Biostar B250MDC Bios User Manual

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BIOS User Guide

B250MDC

BIOS Update �� 2

UEFI BIOS Setup �� 6

1� Main Menu �� 7

2� Advanced Menu �� 8

3� Chipset Menu ��18

4� Boot Menu ��22

5� Security Menu ��25

6� O�N�E Menu��28

7� Exit Menu��35

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
BIOS User Guide B250MDC BIOS Update �� 2 UEFI BIOS Setup �� 6 1� Main Menu �� 7 2� Advanced Menu �� 8 3� Chipset Menu ��18 4� Boot Menu ��22 5� Security Menu ��25 6� O�N�E Menu��28 7� Exit Menu��35...
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 B250MDC 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 B250MDC 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
B250MDC 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 B250MDC 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 Lock Legacy Resources The item enables or disables Lock of Legacy Resources.
Page 10 CPU Fan1 Calibrate Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU Fan speed. Control Mode This item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Manual / Quiet / Aggressive Fan Ctrl OFF(°C) When CPU temperature is lower than this value, the CPU fan will keep lowest RPM. Options: 10 (°C) (default) Fan Ctrl On(°C) When CPU temperature is higher than this value, the CPU fan controller will turn on.
Page 11 B250MDC 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: Network Stack Configuration
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 B250MDC 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: Usb Configuration
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 B250MDC 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
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 B250MDC 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 B250MDC Onboard LAN1 Option ROM This item enables/disables Onboard LAN1 Option ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCH-IO Configuration PCI Express Configuration PEX1_1 / PEX1_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) / Disabled / Enabled Primary Display This item selects which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics device should be Primary Display or select SG for Switchable Gfx.
Page 21 B250MDC 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: Option Rom Messages
B250MDC SATA Support Options: All Sata Devices (Default) / Last Boot HDD Only VGA Support If Auto, only install Legacy OpRom with Legacy OS and logo would NOT be shown during post. EFI driver will still installed with EFI OS.
Page 24 Video This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Options: Legacy (Default) / UEFI / Do not launch Other PCI device Determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Storage, or Video. Options: UEFI (Default) / Legacy / Do not launch New Boot Option Policy It controls the placement of newly detected UEFI boot options.
Page 25: 5� Security Menu
B250MDC 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: Key Management
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 B250MDC 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: Memory Timing Configuration
B250MDC 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: Voltage Configuration
B250MDC 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 Power Management
DRAM Voltage This item sets DRAM Voltage. Options: Auto (Default) / 1.20V / 1.35V CPU Power Management Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) This item allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled C states This item enables or disables CPU Power Management. Allows CPU to go to C states when it’s not 100% utilized.
Page 33 B250MDC CState Pre-Wake Disable - Sets bit 30 of POWER_CTL MSR(0x1FC) to 1 to disable the Cstate Pre-Wake. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Package C State Limit This item sets Package C State Limit. Options: Auto (Default) / C0/C1 / C2 / C3 / C6 / C7 / C7S / C8 / C9 / C10 / CPU Default CFG Lock This item confgire MSR 0xE2[15], CFG lock bit.
Page 34 DIMM Profile These items display memory information. 34 | 6. O.N.E Menu...
Page 35: 7� Exit Menu
B250MDC 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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