Biostar B250GT3 User Manual
Biostar B250GT3 User Manual

Biostar B250GT3 User Manual

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B250GT3
BIOS Update ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2
UEFI BIOS Setup �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6
1� Main Menu ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
2� Advanced Menu ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
3� Chipset Menu �������������������������������������������������������������������������������17
4� Boot Menu �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������21
5� Security Menu ������������������������������������������������������������������������������24
6� O�N�E Menu����������������������������������������������������������������������������������27
7� Exit Menu�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    BIOS User Guide B250GT3 BIOS Update ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2 UEFI BIOS Setup �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 1� Main Menu ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 2� Advanced Menu ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 3� Chipset Menu �������������������������������������������������������������������������������17 4� Boot Menu �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������21 5� Security Menu ������������������������������������������������������������������������������24 6� O�N�E Menu����������������������������������������������������������������������������������27 7� Exit Menu�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36...
  • Page 2: Bios Update

    The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities: •  BIOSTAR BIOS-FLASHER: Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB hard drive), or a CD-ROM.
  • Page 3 B250GT3 7. A dialog pops out after BIOS flash is completed, asking you to restart the system. Press the <Y> key to restart system. 8. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup.
  • Page 4 Then, the BIOS Update is completed. BIOS Update Utility (through a BIOS file) 1. Installing BIOS Update Utility from the DVD Driver. 2. Download the proper BIOS from http://www.biostar.com.tw/ 3. Launch BIOS Update Utility and click the “Update BIOS” button on the main screen.
  • Page 5 B250GT3 6. After the BIOS Update process is finished, click on “OK” to reboot the system. 7. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup. After entering the BIOS setup, please go to the <Save & Exit>, using the <Restore Defaults>...
  • Page 6: Uefi Bios Setup

    UEFI BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI UEFI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to NVRAM. UEFI BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
  • Page 7: 1� Main Menu

    B250GT3 1� Main Menu Once you enter AMI UEFI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Information It shows system information including UEFI BIOS version, Project Code, Model Name, Build Date and etc.
  • Page 8: 2� Advanced Menu

    2� Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. Note   » Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration This item enables or disables BIOS ACPI auto configuration function.
  • Page 9 B250GT3 Enable Hibernation This item enables or disables system ability to hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). This option may not be effective with some 0Ss. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI Sleep State This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.
  • Page 10 SMART FAN Control CPU Smart FAN1 & System Smart FAN1/2 This item allows you to control the CPU/System Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto Note   » The following items appear only when you set the Smart Fan function to [Auto]. CPU Fan Calibrate Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU Fan speed.
  • Page 11 B250GT3 IT8613 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port This item enable or disable Serial Port (COM). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings This item select an optimal settings for Super IO Device. Options: Auto (Default) / IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 / IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 / IO=2F8h;...
  • Page 12 H/W Monitor Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. Options: Disabled (Default) / 70°C/158°F / 75°C/167°F / 80°C/176°F / 85°C/185°F / 90°C/194°F Network Stack Configuration Network Stack This item enables or disables UEFI Network stack Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Note  ...
  • Page 13 B250GT3 IPv4 PXE Support This item enables or disables IPv4 PXE Boot Support. If disabled IPv4 PXE boot option will not be created. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IPv4 HTTP Support This item enables or disables IPv4 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled IPV4 HTTP boot option will not be created.
  • Page 14 Offboard PCIe SATA Controller USB Configuration Legacy USB Support The item allows you to enable Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Auto XHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-off support.
  • Page 15 B250GT3 USB Mass Storage Driver Support The item allows you to enable or disable USB Mass Storage Driver Support. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Port 60/64 Emulation The item allows you to enable or disable I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes.
  • Page 16 CPU Configuration This item shows CPU Information C6DRAM This item enables or disables moving of DRAM contents to PRM memory when CPU is in C6 state. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Overclocking Lock This item enables or disables Overclocking Lock (BIT 20) in FLEX_RATIO(194) MSR. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Hardware Prefetcher This item to turn on / off the MLC streamer prefetcher.
  • Page 17 B250GT3 SATA and Rst Configuration The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of SATA devices. There is a sub-menu for each SATA device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu for detailed options. SATA Controller(s) This item enables/disables Serial ATA Device.
  • Page 18: 3� Chipset Menu

    3� Chipset Menu 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. Note  ...
  • Page 19 B250GT3 Onboard LAN1 Option ROM This item enables/disables Onboard LAN1 Option ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCH-IO Configuration PCI Express Configuration PEX16_SB_1 / PEX1_SB_1/2 Options: Auto(Default) / Gen1 / Gen2 / Gen3 HD Audio Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disabled = HDA will be unconditionally disabled.
  • Page 20 EuP Control When EuP is enabled, the system will meet EuP requirement. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled in S4-S5 System Agent (SA) Configuration Internal Graphics This item keeps IGFX enabled based on the setup options. Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled Primary Display This item selects which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics device should be Primary Display or select SG for Switchable Gfx.
  • Page 21 B250GT3 PAVP Enable This item enables or disables PAVP. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Max TOLUD Maximum Value of TOLUD. Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD automatically based on largest MMIO length of installed graphic controller. Options: Dynamic (Default) / 1 GB / 1.25 GB / 1.5 GB / 1.75 GB / 2 GB / 2.25 GB / 2.5 GB / 2.75 GB / 3 GB / 3.25 GB / 3.5GB...
  • Page 22: 4� Boot Menu

    4� Boot Menu This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Setup Prompt Timeout This item sets number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Options: 1 (Default) Bootup NumLock State This item selects the keyboard NumLock state. Options: On (Default) / Off Full Screen Logo Display This item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen Logo Show function.
  • Page 23 B250GT3 Fast Boot This item allows you to enable/disable boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Note   » The following items appear only when you set the Fast Boot function to [Enabled]...
  • Page 24 Network This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Options: Legacy (Default) / UEFI / Do not launch Storage This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Options: Legacy (Default) / UEFI /Do not launch Video This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Options: Legacy (Default) / UEFI / Do not launch...
  • Page 25: 5� Security Menu

    B250GT3 5� Security Menu Administrator Password This item sets Administrator Password. User Password This item sets User Password. Secure Boot Menu 5. Security Menu | 25...
  • Page 26 Attempt Secure Boot Secure Boot activated when Platform Key(PK) is enrolled, System mode is User/Deployed, and CSM function is disabled. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Secure Boot Mode Secure Boot mode selector : Standard/Custom. In Custom mode Secure Boot Variables can be configured without authentication.
  • Page 27 B250GT3 Authorized Signatures Save Key to File – Allows you save key to DB file. Set new Key – Allows you set new DB file. Append Key – Allows you append Var to DB. Erase Key – Allows you erase DB file.
  • Page 28: 6� O�N�E Menu

    6� O�N�E Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. Note   » We suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.   » The options and default settings might be different by RAM or CPU models.  ...
  • Page 29 B250GT3 Memory Profile Select DIMM timing profile. The blow values start with the currently running values and don’t auto populate. Options: Default profile (Default) / Custom profile / XMP profile 1 Note   » Support XMP only for Kabylake CPU. Max supports up to 2400MHz.
  • Page 30 tCWL This item allows you to select Min CAS Write Latency Delay Time, 0: AUTO, max: 20 Options: Auto (Default) tFAW This item allows you to select Min Four Activate Window Delay Time, 0: AUTO, max: 63 Options: Auto (Default) tREFI This item allows you to select Refresh Interval, 0: AUTO, max: 65535 Options: Auto (Default)
  • Page 31 B250GT3 Advance Memory Timing Dimm ODT Training* Dimm On-Die Termination Training Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Read ODT Training* Read On-Die Termination Training Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Turn Around Timing Training Turn Around Timing Training Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Voltage Configuration 6.
  • Page 32 CPU Vcore Over Voltage This item sets CPU Vcore Over Voltage. Options: Auto (Default) / Override / Adaptive Note   » The following items appear only when you set the CPU Vcore Over Voltage to [Override] CPU Vcore Adjust Voltage Options: 1.300V (Default), Range: 1.000V-1.8000V Note  ...
  • Page 33 B250GT3 CPU Power Management Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) This item allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Limit 1 Override This item enables or disables Power Limit 1 Override. If this option is disabled, BIOS will program the default values for Power Limit 1 and Power Limit 1 Time Window.
  • Page 34 Enhanced C-states This item enables or disables C1E. When enabled, CPU will switch to minimum speed when all cores enter C-State. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled C-states Auto Demotion This item sets C-State Auto Demotion. Options: C1 and C3 (Default) / C1 / C3/ Disabled C-states Un-demotion This item sets C-State Un-demotion.
  • Page 35 B250GT3 Memory Insight DIMM Profile These items display memory information. 6. O.N.E Menu | 35...
  • Page 36 Vivid LED Control On/Off This item Vivid LED Control Switch. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Color Wheel This item Vivid LED Color Wheel. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Sparkle Mode This item Vivid LED Sparkle Mode. Options: Permanent (Default) / Shine / Breathe This item allows you to adjust the value for RED color model.
  • Page 37: 7� Exit Menu

    B250GT3 7� Exit Menu This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes.

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