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Biostar VIOTECH 3100 PLUS - BIOS Manual

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Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................6
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................14
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................18
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................27
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................31
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  • Page 1 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................6 3 PCIPnP Menu..................14 4 Boot Menu....................18 5 Chipset Menu..................21 6 Performance Menu................27 7 Exit Menu....................31...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    Viotech 3100+ 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

    Viotech 3100+ 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 AMD CPU .

  • Page 4: System Memory

    Viotech 3100+ 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 S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview...

  • Page 5: Ide Configuration

    Viotech 3100+ 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: Sata Con Troller

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual Type Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Block (Multi- Sector Transfer) Enable or disable multi-sector trans fer.

  • Page 7: Advanced Menu

    Viotech 3100+ 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 8: Cmpxchg8B Instruction Support

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual CMPXCHG8B instruction support If you want to install Windows NT 4.0 you must disable it. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled VIA Processor Power Management Enabled: CPU speed is set to maximum; Disabled: CPU speed is set to minimum. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SuperIO Configuration...
  • Page 9 Viotech 3100+ 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.

  • Page 10: Restore On Ac Power Loss

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual Restore on AC Power Loss 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.

  • Page 11: Acpi Configuration

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual ACPI Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for Suspe nd mode [ S1(POS)] Syst em Suspend. ACPI Version Featu res [ ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [ Enabled] AMI O EMB table [ Enabled] Headl ess mode...
  • Page 12 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description T able (RSD T ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his is a server-speci f ic feature.

  • Page 13: Usb Configuration

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual Resume On RTC Alarm When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock) alarm awak ens the system from Suspend mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Alarm Date (Days) You can choose which date the system will boot up.
  • Page 14 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual 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).

  • Page 15: Pcipnp Menu

    Viotech 3100+ 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 16 Viotech 3100+ 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 17: Reserved Memory Size

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual PCI Resource BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource Available: Specified IRQ is available to be IRQ3 [Available] used by PCI/PnP IRQ4 [Available] devices. IRQ5 [Available] Reserved: Specified IRQ7 [Available] IRQ is reserved for IRQ9 [Available] use by Legacy ISA IRQ10 [Available] devices.

  • Page 18: Pci Express Configuration

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI E xpress Config uration Enab le/Disable PCI Express L0s and Activ e State Power -Management[ Disabled] L1 l ink power stat es. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help F1 0...

  • Page 19: Boot Settings Configuration

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf igure Settin gs duri ng System Bo ot. >...

  • Page 20: Boot Device Priority

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual Full Screen LOGO Show 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 Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on.

  • Page 21: Removable Drives

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual Removable Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the removable 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. Options: Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 / USB-ZIP1 / LS120 CD/DV D Drives...

  • Page 22: Chipset Menu

    Viotech 3100+ 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot...
  • Page 23 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual Top Performance T his item allows you to activate T op Perfo rmance fo r your system. It the system is not steady, this item should set Disabled. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GFX & PCIE VGA Co-Exist T his item allows you .to activate GFX &...

  • Page 24: Onchip Igp/Vga Configuration

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual AGP Aperture Size T his item allows you to set Aperture Size of AGP. Options: 32MB (Default) / 64MB / 128MB / 256MB / 512MB / 1GB AGP 3.0 Mode T his item allows you to set AGP 3.0 Mode. Options: 8X (Default) / 4X AGP Fast Write...
  • Page 25 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual V-Link & PCI Bus Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et V-Lin k & PCI Bus C onfiguration Options V-Lin k mode select ion [Auto] Auto V-Lin k 8X Supporte d [Enabled] Mode 0 PCI M aster Wait St ate Read [0WS] Mode 1 PCI M aster Wait St ate Write...
  • Page 26 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual SouthBridge V IA V T8237S Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et South Bridge VIA VT 8237S Config uration Options PCI D elay Transact ion [Enabled] Disa bled LAN C ontroller [Enabled] Enab led LAN O ption ROM [Disabled] MAC I D Information Patch S4 burn-in I ssue...

  • Page 27: Hpet Support

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual HPET Support T his item allows you to enable or disable High Precision Event T imer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled HDAC Audio Con troller T his item allows you to control the HDAC Audio support. Options: Auto (Default) / Always Disabled...

  • Page 28: Performance Menu

    Viotech 3100+ 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 29: Cpu Voltage

    Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.10V / +0.20V / +0.30V FS B Voltage T his item allows you to select FSB Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.05V / +0.10V / +0.15V Chipset Voltage T his item allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control.
  • Page 30 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual DRAM Timing T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM T iming. Options: Auto (Default) / Manual / T urbo / Ultra DRAM CAS# Latency [DDR/DDR2] Options: 2.5/4 (Default) / 1.5/2 / 2.0/3 / 3.0/5 DRAM Bank Interleave Options: 4-Way (Def ault) / Disabled / 2-Way / 8-Way...
  • Page 31 Viotech 3100+ BIOS Manual RDSAIT/RDSBI T mode T his item allows you to set the mode of RDSAIT /RDSBIT. Options: Auto (Default) / Manual RDSAIT/RDSBI T selection Options: 03 (Default) / 0A ~ 0F / 10 ~ 19 / 1A ~ 1F / 20 ~ 29 / 2A ~ 2F / 30 / 3A ~ 3F / 00 ~ 02 1T CMD Support T his item allows you to activate 1T CMD Support.

  • Page 32: Save Changes And Exit

    Viotech 3100+ 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...

  • Page 33: Change Supervisor Password

    Viotech 3100+ 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 Change User Pa ssword Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled]...

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