TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual 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.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Supported CPUs This AMI UEFI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI BIOS setup utility. In the UEFI BIOS setup utility, you will...
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual 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 Shows system information including UEFI BIOS version, project code, model name, built date, etc.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), this item specifies what PCI Option ROM to launch Options: Legacy ROM (Default) / EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer This item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual No Snoop This item enables or disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Maximum Payload This item sets Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allows System BIOS to select the value.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual ACPI Settings/ WakeUp Event control ACPI Sleep State This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed. Options: S1 (CPU Stop Clock) (Default) / Suspend Disabled / S3 (Suspend...
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Wake up hour / Wake up minute / Wake up second You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify. Ring-In Wake up from S5 This item enables the system to wake from S5 using Ring-In event.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual CPU Configuration Hyper-threading Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology) and Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized Hyper-Threading Technology). When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Active Processor Cores This item sets number of cores to enable in each processor package.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Execute-Disable Bit XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled...
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual SATA Configuration SATA Mode This item sets SATA Mode. Options: IDE Mode (Default) / AHCI Mode / Disabled Serial-AT A Controller 0 This item enables/disables Serial ATA Controller 0. Options: Compatible (Default) / Disabled / Enhanced Serial-AT A Controller 1 This item enables/disables Serial ATA Controller 1.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual USB Configuration Legacy USB Support This item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support for USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. This is a useful feature when using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual SMART FAN Control CPU Smart FAN This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto CPU FAN Calibrate Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU FAN. Control Mode This item provides several operation modes of the fan.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value This item sets CPU FAN Start Speed Value. Options: 50 (Default) Fan Ctrl Sensitive The bigger the numeral is, the higher the FAN speed is. Options: 30 (Default) Super IO Configuration Restore AC Power Loss This setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Serial Port 1 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 setting 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;...
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Parallel Port This item enables or disables Parallel Port (LPT/LPTE). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings This item allows you to select an optimal setting for Super IO device. Options: Auto (Default) / IO=378h; IRQ=5 / IO=378h; IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 / IO=278h;...
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual 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.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Low MMIO Align MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. Options: 1024M (Default) / 64M PCI Express Port This item allows user to control PCI Express Port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled Detect Non-Compliance Device Detect Non-Compliance PCI Express Device in PEG.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual High Precision Timer This item enables/disables the High Precision Event Timer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Express Ports Configuration Onboard Lan Option ROM This item enables/disables Onboard LAN Option ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled...
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual USB Configuration All USB Devices This item enables/disables All USB Devices. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled EHCI Controller 1 This item enables/disables USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled EHCI Controller 2 This item enables/disables USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual 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. Options: 2 (Default) Bootup NumLock State This item selects the keyboard NumLock state.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Option ROM Messages This item sets the display mode for Option ROM. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual CPU Core Current Max (Amp) This item sets the Max instantaneous current allowed at any given time. Options: 105 (Default) Power Limit 1 Value (Watt) This item sets the power limit value which CPU must not exceed over a specific time.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual DDR3 DRAM Multiplier This item allows you to set DDR3 DRAM Multiplier. Options: Auto (Default) / 10.67 / 13.33 DRAM Timing Control This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DRAM Timing.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) This item allows you to select Minimum Refresh Recovery Time of DDR3. Options: 74 (Default) / 15 ~ 255 Write to Read Delay (tWTR) This item allows you to select Internal Write to Read Command Delay of DDR3.
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TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual DDR3 A1/B1 Information These items display SPD information of DDR3 memory.
TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual 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.
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