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Biostar M7VIG Pro-D Bios Setup Manual

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M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup....................................................................................... 1
1 Main Menu.................................................................................................... 3
2 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................................. 6
3 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 9
4 Advanced Chipset Features......................................................................... 13
5 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................. 17
6 Power Management Setup........................................................................... 22
7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................................. 26
8 PC Health Status ......................................................................................... 29
9 Frequency Control....................................................................................... 31
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup BIOS Setup... 1 1 Main Menu... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features... 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features... 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features... 13 5 Integrated Peripherals ... 17 6 Power Management Setup... 22 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 26 8 PC Health Status ...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    M7VIG Pro-D 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 M7VIG Pro-D 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 (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD Socket CPU.

  • Page 4: Main Menu

    M7VIG Pro-D 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 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup 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 M7VIG Pro-D 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. 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.

  • Page 7: Standard Cmos Features

    M7VIG Pro-D 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 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup 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 M7VIG Pro-D 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: Advanced Bios Features

    M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup 3 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 11 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up. The Choices: Disabled, Enabled (default).
  • Page 12 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured. Disabled (default) Enabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down.
  • Page 13 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable/ disable display the Summary Screen Show. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

  • Page 14: Advanced Chipset Features

    M7VIG Pro-D 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. 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 15 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SPD or not. The Choices: By SPD (default), Manual. DRAM CAS Latency When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing.
  • Page 16 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for 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.
  • Page 17 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup PCI1 Post Write When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the PCI bus. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. PCI2 Post Write When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the AGP bus. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

  • Page 18: Integrated Peripherals

    M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Control The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and / or second IDE interface. If you install a primary and / or secondary add-in IDE interface, select “Disabled”...
  • Page 19 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup through 4 provides successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4. 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.
  • Page 20 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup Super IO Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “ 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 21 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O address. The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode The default value is EPP. EPP (default) ECP+EPP EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.
  • Page 22 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup USB Keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboards. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

  • Page 23: Power Management Setup

    M7VIG Pro-D 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 24 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min.
  • Page 25 (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 26 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. RTC Alarm Resume This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function.

  • Page 27: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    M7VIG Pro-D 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 28 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup are reserved in the system BIOS. 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 29 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup 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. In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write, it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus.

  • Page 30: Pc Health Status

    M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status Current CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature of the CPU. Current CPUFAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan. Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.
  • Page 31 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup Chassis Open Warning This item allows you to enable or disable chassis open warning beep. The choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

  • Page 32: Frequency Control

    M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup 9 Frequency Control Figure 9. Frequency Control Auto Detect PCI/ DIMM Clk This item allows you to enable / disable auto Detect PCI Clock. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable / disable spectrum for all clock.
  • Page 33 M7VIG Pro-D BIOS Setup ※ It’s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting. If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default setting, it may cause CPU or M/B damage.

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