G41D3C BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
G41D3C BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs This AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU.
G41D3C BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Main Advanced Chipset Performance Exit System Overview...
G41D3C BIOS Manual SATA/IDE Configuration The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a sub-menu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main...
G41D3C BIOS Manual SATA1/2 Device; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main SATA1 Device Select the type of device connected Device to the system. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T...
G41D3C BIOS Manual S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.
G41D3C 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.
G41D3C BIOS Manual C1E Support C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CPU frequency while the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hardware Prefetcher The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements and prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future.
G41D3C BIOS Manual Core Multi-Processing This item allows multi-processing function for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure ITE8728 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Select Parallel Port Base Parallel Port Address [378] Addresses.
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G41D3C BIOS Manual Parallel Port IRQ This item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled Keyboard PowerOn This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options:...
G41D3C BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration This item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardware Health Configuration Enables Hardware Health Monitoring H/W Health Function [Enabled] Device. Shutdown Temperature Function[Disabled] CPU Temperature SYSTEM Temperature...
G41D3C BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Smart Fan Configuration When you choice [Auto] , please run the CPU Smart Fan [Disabled] calibration to define Smart Fan Calibration the Fan parameters for Control Mode Smart Fan control...
G41D3C BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (℃) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan.
G41D3C BIOS Manual AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse.
G41D3C BIOS Manual Resume On RTC Alarm When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Alarm Date (Days) You can choose which date the system will boot up.
G41D3C BIOS Manual USB 2.0 Controller Mode This item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller. Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-off feature.
G41D3C BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP 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.
G41D3C BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes over. The longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device.
G41D3C BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Drives >...
G41D3C BIOS Manual CD/DVD Drives The BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
G41D3C BIOS Manual Bootup Num-Lock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OFF 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.
G41D3C BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu 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.
G41D3C BIOS Manual PEG Port This BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Video Function Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Video Function Configuration This setting is only DVMT Mode Select...
G41D3C BIOS Manual South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset South Bridge Chipset Configuration Options USB Functions [8 USB Ports] Disabled USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] 2 USB Ports Audio Controller [Azalia] 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports Onboard Lan Control...
G41D3C BIOS Manual Onboard Lan Boot Rom This item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MAC ID Information This item shows the LAN MAC ID. SMBUS Controller This BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers for the SMBus.
G41D3C BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, we suggest you to 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.
G41D3C BIOS Manual PCIE Clock By This item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual PCIE Frequency Setting This item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (Default) / Min=100; Max=150 DRAM Frequency This item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
G41D3C 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Exit Options Exit system setup...
G41D3C BIOS Manual Security This sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password. Supervisor Password :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access]...
G41D3C BIOS Manual Password Check This item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always Boot Sector Virus Protection 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.