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Biostar NF325-A7 Bios Setup Manual

Biostar NF325-A7 Bios Setup Manual

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NF325-A7 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup .........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
1 Main Menu........................................................................3
2 Standard CMOS Features....................................................6
3 Advanced BIOS Features....................................................9
4 Advanced Chipset Features...............................................14
5 Integrated Peripherals......................................................18
6 Power Management Setup.................................................25
7 PnP/PCI Configurations....................................................28
8 PC Health Status..............................................................31
9 Frequency/ Voltage Control...............................................33
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ...Error! Bookmark not defined. 1 Main Menu...…………………………..3 2 Standard CMOS Features...……………………..6 3 Advanced BIOS Features...……………………..9 4 Advanced Chipset Features...……………………14 5 Integrated Peripherals...……………………….18 6 Power Management Setup...…………………..25 7 PnP/PCI Configurations...……………………...28 8 PC Health Status...…………………………31 9 Frequency/ Voltage Control...…………………….33...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 3 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Nvidia Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter>...

  • Page 4: Main Menu

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 5 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 6 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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.

  • Page 7: Standard Cmos Features

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 8 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Date mm : dd : yy Time hh : mm : ss IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu.
  • Page 9 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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.

  • Page 10: Advanced Bios Features

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup...
  • Page 11 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. Figure 3. 1 Hard Disk Boot Priority The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec, Slave, USBHDD0, USB HDD1, USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards.
  • Page 12 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock. State after power on. On (default) Numpad is number keys. Numpad is arrow keys. Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
  • Page 13 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Small Logo (EPA) Show This item allows you to enable/ disable display the small EPA logo. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing.
  • Page 14 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Boot Seq & Floppy Setup Figure 3.3 Boot Seq& Floppy Setup 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 15: Advanced Chipset Features

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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 16 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration Figure 4.1 DRAM Configuration Max Memclock (MHz) Places an artifical memory clock limit on the system. Memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency. The Choices: 200 (Default), 166, 133, 100. CAS# Latency This field specify the cas# latency, i.e. cas# to read data valid.
  • Page 17 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup The Choices: 6 BUS CLOCKS (Default), 13 BUS CLOCKS, 14 BUS CLOCKS, 15 BUS CLOCKS. Row precharge Time (tRP) This field specifies the Row precharge Time. Auto-Refresh of the same bank. Typically 20-24 Nsec. The Choices: 3 BUS CLOCKS (Default), 2 BUS CLOCKS, 4 BUS CLOCKS, 5 BUS CLOCKS, 6 BUS CLOCKS.
  • Page 18 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup AGP Sideband Address The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. Clock Spread Address Spectrum The choice:Enabled(default),disabled HT Frequency The choice:4x(default) Special I/O for PCI Card The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Base I/O Address The Choices: 0000 (default), I/O Length...

  • Page 19: Integrated Peripherals

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals...
  • Page 20 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup IDE Function Setup If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “IDE Function Setup” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: Figure 5.1 IDE Function Setup IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave RAID The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
  • Page 21 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Onboard Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Onboard Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: Figure 5. 2 Onboard Device OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board.
  • Page 22 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. MC97 Modem This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. MAC LAN (nVIDIA) This option allows you to change the state of the onboard MAC LAN.
  • Page 23 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Super IO Device Press Enter to configure the Super I/O Device. Figure 5. 3 Super IO Device 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. If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

  • Page 24: Ecp Mode Use Dma

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) function of onboard I/O chip. The Choices: Normal(default), ASKIR, IrDA, SCR . UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission.

  • Page 25: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If the interface does not support prefetching. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled”.

  • Page 26: Power Management Setup

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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 ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
  • Page 27 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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.Doze Mode. 3.Suspend Mode. There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min.
  • Page 28 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup HDD Power Down When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity. All other devices remain active. The Choices: Disabled (default), 1Min, 2Min, 3Min, 4Min, 5Min, 6Min, 7Min, 8Min, 9Min, 10Min, 11Min, 12Min, 13Min, 14Min, 15Min.

  • Page 29: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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 30 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Resources Controlled By By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.By...
  • Page 31 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.

  • Page 32: Pc Health Status

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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: Disabled (default) , 60℃/ 140℉, 65℃/ 149℉, 70℃/ 158℉.
  • Page 33 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup CPU Vcore/ 3.3V/ +5.0V/ +12V/-12V/-5V/5V (SB)/Voltage Battery Detect the system’s voltage and battery status automatically. Current CPU Temperature Show you the current CPU temperature. Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current CPU FAN speed. Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of the SYSTEM fan.

  • Page 34: Frequency/ Voltage Control

    NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 9 Voltage Control Figure 9. Voltage Control CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. The Choices: Default (default), +1.7%, +3.4%, +5.1%. DDR Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control. The Choices: Default (Default), 2.75V, 2.85V, 2.90V.
  • Page 35 NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 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 CMOS data by setting the JCMOS1 ((2-3) closed)) as “ON” status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting.

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