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P31B-A7 BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................22
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................28
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................30
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- Page 1 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................7 3 PCIPnP Menu..................18 4 Boot Menu....................22 5 Chipset Menu..................24 6 Performance Menu................28 7 Exit Menu....................30...
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Page 2: Bios Setup
P31B-A7 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
P31B-A7 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 Intel CPU. -
Page 4: System Memory
P31B-A7 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 Performance Exit... -
Page 5: Ata/Ide Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 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 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual SATA1/2/3/4 Dev ice; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main SATA1 Device Options Devic e Not Installed Auto Type [ Auto] CD/D VD LBA/L arge Mode [ Auto] ARMD Block (Multi-Secto r Transfer)[ Auto] PIO M ode [ Auto] DMA M ode [ Auto]...
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Page 7: Hard Disk Write Protect
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual 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 Disable or enable device write protection. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. -
Page 8: Advanced Menu
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings o f 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 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual C1E Support 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 Max CPUID Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities.
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Page 10: Super Io Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Configure ITE8 712 Super IO Chipse t Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Onboard Floppy Controller [Ena bled] Controller Serial Port1 A ddress [3F8 /IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378 ] Parallel Por t Mode [Nor mal]... - Page 11 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1 Parallel Port IRQ T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled Keyboard Pow erOn...
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Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardw are Health Co nfiguration Options H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Disa bled Shutd own Temperatu re Function[ Disabled] Enab led CPU T emperature CPU F AN Speed... -
Page 13: Smart Fan Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Smart Fan Configur ation Options CPU S mart Fan [ Disabled] Disa bled Smart Fan Calibrat ion Auto Contr ol Mode Fan C trl OFF( C) Fan C trl On( C) Fan C trl Start val ue Fan C trl Sensitive S elect Screen... -
Page 14: Power Configuration
P31B-A7 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 (With the interval of 1) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 (With the interval of 1) Power Configuration... - Page 15 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller).
- Page 16 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled HPET Memory Address T his item allows you to set the memory address of HPET . Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h Resume On Ring T his item allows you control the wake on ring function.
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Page 17: Usb Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced USB C onfiguration Options Modul e Version - 2 .24.3-13.4 Disa bled Enab led USB D evices Enable d: Auto Legac y USB Support [ Enabled]... - Page 18 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Number of seconds POST waits for the USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] USB mass storage device after start Device # unit command.
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Page 19: Pcipnp Menu
P31B-A7 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 20: Pci Latency Timer
P31B-A7 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 21: Reserved Memory Size
P31B-A7 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 T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. - Page 22 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual SB PCIE Ports Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP PCIE Ports Con figuration Options PCIE Port 0 [Aut o] PCIE Port 1 [Aut o] Auto PCIE Port 2 [Aut o] Enabled PCIE Port 3 [Aut o] Disabled PCIE Port 4 [Aut o]...
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Page 23: Boot Device Priority
P31B-A7 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 Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority >... -
Page 24: Boot Settings Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual Boot Settings Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Conf iguration Options Quick Boot [ Enabled] Disa bled AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Enab led Bootu p Num-Lock [ ON] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option... -
Page 25: Chipset Menu
P31B-A7 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: North Bridge Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et North Bridge Chips et Configura tion Options Memor y Remap Featu re [Enabled] Disa bled PCI MMIO Allocat ion: Enab led Memor y Hole [Disabled] Initi ate Graphic A dapter [PEG/PCI] Inter nal Graphics Mode Select [Enabled,8M B]... -
Page 27: South Bridge Configuration
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual PEG Port T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset South Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Options USB Functions [8 USB Ports]... -
Page 28: Onboard Lan Control
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual Onboard Lan Control T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Onboard Lan Boot Rom T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MAC ID Information T his item shows the LAN MAC ID. -
Page 29: Performance Menu
P31B-A7 BIOS Manual 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. - Page 30 P31B-A7 BIOS Manual CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +10% / +25% / +35% FS B Voltage T his item allows you to select FSB Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V Chipset Voltage T his item allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control.
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Page 31: Save Changes And Exit
P31B-A7 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 Exit system setup after saving the... -
Page 32: Change Supervisor Password
P31B-A7 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 33 P31B-A7 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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