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1915P-A7 BIOS SETUP
BIOS Setup....................................................................................... 1
1 Main Menu.................................................................................................... 3
2 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................................. 6
3 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 9
4 Advanced Chipset Features......................................................................... 15
5 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................. 17
6 Power Management Setup........................................................................... 23
7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................................. 29
8 PC Health Status ......................................................................................... 31
9 Frequency/ Voltage Control........................................................................ 32
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
1915P-A7 BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup... 1 1 Main Menu... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features... 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features... 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features... 15 5 Integrated Peripherals ... 17 6 Power Management Setup... 23 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 29 8 PC Health Status ... -
Page 2: Bios Setup
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. The Award BIOS™... - Page 3 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter>...
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Page 4: Main Menu
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu. !! WARNING !! The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS... - Page 5 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play”...
- Page 6 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them. Save &...
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Page 7: Standard Cmos Features
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2. - Page 8 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Date mm : dd : yy Time hh : mm : ss IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu.
- Page 9 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual Item Options Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Description Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you.
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Page 10: Advanced Bios Features
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup... - Page 11 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual CPU FEATURE 3.1.1 Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4, 8, 16 (default), 32. 3.1.2 Thermal Management Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor. The Choices:Thermal Monitor 1 (default), Thermal Monitor2.
- Page 12 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 3.2 HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri.Slave, Sec.Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1, USBHDD2 and Bootable Add-in Carde.
- Page 13 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 3.3 BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP 3.3.1 First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled, Enabled.
- Page 14 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 3.4 Virus Warning 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.
- Page 15 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 3.12 TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The Choices: 250 (default), 500, 750, and 1000. 3.13 SECURITY OPTION This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.
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Page 16: Advanced Chipset Features
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 4 Advanced Chipset Features 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. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly. - Page 17 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual DRAM RAS# PRECHARGE If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete, and the DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance.
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Page 18: Integrated Peripherals
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals... - Page 19 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual OnChip IDE Device 5.1.1 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support.
- Page 20 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 5.1.5 On-chip Secondary PCI IDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary IDEChannel. The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled. 5.1.6 IDE Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system.
- Page 21 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 5.2 ONBOARD DEVICE 5.2.1 PCI Express Root Port Func, 5.2.1.1 PCI Express Port 1/ 2/3/4 This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port. The Choices: Auto (default), Enabled, Disabled. 5.2.1.2 PCI-E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the PCI-E Compliancy Mode. The Choices: v1.0a (default), v1.0.
- Page 22 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 5.3 Super IO Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “ enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 5.3.1 Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it.
- Page 23 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 5.3.6 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address. The Choices:378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. 5.3.7 Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP. The Choices: SPP(default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.
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Page 24: Power Management Setup
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup... - Page 25 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 6.1 ACPI & WAKE UP EVENTS 6.1.1 ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 6.1.2 ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
- Page 26 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 6.1.5 Power On by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). 6.1.6 USB KB Wake-Up From S3 This item allows you to enable or disabled USB keyboard wake up...
- Page 27 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 6.2 RELOAD TIMER EVENTS 6.2.1 Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 You can select to enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID 1 function under this item. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. 6.2.2 FDD, COM, LPT Port You can select to enable or disable FDD, COM, and LPT port under this item.
- Page 28 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1.HDD Power Down. 2.Suspend Mode. There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min.
- Page 29 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 6.8 Suspend Mode The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system. The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour. This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
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Page 30: Pnp/Pci Configurations
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 7 PnP/PCI Configurations 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. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. - Page 31 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual IRQ RESOURCES This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts.
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Page 32: Pc Health Status
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices: 60 C/140 F, 65 Show H/W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. -
Page 33: Frequency/ Voltage Control
1915P-A7 BIOS Manual 9 Frequency/ Voltage Control Figure 9. Frequency/ Voltage Control CPU CLOCK RATIO The Choices: 8X (default), 9X, 10X, 11X, 12X, 13X, 14 X, 15X, 16X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 20 X, 21 X, 22 X, and 23X. CPU Voltage Regulator This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Regulator The Choices: Default (default). - Page 34 1915P-A7 BIOS Manual CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking. Special Notice: If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system. Method 1: Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed)) as “ON”...