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GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................19
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................22
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................26
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................35
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  • Page 1 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................7 3 PCIPnP Menu..................19 4 Boot Menu....................22 5 Chipset Menu..................24 6 Performance Menu................26 7 Exit Menu....................35...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he 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. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 3: Pci Bus Support

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU .

  • Page 4: System Memory

    GF8100 M 2G+ 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 inform ation. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset...

  • Page 5: Ide Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. Options: 1.44M, 3.5 in (Default) / 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 2.88M, 3.5 in / None IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices.
  • Page 6 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Change the AHCI DID for Linux T his item appears only when SA T A mode is set to AHCI. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4 Device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary IDE Master Select the type...
  • Page 7 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect...

  • Page 8: Advanced Menu

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual 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.

  • Page 9: Super Io Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interf ace systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PowerNow T his item allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology.
  • Page 10 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Serial Port1 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address.

  • Page 11: Hardware Health Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Hardware Healt h Configuration Enables Hardware Health Monitoring H/W Health Fun ction [Ena bled] Device.

  • Page 12: Smart Fan Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Smart Fan Conf iguration When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin], CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled] please run the Smart Fan Cali bration calibration to define Control Mode the Fan parameters for Fan Ctrl OFF( C)

  • Page 13: Power Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es 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. Options: 1~127 Power Configuration...
  • Page 14 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Chipset ACPI Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Chipset ACPI C onfiguration Options SouthBridge AC PI HPET TABLE [Ena bled] Disabled ACPI PM Timer Width [24- bits] Enabled S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit...
  • Page 15 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description T able (RSD T ) table.

  • Page 16: Usb Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual RTC Alarm Date (Days) You can choose which date the system will boot up. RTC Alarm Time You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify. Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system, before this function will work.
  • Page 17 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Legacy USB Support T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful feature when using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT).

  • Page 18: Audio Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Emulation Type T his item allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM AUDIO Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced AUDIO Configur ation Internal codec is...

  • Page 19: Onboard Lan Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Onboard LAN Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Onboard LAN Co nfiguration Control onboard Lan on/off Onboard LAN [Aut o] Onboard Lan Bo ot ROM [Dis abled] MAC ID Informa tion : S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help...

  • Page 20: Pcipnp Menu

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP 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 of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.

  • Page 21: Pci Latency Timer

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus bef ore another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device.

  • Page 22: Reserved Memory Size

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. T he option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7...

  • Page 23: Boot Device Priority

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. >...
  • Page 24 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he 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. Quick Boot Enabling this option will cause an ab ridged version o f the Power On Sel f-T est (POST ) to execute after you power up the computer.

  • Page 25: Chipset Menu

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
  • Page 26 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual iGPU and Ext-V GA Selection T his item determines the working VGA device when there are two VGA devices installed at the same time. Options: Disable iGPU if Ext-V GA exist (Default) / Both Exist and iGPU by Frame Buffer Det ect iGPU Frame Buffer Detect T his item allows you to control the iGPU frame buffer.

  • Page 27: Performance Menu

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to use the def ault 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.

  • Page 28: Over-Voltage Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Over-Voltage Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance Over-Voltage C onfiguration Options Processor Volt age [A uto] 1.350V CPU Over-Volta ge [S tartUp] 1.325V Chipset Over-V oltage [StartUp] 1.300V Over-Voltag e [S tartUp] 1.275V Memory Over-Vo ltage [1 .95V] 1.250V...

  • Page 29: Dram Timing Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance DRAM Timing Co nfiguration Memory CLK CAS Latency( Tcl) RAS/CAS Dela y(Trcd) Row Precharg e Time(Trp) Min Active R AS(Tras) RAS/RAS Dela y(Trrd) Row Cycle (T rc) Command Rate (CR) >...
  • Page 30 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Enable Clock to All DIMMs T his item determines whether the BIOS should actively reduce (Electromagn etic Interference) and reduce power consumption by turning off unoccupied or inactive DIMM slots. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID T his item enables or disables the MemClk T ristate function in C3 Mode.
  • Page 31 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual TR CD Options: Auto (Default) Options: Auto (Default) tR TP Options: Auto (Default) TR AS Options: Auto (Default) TR C Options: Auto (Default) Options: Auto (Default) TR RD Options: Auto (Default) tRWTTO Options: Auto (Default) tWRRD Options: Auto (Default)

  • Page 32: Spread Spectrum Configuration

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual tWRWR Options: Auto (Default) tRDRD Options: Auto (Default) tRFC0 / tRFC1 / tRFC2 / tRFC3 Options: Auto (Default) Spread Spectrum Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance Spread Spectru m Configuration Options CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum [D isabled] Disabled PCIE...
  • Page 33 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual PCI Spread Spectrum T his item allows you to control the PCI spread spectrum. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled iGPU Spread Spectrum T his item allows you to control the on-chip GPU spread spectrum. Options: Disabled (Default) / 1.00% T ri-Center / 2.00% T ri-Center / 3.00% T ri-Center / 5.00% Tri-Center AMD Overclocking Configuration...
  • Page 34 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Core VID (for AM2+ CPU) T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of CPU. Options: 0.0125V ~ 1.5500V (differs from CPU). Core DID (for AM2+ CPU) Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8 / Divided by 16 NB FID (for AM2+ CPU) T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip.
  • Page 35 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual MemClock Value Options: 200MHz (Default) / 266 MHz / 333 MHz / 400 MHz / 533 MHz (with AM2+ CPU) MCP PCI-Express Frequenc y, M Hz Options: 100 (MHz) (Default) / 100 ~ 200...

  • Page 36: Save Changes And Exit

    GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual 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 SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Exit Options...
  • Page 37 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Security T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Exit Security Setti ngs Install or Change the password. Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d Change Supervi sor Password User Access Le vel [Ful l Access]...
  • Page 38 GF8100 M 2G+ BIOS Manual Passw ord Check T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always Boot Sector Virus Protection T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector.

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