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BIOS User Guide
B660GTQ
BIOS Update �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2
UEFI BIOS Setup ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6
EZ Mode �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
A�I FAN Control ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
VIVID LED Control ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 9
1� Main Menu ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10
2� Advanced Menu ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11
3� Chipset Menu ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25
4� Boot Menu ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29
5� Security Menu ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 32
6� Tweaker Menu ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35
7� Save & Exit Menu ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 44

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    BIOS User Guide B660GTQ BIOS Update �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2 UEFI BIOS Setup ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 EZ Mode �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 A�I FAN Control ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 VIVID LED Control ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 9 1� Main Menu ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 2� Advanced Menu ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 3� Chipset Menu ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 4�...

  • 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 B660GTQ 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 B660GTQ 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: Ez Mode

    B660GTQ EZ Mode In EZ mode, it allows you to quickly operate the basic system setting. Press <F7> to display the EZ Mode menu. 1� System Time: Display thd system clock. 2� Boot Priority Bar: you can move the device icons to change the boot priority.

  • Page 8: A�I Fan Control

    A�I FAN Control Press <F5> to display the A.I FAN Control menu. 1� CPU FAN/ CPU OPT/ System1/ System2/ System3: Click button to set the status value of CPU and system fan. 2� PWM/ Temperature Panel: According to the fan PWM value corresponding to CPU and system temperature to adjust the fan speed.

  • Page 9: Vivid Led Control

    B660GTQ VIVID LED Control Press <F6> to display the VIVID LED DJ Control menu. 1. LED SPARKLE: Allows to you choose sparkle of the LEDs. •  Permanent: LEDs are constantly lit. •  Breath: LEDs gradually flash on and off. •  Shine: LEDs flash at a specific frequency.

  • Page 10: 1� Main Menu

    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 11: 2� Advanced Menu

    B660GTQ 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. Connectivity Configuration This item shows Configure Connectivity related options. CNVi Mode This item option configures connectivity.
  • Page 12 WWAN Configuration WWAN Device This item enables or disables M.2 WWAN Device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 4G - 7360/7560 / 5G - M80 Note »  » The following items appear only when you set the WWAN Device function to                                               [4G - 7360/7560 / 5G - M80 ]. WWAN Reset Workaround This item enabling this workardound will result in BIOS asserting FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# WWAN signals before the WWAN Device Power-On Sequence is executed.
  • Page 13 B660GTQ CPU Configuration This item shows CPU Information Overclocking Lock This item enables or disables Overclocking Lock (BIT 20) in FLEX_RATIO(194) MSR. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Hardware Prefetcher This item allows you to turn on / off the MLC streamer prefetcher.
  • Page 14 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 or disables Serial ATA Device. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SATA Mode Selection This item determines how SATA controller(s) operate.
  • Page 15 B660GTQ Thunderbolt (TM) Configuration Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) support This item enables or disables Discrete Thunderbolt (TM) support. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Note »  » The following items appear only when you set the Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) function to [Enabled]. DTbt Root Port Type This item allows you to select the TBT Root Port Type. PCH or PEG Options: PCH Root Port (Default) / PEG Root Port 2.
  • Page 16 Trusted Computing Security Device Support This item enables or disables BIOS support for security device. O.S will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SHA256 PCR Bank This item enables or disables SHA256 PCR Bank. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Pending operation This item schedule an operation for the security device.
  • Page 17 B660GTQ Physical Presence Spec Version This item select to tell O.S. to support PPI Spec Version 1.2 or 1.3. Options: 1.3 (Default) / 1.2 »  » Note some HCK tests might not support 1.3. 2. Advanced Menu | 17...
  • Page 18 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration This item enables or disables BIOS ACPI auto configuration function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 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 ACPI Sleep State This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is...
  • Page 19 B660GTQ Restore AC Power Loss Specify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure. Options: Power Off (Default) / Power On / Last State PME Wake up from S5 The item enables the system to wake from S5 using PME event.
  • Page 20 Serial Port Configuration Serial Port This item enables or disables serial Port (COM). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings This item allows you to select an optimal settings for Super IO Device. Options: Auto (Default) / IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 / IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 / IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 / IO=3E8h;...
  • Page 21 B660GTQ 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 22 Device power-up delay in seconds Delay range is 1 ~ 40 seconds, in one second increments. Options: 5 (Default) USB FLASH DRIVE PMAP This item Mass storage device emulation type. ‘AUTO‘ enumerates devices according to their media format. Optical drives are emulated as ‘CDROM’ , drives with no media will be emulated according to a drive type.
  • Page 23 B660GTQ IPv4 HTTP Support This item enables or disables IPv4 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled IPV4 HTTP boot support will not be available. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IPv6 PXE Support This item enables or disables IPv6 PXE Boot Support. If disabled IPv6 PXE boot support will not be available.
  • Page 24 No PCIe SATA Controller / PCIe SSDs are Present 24 | 2. Advanced Menu...

  • Page 25: 3� Chipset Menu

    B660GTQ 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.
  • Page 26 Primary Display This item selects which of IGFX/ PEG/ PCI Graphics device should be Primary Display or select SG for Switchable Gfx. Options: Auto (Default) / IGFX / PEG Slot / PCH PCI GTT Size This item select the GTT Size. Options: 8MB (Default) / 2MB / 4MB Aperture Size This item selects Aperature Size.
  • Page 27 B660GTQ PCH-IO Configuration HD Audio Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disabled = HDA will be unconditionally disabled. Enabled = HDA will be unconditionally enabled. Auto = HDA will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise. Options: Enabled (Default) / Auto / Disabled ErP Control When ErP is enabled, the system will meet ErP requirement.
  • Page 28 Onboard Device Onboard LAN1 This item enables or disables Onbaord LAN1. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 28 | 3. Chipset Menu...

  • Page 29: 4� Boot Menu

    B660GTQ 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.
  • Page 30 Fast Boot This item allows you to enables or disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Note »  » The following items appear only when you set the Fast Boot function to [Enabled] SATA Support If All Sata Devices, all SATA devices, all SATA devices will be available in OS and Post.
  • Page 31 B660GTQ CSM Support This option enables or disables CSM support. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Note »  » The following items appear only when you set the CSM Support function to [Enabled] Network This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM. Options: Legacy (Default) / UEFI / Do not launch Storage This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM.

  • Page 32: 5� Security Menu

    5� Security Menu Administrator Password This item sets Administrator Password. User Password This item sets User Password. Secure Boot Menu 32 | 5. Security Menu...
  • Page 33 B660GTQ Secure Boot Secure Boot feature is active if secure boot is Enabled, when Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Secure Boot Mode Secure Boot mode options: Standard or Custom mode. In Custom mode, Secure Boot Policy variables can be configured by a physically present user without full authentication.
  • Page 34 Forbidden Signatures Options: Details / Export / Update / Append / Delete Authorized Timestamps Options: Update / Append OsRecovery Signatures Options: Update / Append Export Secure Boot variables Copy NVRAM content of Secure Boot variables to files in a root folder on a file system device. Enroll Efi Image Allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode.

  • Page 35: 6� Tweaker Menu

    B660GTQ 6� Tweaker 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. »  » Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.  - Values in Red: Danger  - Values in Yellow: Warning  - Values in White: Normal Start Page You can set the entrance page when you enter UEFI BIOS Setup.
  • Page 36 Memory Configuration Realtime Memory Timing This item enables or disables realtime memory timings. When enabled, the system will allow performing realtime memory timing changes after MRC_DONE. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled This item allows you to select CAS Latency, 0: AUTO, max: 36 Options: Auto (Default) tRCD/tRP This item allows you to select RAS to CAS delay time and Row Prechrge delay time, 0: AUTO,...
  • Page 37 B660GTQ tRRD_L This item allows you to select Min Row Active to Row Active Delay Time, Same Bank Group, 0: AUTO, max: 31 Options: Auto (Default) tRRD_S This item allows you to select Min Row Active to Row Active Delay Time, Different Bank Group,...
  • Page 38 Voltage Configuration BCLK Aware Adaptive Voltage This item enables or disables BCLK Aware Adaptive Voltage. When enabled, pcode will be aware of the BCLK frequency when calculating the CPU V/F curves. This is ideal for BCLK OC to avoid high voltage overrides.
  • Page 39 B660GTQ DRAM Voltage This item sets DRAM Voltage. Options: Auto (Default) PCH Voltage This item sets PCH Voltage. Options: Auto (Default) CPU VccIO Voltage This item sets CPU High Freqency I/O Logic power supply. Options: Auto (Default) Vcc PLL Voltage This item sets VCC PLL OC Voltage.
  • Page 40 CPU Power Management Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) This item allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Limit 1 Override This item enables or disables Power Limit 1 Override. If this option is disabled,BIOS will program the default values for Power Limit 1 and Power Limit 1 Time Window.
  • Page 41 B660GTQ C states This item enables or disables CPU Power Management. Allows CPU to go to C states when it’s not 100% utilized. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Enhanced C-states This item enables or disables C1E. When enabled, CPU will switch to minimum speed when all cores enter C-State.
  • Page 42 TjMax Offset This item TjMax Offset. Specified value here is clipped by pCode to support TjMax in the range of 62 to 115 deg Celsius. Options: Auto (Default) GT Power Management RC6(Render Standby) This item enables or disables Render Standby. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Maximum GT frequency This item maximum GT frequency limited by te user.
  • Page 43 B660GTQ Memory Insight DIMM Profile These items display memory information. 6. Tweaker Menu | 43...

  • Page 44: 7� Save & Exit Menu

    7� Save & 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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