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TG31-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.........................................................................................25
6 T-S eries Menu........................................................................................29
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................34
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- Page 1 TG31-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..................25 6 T-S eries Menu..................29 7 Exit Menu....................34...
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Page 2: Bios Setup
TG31-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
TG31-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
TG31-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
TG31-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 SETU P U TILITY Main IDE Confugurat ion... -
Page 6: Primary/Secondary/Third Ide Mast Er/Slave
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Mast er/Slave BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary IDE Master 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 [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select Screen... -
Page 7: Hard Disk Write Protect
TG31-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
TG31-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 TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 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 likely to be required in the near future. T his reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
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Page 10: Super Io Configuration
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Single Logical Processor Mode T his item controls multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock speed o f the processor to be dynamically changed by software. - Page 11 TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled 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.
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Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration
TG31-A7 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. Shutdown Tempe rature Function[Dis abled] CPU Temperatur e CPU FAN Speed... -
Page 13: Smart Fan Configuration
TG31-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
TG31-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 TG31-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 TG31-A7 BIOS Manual High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On Ring T his item allows you control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state.
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Page 17: Usb Configuration
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced USB Configurat ion Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices En abled: no USB devices are connected. - Page 18 TG31-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
TG31-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
TG31-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: Pci Express Configuration
TG31-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 TG31-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
TG31-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 24: Cd/Dvd Drives
TG31-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 SETU P U TILITY Boot... - Page 25 TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Bootup Num-L ock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OFF...
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Page 26: Chipset Menu
TG31-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 27: North Bridge Configuration
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset North Bridge C hipset Configuratio n ENABLE: Allow remapping of Memory Remap F eature [E nabled] overlapped PCI memory PCI MMIO All ocation: above the total Memory Hole [D isabled] physical memory. -
Page 28: South Bridge Configuration
TG31-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 29 TG31-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.
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Page 30: 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 31 TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Setti ngs Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections Normal may c ause system to malf unction. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navi gator...
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Page 32: Cpu Frequency Setting
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Setti ngs Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections Normal may c ause system to malf unction. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navi gator... -
Page 33: Chipset Voltage
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 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. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V Memory Voltage T his item allows you to select memory Voltage Control. - Page 34 TG31-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 SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced...
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Page 35: Save Changes And Exit
TG31-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 36: Cmos Backup Function
TG31-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 37 TG31-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...