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Biostar T41-A7 - BIOS Manual

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T41-A7 BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................20
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................23
6 T-S eries Menu........................................................................................28
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................35
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  • Page 1 T41-A7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................7 3 PCIPnP Menu..................18 4 Boot Menu....................20 5 Chipset Menu..................23 6 T-S eries Menu..................28 7 Exit Menu....................35...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    T41-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

    T41-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 Time

    T41-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 T-Series Exit...

  • Page 5: Ata/Ide Configuration

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main IDE C onfuguration...
  • Page 6 T41-A7 BIOS Manual SATA1/2/3/4 Dev ices & IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main SATA1 DEVICE Sele ct the type of d evice connec ted Devic e to t he system. Type [ Auto] LBA/L arge Mode [ Auto] Block (Multi-Secto r Transfer)[ Auto] PIO M ode [ Auto]...

  • Page 7: Hard Disk Write Protect

    T41-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

    T41-A7 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 T41-A7 BIOS Manual C1E Support T his item allows you to configure the Enhan ced H alt State (C1E) fun ction, which may reduce the power consumption of your system when the system is idle. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hardware Prefetcher T he processor has a hardw are prefetch er that automatically analy zes its requirements and prefetches dat a and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are...

  • Page 10: Super Io Configuration

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Configure ITE8 718 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 T41-A7 BIOS Manual Parallel Port Mode T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP &...

  • Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration

    T41-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 Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Devi ce.

  • Page 13: Smart Fan Configuration

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Smart Fan Conf iguration When you choice [Auto] , please run the CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled] calibration to define Smart Fan Cali bration the Fan parameters for Control Mode Smart Fan control Fan Ctrl OFF( C)

  • Page 14: Power Configuration

    T41-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. 0~127 (℃) Options: Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 Power Configuration...
  • Page 15 T41-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 T41-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 PSI Control T his item allows you to control power supply of CPU for the purpose of saving...

  • Page 17: Usb Configuration

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual RTC Alarm Time You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify. USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced USB C onfiguration Enab les support for lega cy USB.
  • Page 18 T41-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.

  • Page 19: Pcipnp Menu

    T41-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 T41-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: Boot Device Priority

    T41-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 T-Series Exit Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority >...

  • Page 22: Cd/Dvd Drives

    T41-A7 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. Boot Settings Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot...

  • Page 23: Bootup Num-Lock

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual Bootup Num-L ock 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. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled...

  • Page 24: Chipset Menu

    T41-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 25: North Bridge Configuration

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et North Bridge Chips et Configura tion ENAB LE: Allow rema pping of Memor y Remap Featu re [Enabled] over lapped PCI m emory PCI MMIO Allocat ion: abov e the total phys ical memory.

  • Page 26: Video Function Configuration

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual PEG Port T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Video Function Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et Video Function Con figuration This setting is only DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] DVMT/FI XED Memory...

  • Page 27: South Bridge Configuration

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset South Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Options USB Functions [8 USB Ports] Disabled USB 2.0 Contro ller [E nabled] 2 USB Ports Audio Controll er [A zalia] 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports Onboard Lan Co ntrol [E nabled]...
  • Page 28 T41-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: Overclock Navigator

    OverClock Navigator OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that are able to raise the system perfo rmance.
  • Page 30 T41-A7 BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions Norm al may cause system to m alfunction. Auto mate OverClo ck Manu al OverClock OverC lock Navigato r...
  • Page 31 T41-A7 BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Exit Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions Norm al may cause system to m alfunction. Auto mate OverClo ck Manu al OverClock OverC lock Navigato r...

  • Page 32: Dram Frequency

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual PCIE Frequency Setting T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (Default) / Min=100; Max=150 FS B(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch T his item allows you to select the FSB Frequency. Options: Auto (Default) / FSB 800 / FSB 1066 / FSB 1333 DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock.

  • Page 33: Configure Dram Timing By Sp D

    T41-A7 BIOS Manual CPU GTL Ref Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU GT L Ref Voltage Control. Options: 0.63*VTT (Default) / 0.67*VTT / 0.61*VT T / 0.58*VTT CPU1 GTL Ref Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU1 GT L Ref Voltage Control. Options: 0.63*VTT (Default) / 0.67*VTT / 0.61*VT T / 0.58*VTT FSB Voltage...
  • Page 34 T41-A7 BIOS Manual DRAM tRP Options: 3 (Default) / 3 ~ 10 DRAM tRCD Options: 3 (Default) / 3 ~ 10 DRAM tWR Options: 3 (Default) / 3 ~ 15 DRAM tRFC Options: 15 (Default) / 15 ~ 78 DRAM tWTR Options: 2 (Default) / 2 ~ 15 DRAM tRRD...
  • Page 35 T41-A7 BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or sof tw are. Step 1: T his item is disabled on default; change it to “ Enable” to precede memory test. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...

  • Page 36: Save Changes And Exit

    T41-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 T-Series Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the...
  • Page 37 T41-A7 BIOS Manual CMOS Backup Function It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM and reload any saved CMOS setting for customizing system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation. T here are 10 sets o f record address es in total, and users are able to nam e the CMOS data acco rding to personal preference.
  • Page 38 T41-A7 BIOS Manual Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password. User Acess Level T his item allows supervisor to set the user level. Options: Full Access (Default) / No Access / View Only / Limited Change User Password...

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