need AGP driver to initialize the card.
  • Page 25 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup IDEO ETHOD This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 26 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 6.10 PWR-BTTN FF BY Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.” The Choices: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default). 6.11 NTRUDER ETECTION This item allows you to enabled or disable intruder# detection The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
  • Page 27 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup 6.15 ELOAD LOBAL IMER Reload Global Timer Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything, which occurs to a device, which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode.

  • Page 28: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system that allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.
  • Page 29 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup ESOURCES ONTROLLED By Choosing “Auto (ESCD)” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral. By Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts.
  • Page 30 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup PCI / VGA P ALETTE Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers that are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.

  • Page 31: Pc Health Status

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup PC Health Status HUTDOWN EMPERATURE This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: 60°C/140°C, 65°C/149°F, Disabled (default). CPU V / AGP V CORE...

  • Page 32: Frequency Control

    I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup Frequency Control CPU C LOCK ATIO The Choices: 8X (default), 9X, 10X, 11X, 12X, 13X, 14 X, 15X, 16X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 20 X, 21 X, 22 X, 23 X. CPU V OLTAGE This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator.
  • Page 33 I86PE-A7 BIOS Setup CPU C LOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking. If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system. Method 1: Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed)) as “ON”...

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