Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 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.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Supported CPUs This AMI UEFI BIOS supports the latest CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI BIOS setup utility.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 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.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer This item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. Options: 32 PCI Bus Clocks (Default) / 64 PCI Bus Clocks / 96 PCI Bus...
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual ACPI Settings/ WakeUp Event control EuP Control When EuP is enabled, the system will meet EuP requirement. All wake up events do not work except Power Button after power down system (S5).
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Ring-In Wake up from S5 This item enables the system to wake from S5 using Ring-In event. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PS2 Keyboard PowerOn This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Power Now This item allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled NX Mode This item allows you to enable or disable No-execute page protection...
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual SATA 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.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 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.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual SMART FAN Control CPU Smart FAN This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (Default) / 4Pin CPU FAN Calibrate Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU FAN.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Sensitive The bigger the numeral is, the higher the FAN speed is. Options: 30 (Default) Super IO Configuration Restore AC Power Loss This setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs.
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port This item enables or disables Serial Port (COM). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings This item selects an optimal setting for Super IO device.
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Parallel Port This item enables or disables Parallel Port (LPT/LPTE). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings This item allows you to select an optimal setting for Super IO device.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Network Stack Network Stack This item enables or disables UEFI network stack Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Note: The following items appear only when you set the Network Stack item to...
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 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.
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual SB USB Configuration XHCI Controller This item allows you to switch XHCI. (This item is for A85 & A75 chipset.) Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18/19/22 Fn 0) This item allows you to control OHCI host controller.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual GFX Configuration Primary Video Device This item allows you to select Primary Video Device that BIOS will use to for output. Options: NB PCIe slot Video (Default) / IGD Video Integrated Graphics This item set integrated graphics controller.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 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. Options: 2 (Default) Bootup NumLock State This item selects the keyboard NumLock state.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Option ROM Messages This item sets the display mode for option ROM. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current INT19 Trap Response BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM: IMMEDIATE – execute the trap right away;...
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual CSM parameters Launch CSM This option controls if CSM will be launched Options: Always (Default) / Never Boot option filter This option controls what devices system can boot to.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.)
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Memory Clock Mode This item allows user to select the DRAM Frequency programming method. If Auto, the DRAM speed will be based on SPDs. If Manual, the DRAM speed specified will be programmed regardless of SPD.
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual Core VID This function allows you to adjust the voltage of Core. Core DID This is the Core Divider. Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8...
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 2TCMD Options: 1T (Default) / 2T Options: Auto (Default) / 5~16 CLK TRCD Options: Auto (Default) / 2~19 CLK Options: Auto (Default) / 5~19 CLK TRAS Options: Auto (Default) / 8~42 CLK...
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual MCT Configuration Bank Interleaving This item allows you to enable or disable Memory Bank interleaving. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Channel Interleaving This item allows you to control the Memory Channel interleaving.
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Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual PWM NB Load Line Control This item allows you to set PWM NB Load Line Control Options: 0% (Default) / Disabled / -40% / -20% / +20% / +40% / +60% /...
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual G.P.U Phase Control G.P.U Phase Mode This item allows you to control G.P.U Phase Mode (power saving technology) It only works under ACPI OS with CnQ enabled. Options: Auto (Default) / Off...
Hi-Fi A85S3 / Hi-Fi A75S3 / Hi-Fi A55S3 UEFI BIOS Manual 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.