Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 Bios Setup Manual

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ...1 1 Main Menu ... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features ... 6 4 Advanced Chipset Features ... 16 5 Integrated Peripherals... 23 6 Power Management Setup ... 30 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 36 8 PC Health Status...
Page 2: Bios Setup
K8M800 Micro AM2 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 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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 AMD CPU.
Page 4: Main Menu
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options.
Page 6 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
Page 7: Standard Cmos Features
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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>...
Page 8 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Date Time IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu. IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu.
Page 9 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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.
Page 10 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup...
Page 11 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Boot Seq & Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot seq & Floppy. Figure 3.1: Boot Seq & Floppy Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically.
Page 12 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy (default), LS120, Hard Disk, SCSI, CDROM, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled.
Page 13 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Cache Setup Figure 3.3: Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Disabled External Cache This option enables or disables “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU, which may improve performance.
Page 14 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup CPU Feature Figure 3.4: CPU Feature NPT Fid control This function allows you to adjust the frequency ratio of CPU. The Choices: Auto (default), x4: 800Mhz ~ x25: 5000Mhz (differs from CPU) NPT Vid control This function allows you to adjust the CPU voltage.
Page 15: Virus Warning
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function 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.
Page 16 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup APIC Mode Selecting Enabled enables APIC mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification.
Page 17: Advanced Chipset Features
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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.
Page 18 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup AGP & P2P Bridge Control If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “AGP & P2P Bridge Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: Figure 4.1: AGP &...
Page 19 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup AGP Driving Value While AGP driving control item set to “Manual”, it allows user to set AGP driving. The Choices: DA (default). AGP Fast Write This item allows you to disabled or enabled AGP Fast Write.
Page 20 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration Figure 4.2: DRAM Configuration Timing Mode This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DDR Timing. The Choices: Auto (default), Manual. DQS Training Control The Choices: Skip DQS (default), Perform DQS.
Page 21 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup DDRII Timing Item The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. TwTr Command Delay The Choices: 3 bus clocks (default). TrTfc0 for DIMM0 The Choices: 75ns (default). TrTfc1 for DIMM1 The Choices: 75ns (default) <Twr> Write Recovery Time The Choices: 6 bus clocks (default).
Page 22 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup LDT & PCI Bus Control If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “LDT & PCI Bus Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options : Figure 4.3: LDT &...
Page 23 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup PCI1 Post Write When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. PCI2 Post Write When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states.
Page 24: Integrated Peripherals
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripheral...
Page 25 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup VIA OnChip IDE Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “VIA OnChip IDE Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: Figure 5.1: VIA OnChip IDE Device...
Page 26 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If the interface does not support prefetching. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled”.
Page 27 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup VIA OnChip PCI Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “VIA OnChip PCI Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: Figure 5.2: VIA OnChip PCI Device...
Page 28 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup OnChip USB Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller. The Choices: All Enabled (default), All Disabled, 1&2 USB Port, 2&3 USB Port, 1&3 USB Port, 1 USB Port, 2 USB Port, 3 USB Port.
Page 29 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Super IO Device Press Enter to configure the Super I/O Device. Figure 5.3: Super IO Device 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. If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
Page 30 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP. The Choices: SPP (default) Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port. Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP & EPP mode.
Page 31: Power Management Setup
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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 ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
Page 32 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Power Management Option 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 33 (3V), the Power Supply (5VSB), and the Power Supply (3.3V). While AC is not supplying power, the motherboard uses the motherboard battery (3V). If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is not turned on, 5VSB from the Power Supply is used.
Page 34 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup For example: If set to “Former-Sts” and AC power is lost when system is live, then after AC power is restored, the system will automatically power on. If AC power is lost when system is not live, system will remain powered off.
Page 35 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup USB Resume from S3 This item allows you to enable or disabled USB resume from S3. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. When set to On, any event occurring at a VGA Port will awaken a system which has been powered down.
Page 36 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter to access another sub menu used to configure the different wake up events (i.e. wake on LPT & COMM activity). Figure 6.1.1: IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR IRQ3 (COM2) IRQ4 (COM1)
Page 37: Pnp/Pci Configurations
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 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 38 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are assigned to it.
Page 39 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which 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 40: Pc Health Status
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. The Choices: 70℃/ 158℉, 75℃/ 167℉, 80℃/ 176℉, 85℃/ 185℉(default) CPU Vcore/ 3.3V/ +5.0V/ +12V/DDR Voltage/ LDT Voltage/Voltage Battery Detect the system’s voltage and battery status automatically.
Page 41 K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup SYS FAN Speed This field displays the speed of the SYSTEM fan. Show H/W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Page 42: Frequency/ Voltage Control
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup 9 Frequency/ Voltage Control Figure 9: Frequency/ Voltage Control CPU Vcore The Choices: Default (default), +0.15V, +0.10V, +0.05V. DDR Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage. The Choices: 1.95V (default), 2.05V, 2.15V, 2.25V.
Page 43: Cpu Clock
K8M800 Micro AM2 BIOS Setup CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking The Choices: 200Mhz (default), Disabled. Min= 200 Max= 232 Key in a DEC number. Special Notice: If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system.

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