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Biostar G31-M4 Manual

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G31-M4 BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 1
1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3
2 Advanced Menu...................................................................................... 7
3 PCIPnP Menu....................................................................................... 16
4 Boot Menu............................................................................................. 20
5 Chipset Menu ....................................................................................... 23
6 Performance Menu .............................................................................. 27
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................. 29
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  • Page 1 G31-M4 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu ..................... 3 2 Advanced Menu..................7 3 PCIPnP Menu..................16 4 Boot Menu..................... 20 5 Chipset Menu ..................23 6 Performance Menu ................27 7 Exit Menu ..................... 29...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 3: Pci Bus Support

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

  • Page 4: System Memory

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Main Advanced Chipset Performance Exit System Overview...

  • Page 5: Ide/Sata Configuration

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual IDE/SATA Configuration The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a sub-menu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main...
  • Page 6 G31-M4 BIOS Manual SATA1/2/3/4 Device; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main SATA1 Device Select the type of device connected Device to the system. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T...

  • Page 7: Hard Disk Write Protect

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.

  • Page 8: Advanced Menu

    G31-M4 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.

  • Page 9: Hardware Prefetcher

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual Hardware Prefetcher The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements and prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with memory reads.

  • Page 10: Super Io Configuration

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Controller. Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ...

  • Page 11: Parallel Port Irq

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel This item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1 Parallel Port IRQ This item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

  • Page 12: Shutdown Temperature

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 70℃/158℉ / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 75℃/158℉ / 80℃/158℉ / 85℃/158℉ / 90℃/158℉ / 95℃/158℉...
  • Page 13 G31-M4 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT) table.
  • Page 14 G31-M4 BIOS Manual Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state. For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the Wake on LAN function. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on motherboard to enable if applicable.

  • Page 15: Usb Configuration

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual USB Configuration This item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices Enabled: no USB devices are connected.

  • Page 16: Usb Mass Storage Device Configuration

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Device Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Number of seconds POST waits for the USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] USB mass storage device after start Device # unit command.

  • Page 17: Pcipnp Menu

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP 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.

  • Page 18: Pci Latency Timer

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes over. The longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device.

  • Page 19: Reserved Memory Size

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. The option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved...
  • Page 20 G31-M4 BIOS Manual SB PCIE Ports Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCIE Ports Configuration Options PCIE Port 0 [Auto] PCIE Port 1 [Auto] Auto PCIE Port 2 [Auto] Enabled PCIE Port 3 [Auto] Disabled PCIE Port 4 [Auto] PCIE Port 5...

  • Page 21: Boot Device Priority

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Drives >...

  • Page 22: Cd/Dvd Drives

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual CD/DVD Drives The BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

  • Page 23: Bootup Num-Lock

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual Bootup Num-Lock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OFF Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

  • Page 24: Chipset Menu

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu 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 25: Memory Hole

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual Memory Remap Feature This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved it cannot be cached.

  • Page 26: South Bridge Configuration

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to select the DVMT mode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default) / Fixed Mode DVMT/FIXED Memory DVMT stands for “Dynamic Video Memory Technology”. This is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system performance.

  • Page 27: Audio Controller

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual Audio Controller This item allows you to select the Audio support. Options: Azalia (Default) / All Disabled Onboard Lan Control This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Onboard Lan Boot Rom This item allows you to select the status of Onboard LAN Boot ROM.

  • Page 28: Performance Menu

    G31-M4 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.) Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.

  • Page 29: Configure Dram Timing By Spd

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DRAM CAS# Latency Options: 5 (Default) / 3 / 4 /6 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay Options: 6 DRAM Clocks (Default) / 3 ~ 5DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS# Precharge...

  • Page 30: Save Changes And Exit

    G31-M4 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Exit Options Exit system setup...
  • Page 31 G31-M4 BIOS Manual Security This sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password. Supervisor Password :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access]...

  • Page 32: Password Check

    G31-M4 BIOS Manual Password Check This item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always Boot Sector Virus Protection 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.

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