TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual UEFI BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is to describe the s ettings 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.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Supported CP Us T his 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 see General Help description at the top right corner, and this is providing a brief description...
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual 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 inform ation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Performance...
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re 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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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual PCI ROM Priority In case o f 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 T his item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual No Snoop T his item enables or disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Maximum Payload T his item sets Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allows System BIOS to select the value.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual ACPI Settings/WakeUp Event control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select the highest ACPI sleep ACPI Settings/Wakeup Event Control state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] pressed.
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Wake up date You can choose which date the system will boot up. 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 T his item enables the system to wake from S5 using Ring-In event.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Enabled for Windows XP and Linux(OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology) EMT64 and Disabled for other OS(OS Processor Speed not optimized for Processor Stepping Hyper-Threading Technology). Microcode Revision When Disabled only one thread Processor Cores per enabled core is enabled.
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Execute-Disable Bit XD can prevent certain classes of malicious bu ffer ov erflow attacks wh en 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 Hardware Prefetcher...
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual CPU C6 Report T his item enables/disables CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Package C State Limit T his item sets Package C State Limit. Options: No Limit (Default) / C0 / C1 / C6 / C7 Local x2APIC T his item enables Local x2APIC.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Serial-ATA Con troller 1 T his item enables/disables Serial AT A Controller 1. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Enables Legacy USB support. USB Configuration AUTO opiton disables legacy support if no USB devices are USB Devices: connected.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual SMART FAN Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU FAN Smart control SMART FAN Control function. [Disabled]: Full ON [Auto]:By parameters below. CPU Smart FAN [Disabled] > CPU FAN Calibrate Control Mode [Manual] FAN Ctrl OFF( C) FAN Ctrl ON( C) FAN Ctrl Start value FAN Ctrl Sensitive...
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Fan Ctrl Start Value T his item sets CPU FAN Start Speed Value. Options: 50 (Default) Fan Ctrl Sensitive T he bigger the numeral is, the higher the FAN speed is. Options: 30 (Default) Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced...
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Serial Port 1 Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Enable or Disable Serial Port Serial Port 1 Configuration (COM) Serial Port [Enabled] Device Settings Change Settings [Auto] Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt. General Help Optimized Defaults Save &...
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Parallel Port T his item enables or disables Parallel Port (LPT /LPT E). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings T his item allows you to select an optimal setting f or Super IO device. Options: Auto (Default) / IO=378h;...
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual 3 Chipset Menu T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. Notice Beware o f that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual VT-d T his item enables/disables VT -d function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Options: PEG/PCI (Default) / IGD / PCI/IGD / PCI/PEG / PEG/IGD IGD Memory T his item sets IGD Share Memory Size.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual IGD Multi-Monitor T his item enables/disables IGD Multi-Monitor by Internal Graphics Device. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI Express Port T his item allows user to control PCI Express x16 Port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled PEG Force Gen1 Some non-graphics PCI-E devices may not follow PCI-E Speci f ication and may incorrectly report their Gen cap ability or link width.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Azalia internal HDMI codec T his item enables/disables internal HDMI codec for Azalia. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled High Precision Timer T his item enables/disables the High Precision Event T imer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Express Ports Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset...
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Onboard USB3.0 (Only for TH61MU3/H61MU3) T his item enables/disables Onboard USB3.0. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled Onboard PCI Bridge T his item enables/disables Onboard PCI Bridge. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled PCI Express Port x1 T his item enables/disables PCI Express Port x1.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual All USB Devices T his item enables/disables All USB Devices. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled EHCI Controller 1 T his item enables/disables USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled EHCI Controller 2 T his item enables/disables USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Performance Save & Exit Number of seconds to wait for Boot Configuration setup activation key.
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual Option ROM Messages T his 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.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual 5 Security Menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Performance Save & Exit Set Setup Administrator Password Description Password If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, 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.
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual CPU Ratio T his item allows you to set the CPU ratio. T his item is adjustable only when Fixed CPU Ratio is set to Enabled. Options: 34 (Default) / 10 ~ 50 CPU Base Clock (1/100 MHz) T his item sets CPU Base Clock.
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual CPU C1 E C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this f unction helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CPU frequen cy while the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Graphics Core Ratio Limit T his item sets Graphics Core Ratio Limit.
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual RAS# Active Time (tRAS) T his item allows you to select Row Active T ime of DDR3. Options: 24 (Default) / 9 ~ 63 Write Recovery Time (tWR) T his item allows you to select Internal Write to Read Command Delay of DDR3. Options: 10 (Default) / 3 ~ 31 Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC)
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TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual CPU VCore Mode T his item sets the mode of CPU over voltage. Options: SPEC Voltage (Default) / Auto / Offset Mode / Fixed Mode CPU VCore Offset T his item sets CPU Vcore Offset Voltage. CPU VCore Fixed T his item sets CPU Vcore Fixed Voltage.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual CPU VCore LoadLine T his item sets VCore LoadLine. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DRAM Voltage T his item sets DRAM Voltage. CPU PLL T his item sets CPU PLL power supply. PCH Voltage T his item sets PCH Voltage.
TH61MU3/H61M U3/H61MH/H61ML UEFI BIOS M anual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Performance Save & Exit Exit system setup without Discard Changes and Exit saving any changes.
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