TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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 information. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual IDE/S ATA 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual AHCI Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main AHCI Settings Enables for supporting AHCI BIOS Supp ort [Ena bled] AHCI CD\DVD Bo ot Time out [35] > AHCI Port0 > AHCI Port1 > AHCI Port2 >...
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Device This area shows the detected connected device. SATA Port0/1/2/3/4/5 This item allows you to select the connected device type. Options: Auto (Default) S.M.A.R.T. This item allows you to control the device S.M.A.R.T function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Device;...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 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...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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 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...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Core Multi-Processing T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Intel(R) C-S TA TE Tech T his item allows you to control the C-State power management functions of the processor.
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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 H/W Health Fun ction [Ena bled] Health Monitoring Device.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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 Smart Fan control JSFAN1 Smart F an [Dis abled]...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Fan Ctrl Full On(℃ ) If the System T emperature reaches the set value, FAN will run in full speed. 0~127 (℃) Options: JSFAN1/JNFAN1 Start Speed (RPM) T his item allows you to set the start speed of the FAN. Options: 1000~3000 JSFAN1/JNFAN1 Max Speed(RPM)
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual USB Dev ice Wakeup from S3/S4 T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On PME#...
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Suspend mode T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. Options: S1 (POS) (Default) Power on Suspend S3 (ST R) Suspend to RAM Auto POS+STR ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Intel V T-d Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Options Intel VT-d [Disab led] Disabled Enabled S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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:...
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Onboard PCIE PATA Cntlr T his item allows you to control the onboard PAT A controller. Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled Onboard PCIE Giga LAN T his item allows you to control the onboard LAN. Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled Onboard LAN Boot Rom...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Reserved Memory Size T his item allows BIOS to reserve cert ain memory size for speci fic PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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 O.N.E Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. >...
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Full Screen LOGO Disaply T his item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current Bootup Num-L ock...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Boot De vice Priority Items in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. T he number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devi ces installed in the system. Hard Disk Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual North Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset North Bridge C hipset Configuratio n ENABLE: Allow remapping of Memory Remap F eature [En abled] overlapped PCI memory PCI MMIO All ocation: above the total Memory Hole [Disabled] phisical memory.
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset South Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Options USB Functions [1 2 USB Ports] Disabled USB Port Confi guration [6 X6 USB Ports] 2 USB Ports USB 2.0 Contro ller [E nabled] 4 USB Ports...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual SMBUS Controller T his BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers fo r the SMBus. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width Options: 4 to 5 seconds (Default) / 3 to 4 seconds / 2 to 3 seconds / 1 to 2 seconds PCIE Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 IOxAPIC Enable Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled...
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.
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Auto OverClock S ystem BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E Exit Over-Clocking Navigator setting Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections Normal may c ause system to malf unction. Automate OverClock Over-Clocking Navigator [A utomate OverClock]...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E Exit Over-Clocking Navigator setting Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections Normal may c ause system to malf unction. Automate OverClock Over-Clocking Navigator [M anual OverClock]...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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. Options: Auto (Default) / DDR2 533Mhz / DDR2 638Mhz / DDR2 667Mhz / DDR2 800Mhz / DDR2 851Mhz / DDR2 886Mhz / DDR2 1066Mhz...
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual DRAM tCL Options: 5 (Default) DRAM tRP Options: 5 (Default) DRAM tRCD Options: 5 (Default) DRAM tRAS Options: 15 (Default) DRAM tWR Options: 6 (Default) DRAM tRFC Options: 42 (Default) DRAM tWTR Options: 3 (Default) DRAM tRRD Options: 3 (Default)
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual Clock Gen Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY O.N.E Clock Gen Conf iguration Allows BIOS to Select PCI-E Over Clock. PCIE Frequency Setting [1 00] Note: MIN = 100 Mhz MAX = 150 Mhz S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option...
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. Options: Auto (Default) / -0.050V ~ +0.130V DDR Voltage T his item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control. Options: Auto (Default) / +0.050V ~ +1.850V Chipset Voltage T his item allows you to select NB/SB Voltage Control.
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TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP 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 SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E Exit...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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...
TP45 HP/TP43 HP BIOS M anual 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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