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Biostar TForce 945P Bios Setup Manual

Biostar TForce 945P Bios Setup Manual

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TForce 945P
BIOS Setup......................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu ....................................................................................................3
2 Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................6
3 Advanced BIOS Features ..............................................................................9
4 Advanced Chipset Features .........................................................................16
5 Integrated Peripherals..................................................................................18
6 Power Management Setup ...........................................................................25
7 PnP/PCI Configurations ..............................................................................31
8 PC Health Status..........................................................................................33
9 Over Clock Navigator Engine .....................................................................35
10 CMOS Reload Program.............................................................................42
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TForce 945P BIOS Setup...1 1 Main Menu ...3 2 Standard CMOS Features ...6 3 Advanced BIOS Features ...9 4 Advanced Chipset Features ...16 5 Integrated Peripherals...18 6 Power Management Setup ...25 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ...31 8 PC Health Status...33 9 Over Clock Navigator Engine ...35...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    TForce 945P 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.
  • Page 3 TForce 945P 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 Intel CPU.

  • Page 4: Main Menu

    TForce 945P 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>...
  • Page 5 TForce 945P BIOS Manual 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” and PCI options. PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.
  • Page 6 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

  • Page 7: Standard Cmos Features

    TForce 945P 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>...
  • Page 8 TForce 945P BIOS Manual 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 TForce 945P 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.

  • Page 10: Advanced Bios Features

    TForce 945P BIOS Manual 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup...
  • Page 11 TForce 945P BIOS Manual CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4Min, 8Min, 16Min (default), 32Min. Thermal Management Allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor.
  • Page 12 TForce 945P BIOS Manual C1E Function CPU C1E Function select. The Choices: Auto (default),Disabled Execute Disable Bit When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware Capabilities provided by vanderpool Technology.
  • Page 13 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Boot Seq & Floppy Setup 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,...

  • Page 14: Virus Warning

    TForce 945P BIOS Manual 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, Disabled, Enabled. Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments.
  • Page 15 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20. Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
  • Page 16 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Full Logo Display This item allows you to select whether the “Full Logo” shows. Enabled (default) “Small Logo” shows when system boot up. Disabled No “Small Logo” shows when system boots up. Small Logo (EPA) Show This item allows you to select whether the “Small Logo”...

  • Page 17: Advanced Chipset Features

    TForce 945P 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 18 TForce 945P BIOS Manual The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Memory Hole At 15M-16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually2 discussed their memory requirements.

  • Page 19: Integrated Peripherals

    TForce 945P BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals...
  • Page 20 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Onchip IDE Device 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 21 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Mode4. On-chip Secondary PCI IDE This item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary IDE Channel. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 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 22 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Onboard Device USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled USB 2.0 Controller This entry is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. This BIOS itself may/ may not have high speed USB support.
  • Page 23 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Onboard RAID <ITE8211> This item allows you to enable or disable to support Onboard RAID (ITE8211). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard RAID BIOS This item allows you to enable or disable to Onboard RAID BIOS.
  • Page 24 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Super I0 Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “ the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 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 25 TForce 945P BIOS Manual ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1. POWER After PWR-Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Leaves the computer in the power off state.

  • Page 26: Power Management Setup

    TForce 945P 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 27 TForce 945P BIOS Manual ACPI & Wake Up Events ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
  • Page 28 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Wake-Up by PCI card When you select “Enable”, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full On state. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). 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.
  • Page 29 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Reload Timer Events 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. FDD, COM, LPT Port You can select to enable or disable FDD, COM, and LPT port under this item.
  • Page 30 TForce 945P 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 31 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use. The Choices: 3 (default), 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA. Suspend Mode The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system.

  • Page 32: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    TForce 945P 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 33 TForce 945P BIOS Manual 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.

  • Page 34: Pc Health Status

    TForce 945P BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU Fan Control The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise. The Choices: Smart (default), Always On. 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℃/140℉, 65℃/149℉, 70℃/158℉, Disabled (default).
  • Page 35 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Current CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature of CPU. Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan. Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

  • Page 36: Over Clock Navigator Engine

    TForce 945P BIOS Manual 9 Over Clock Navigator Engine Automate Overclock System A.O.S. is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from BET, A.O.S. provide 3 default overclock configurations that are able to raise the system performance.
  • Page 37 TForce 945P BIOS Manual V8 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system performance.
  • Page 38 TForce 945P BIOS Manual V12 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance.
  • Page 39 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock setting. CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. TheChoices: StartUp (default) (Min=1.1000V, Max=2.0000V, with an interval of 0.0250V).
  • Page 40 TForce 945P BIOS Manual System Memory Frequency This item allows you to select the HT Frequency. The Choices: 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz,Auto (default). PCI Clock Mode The Choices: 33.33MHz,33.80MHz,34.28MHz ,34.78 MHz,35.29MHz,35.82 MHz, 36.36 MHz, 36.92 MHz, 33.33 MHz (default). PCI-E Frequency This item allows you to select the PCI-E Frequency.
  • Page 41 TForce 945P BIOS Manual The Choices: Auto (default), 2,3,4,5,6. DRAM RAS# Precharge If an insufficient number of cycle is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete, and the DRAM may fail to retain data.
  • Page 42 TForce 945P BIOS Manual Integated Memory Test Integated Memory Test allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra devices or software are needed. Step 1: The default setting under this item is “Disable”, the condition should be change into “Enable”...

  • Page 43: Cmos Reload Program

    TForce 945P BIOS Manual 10 CMOS Reload Program(C.R.P.) It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM. Users are able to reload any saved CMOS setting to change system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save ideal overclock setting when under overclock operation.

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