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945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................17
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................21
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................28
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................30
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- Page 1 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................7 3 PCIPnP Menu..................17 4 Boot Menu....................21 5 Chipset Menu..................24 6 Performance Menu................28 7 Exit Menu....................30...
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Page 2: Bios Setup
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he 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. T he 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
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU . -
Page 4: System Memory
945GC-230/945GC-330 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 inform ation. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview... -
Page 5: Ata/Ide Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main IDE C onfuguration... - Page 6 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2 Device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary IDE Master 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 [Auto]...
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Page 7: Hard Disk Write Protect
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) -
Page 8: Advanced Menu
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re 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: Super Io Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Max CPUID Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Befo re it can do so, it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. T his determines the kind of basic information CPUID can provide the operating system. - Page 10 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled Parallel Port Mode T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.
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Page 11: Restore On Ac Power Loss
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Restore on AC Power Loss T his setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state. Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. -
Page 12: Smart Fan Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Smart Fan Configur ation When you choice [3Pin] plea se run the CPU S mart Fan [ Disabled] Smar t Fan Calibr ation Smart Fan Calibrat ion to d efine the Fa n Contr ol Mode para meters for Smar t Fan contro l... -
Page 13: Acpi Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (With the interval of 1) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 (With the interval of 1) ACPI Configuration... - Page 14 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Chipset ACPI Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Chips et ACPI Confi guration Options Energ y Lake Featur e [ Disabled] Enab led APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [ Disabled] Disa bled USB D evice Wakeup From S3/S4 [ Disabled] High Performance E vent Timer [ Disabled] HPET Memory Addres s [ FED00000h]...
- Page 15 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Repost Video on S3 Resume T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3/ST R resume. Options: No (Default) / Yes ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support...
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Page 16: Usb Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Resume On LAN When “ Enabled”, LAN signal can awaken the system from Suspend mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On Ring T his item allows you control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm When “... - Page 17 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Legacy USB Support T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful feature when using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT).
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Page 18: Pcipnp Menu
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. - Page 19 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus bef ore another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device.
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Page 20: Reserved Memory Size
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual PCI Resource BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource Available: Specified IRQ is available to be IRQ3 [Available] used by PCI/PnP IRQ4 [Available] devices. IRQ5 [Available] Reserved: Specified IRQ7 [Available] IRQ is reserved for IRQ9 [Available] use by Legacy ISA IRQ10 [Available] devices. -
Page 21: Pci Express Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI E xpress Config uration Enab le/Disable PCI Express L0s and Activ e State Power -Management[ Disabled] L1 l ink power stat es. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help F1 0... -
Page 22: Boot Device Priority
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio rity sequenc e. >... - Page 23 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he 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. Options: Pri.
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Page 24: Wait For 'F1' If Error
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Wait for ‘F1 ’ If Error T his BIOS feature controls the system's response when an error is detected during the boot sequence. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hit ‘DEL’ Message Displa y T his BIOS feature allows you to control the display o f the Hit “ DEL” to enter Setup message during memory initialization. -
Page 25: Chipset Menu
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced... - Page 26 945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to set the f requ ency o f DRAM.. Options: Auto (Default) / 400MHz / 533MHz Configure DRAM timing by SPD T his item allows you .to determine DRAM timing by SPD Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DRAM CAS# Latency...
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Page 27: South Bridge Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Mode Select T his item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this f rame bu ffer size will also be fixed. Options: Enabled, 8MB (Default) / Enabled,1MB / Disabled South Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et... -
Page 28: Onboard Lan
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual SMBUS Controller T his BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers fo r the SMBus. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Onboard LAN T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Onboard LAN ROM T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. -
Page 29: Performance Menu
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, 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 30: Voltage Configuration
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Voltage Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance Volta ge Configurat ion Chan ge CPU volta ge valu e. CPU O vervoltage [ 100%] Memor y Overvoltage [ 1.95V] Chips et Overvoltag e [ 100%] Vtt O vervoltage [ 100%] S elect Screen S elect Item... -
Page 31: Save Changes And Exit
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the... -
Page 32: Change Supervisor Password
945GC-230/945GC-330 BIOS Manual Security T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Exit Security Setti ngs Install or Change the password. Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d Change Supervi sor Password Change User Pa ssword Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled]...