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Biostar U8788 Bios Setup Manual

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BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup ....................................................................................1
Main Menu.....................................................................................3
Standard CMOS Features........................................................6
Advanced BIOS Features.........................................................8
Advanced Chipset Features .................................................11
Integrated Peripherals ...........................................................15
Power Management Setup ....................................................20
PnP/PCI Configurations ........................................................25
PC Health Status ......................................................................28
Frequency Control ...................................................................30
Special Feature: 9th Touch™ .............................................32

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ...1 Main Menu...3 Standard CMOS Features...6 Advanced BIOS Features...8 Advanced Chipset Features ...11 Integrated Peripherals ...15 Power Management Setup ...20 PnP/PCI Configurations ...25 PC Health Status ...28 Frequency Control ...30 Special Feature: 9th Touch™ ...32...

  • Page 2: 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: Pci Bus Support

    PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR DRAM are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp>...

  • Page 4: Main Menu

    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 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. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play”...

  • Page 6: Set User Password

    Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them. Save &...

  • Page 7: Standard Cmos Features

    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 you want in each item.

  • Page 8: Main Menu Selections

    Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Date MM DD Time HH MM SS IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu. IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu.

  • Page 9: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced 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 10 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. Enabled (default) Enable quick POST. Disabled Normal POST. First /Second/Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.

  • Page 11: Security Option

    The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000. Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility. System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility.

  • Page 12: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and external cache. 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 13 DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SPD or not. The Choices: By SPD(default), Manual. SDRAM CAS Latency When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The Choices: 2.5, 2 (default). Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature.
  • Page 14 graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The Choices: 64M (default), 256M, 128M, 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M. AGP Mode This item allows you to select the AGP Mode. The Choices: 4X (default), 2X, 1X.

  • Page 15: Memory Hole

    states. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification. The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default). Memory Hole When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.

  • Page 16: Integrated Peripherals

    The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.

  • Page 17: Via Onchip Pci Device

    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 increased performance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

  • Page 18: Super Io Device

    Serial ATA Rom (Optional) The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 1394 Fire Wire (Optional) The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Super IO Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Device” label and then press 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 19: Init Display First

    The default value is SPP. The Choices: SPP(default) ECP+EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1. Game Port Address Game Port I/O Address. The Choices: 201 (default), 209, Disabled. Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I/O Address.
  • Page 20 BIOS Setup Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. Select the “Enabled” option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do). The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

  • Page 21: Power Management 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. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).

  • Page 22: Hdd Power Down

    Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. HDD Power Down When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity.

  • Page 23: Run Vgabios If S3 Resume

    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 24: Irqs Activity Monitoring

    BIOS Setup system which has been powered down. The Choices: Off (default), On. LPT & COM When this option is set to On, any event occurring at a COM(serial)/LPT (printer) port will awaken a system which has been powered down. The Choices: LPT/COM (default), COM, LPT, NONE.
  • Page 25 Press Enter to access another sub menu used to configure the different wake up events (i.e. wake on LPT & COMM activity). Primary INTR IRQ3 (COM2) IRQ4 (COM1) IRQ5 (LPT2) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT1) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)

  • Page 26: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    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 27: Resources Controlled By

    If the Disabled (default) option is chosen, the system‘s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one. If the Enabled option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the “Disabled”...
  • Page 28 To do this, the non-VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data. In PCI based systems, where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non-VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write.

  • Page 29: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU Vcore +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, 5VSB(V), Voltage Battery Detect the system’s voltage status automatically. Current CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature of CPU. 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.

  • Page 30: Shutdown Temperature

    BIOS Setup The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default). Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set the shutdown temperature of the CPU in order not to be damaged by the overheated temperature. When this function is enabled, the system will automatically shutdown if the CPU temperature reaches the shutdown temperature.

  • Page 31: Frequency Control

    Frequency Control Frequency Control CPU Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio. The Choices: X8 (default), X9, X10, X11, X12, X13, X14, X15, X16, X17, X18, X19, X20, X21, X22, X23. Auto Detect PCI / DIMM Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.
  • Page 32 BIOS Setup 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 CMOS data by setting the JCMOS1 ((2-3) closed)) as “ON” status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting. Method 2: Press the <Insert>...

  • Page 33: Special Feature: 9Th Touch

    Special Feature: 9th Touch™ With 9th Touch function, you just only have to press on [F9] function key during P.O.S.T procedure to choose any device you like for booting your system. This way provides user-friendly operation without entering to BIOS Setup. = = Select a boot First device= = Move Enter: Accept BIOS Setup...

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