TP45E XE 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.
TP45E XE 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.
TP45E XE 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 O.N.E...
TP45E XE 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. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main IDE/S ATA Confugura tion...
TP45E XE 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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TP45E XE 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;...
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TP45E XE 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) / SWDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5 S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology.
TP45E XE BIOS M anual 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.
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TP45E XE 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 Max CPUID Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities.
TP45E XE BIOS M anual SuperIO Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Confi gure Super IO Chipset Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y OnBoa rd Floppy Con troller [Enabled] Cont roller Keybo ard PowerOn [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Resto re on AC Powe r Loss by IO [Power Off]...
TP45E XE BIOS M anual Restore on AC Power Loss by IO T his setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state. Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs.
TP45E XE BIOS M anual 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)
TP45E XE BIOS M anual 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 (Interv al: 1) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 (Interv al: 1) PM/ACPI Configuration...
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TP45E XE BIOS M anual HPET Memory Address T his item allows you to set the memory address of HPET . Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state.
TP45E XE BIOS M anual 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).
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TP45E XE BIOS M anual 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).
TP45E XE BIOS M anual Config Onboard PCI/P CI-E Devices BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboa rd PCI/PCI-E Devices Conf iguration Options Onboa rd PCIE VIA63 30 Cntlr [Auto] Auto Onboa rd PCIE Giga LAN [Auto] Enab led Onboa rd LAN Boot R OM [Disabled] Disa bled MAC I D Information...
TP45E XE 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.
TP45E XE 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.
TP45E XE 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...
TP45E XE 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. > Boot Setting s Configuration >...
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TP45E XE 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...
TP45E XE 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.
TP45E XE 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.
TP45E XE 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.
TP45E XE BIOS M anual South Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et South Bridge Chips et Configura tion Options USB F unctions [12 USB Por ts] Disa bled USB P ort Configura tion [6X6 USB Po rts] 2 US B Ports USB 2 .0 Controller [Enabled] 4 US B Ports...
TP45E XE 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...
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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TP45E XE BIOS M anual Auto OverClock S ystem BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Over- Clocking Navi gator settin g Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions Norm al may cause system to m alfunction.
TP45E XE BIOS M anual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Over- Clocking Navi gator settin g Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions Norm al may cause system to m alfunction.
TP45E XE 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 / FSB 1600 DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / DDR2 400Mhz / DDR2 480Mhz / DDR2 500Mhz / DDR2 533Mhz / DDR2 600Mhz / DDR2 640Mhz / DDR2 667Mhz /...
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TP45E XE BIOS M anual Static tREAD Value (PL) T his item allows you to select the tREAD control. Options: Auto (Default) / 1T ~ 31T Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DRAM tCL Options: 5 (Default) / 3 ~ 7 DRAM tRP Options: 5 (Default) / 3 ~ 10...
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TP45E XE BIOS M anual DRAM tRTP Options: 3 (Default) / 2 ~ 15 Extra DRAM Timing Setting Options: Auto (Default) / Manual Write to Precharge Delay Options: 13 (Default) / 10 ~ 31 Read to Precharge Delay Options: 5 (Default) / 2 ~15 PrechargeAll to Act Delay Options: 5 (Default) / 2 ~15...
TP45E XE BIOS M anual CPU Clock Skew Control Options: Auto (Default) / 100ps ~ 1500ps (Interval: 100ps) (G)MCH Clock Skew Control Options: Auto (Default) / 100ps ~ 1500ps (Interval: 100ps) CPU Clock Driving Control Options: Auto (Default) / 700mV ~ 1000mV (Interval: 100mV) Voltage Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY O.N.E...
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TP45E XE BIOS M anual Chipset Voltage T his item allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control. Options: Auto (Default) / +0.025V ~ +0.700V FSB Voltage T his item allows you to select FSB Voltage Control. Options: Auto (Default) / +0.025V ~ +0.750V CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Core1 GT L Ref Voltage Control.
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TP45E XE 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 SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...
TP45E XE 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 Exit Options...
TP45E XE 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 [Ful l Access]...
TP45E XE 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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