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TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual
UEFI BIOS Setup...................................................................................... 1
1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3
2 Advanced Menu...................................................................................... 4
3 PCIPnP Menu....................................................................................... 18
4 Boot Menu............................................................................................. 22
5 Chipset Menu ....................................................................................... 25
6 O.N.E Menu.......................................................................................... 26
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................. 32
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- Page 1 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual UEFI BIOS Setup..................1 1 Main Menu ..................... 3 2 Advanced Menu..................4 3 PCIPnP Menu..................18 4 Boot Menu..................... 22 5 Chipset Menu ..................25 6 O.N.E Menu..................26 7 Exit Menu ..................... 32...
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Page 2: Uefi Bios Setup
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual UEFI BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI UEFI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to NVRAM. -
Page 3: Supported Cpus
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Supported CPUs This AMI UEFI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI BIOS setup utility. In the UEFI BIOS setup utility, you will... -
Page 4: Bios Information
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter AMI UEFI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Information Shows system information including UEFI BIOS version, model name, marketing name, built date, etc. -
Page 5: Advanced Menu
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu allows you to configure 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 6 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), this item specifies what PCI Option ROM to launch Options: Legacy ROM (Default) / EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer This item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register.
- Page 7 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual ACPI Settings/WakeUp Event control EuP Control When EuP is enabled, the system will meet EuP requirement. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled ACPI Sleep State This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.
- Page 8 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Wake system with Fixed Time This item enables or disables the system to wake on by alarm event. When this item is enabled, the system will wake on the hr::min::sec specified. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Wake up date You can choose which date the system will boot up.
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Page 9: Cpu Configuration
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4 This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled CPU Configuration Active Processor Cores This item sets number of cores to enable in each processor package. - Page 10 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Hardware Prefetcher The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements and prefetches data and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
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Page 11: Sata Configuration
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Local x2APIC This item enables Local x2APIC. Some OSes do not support this feature. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled SATA Configuration SATA Mode This item sets SATA Mode. Options: IDE Mode (Default) / AHCI Mode / RAID Mode / Disabled S.M.A.R.T... -
Page 12: Usb Configuration
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Aggressive Link Power Management Aggressive Link Power Management Support. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Spin Up Device If this item is enabled for any of ports, Staggered Spin Up will be performed, and only the drives that have this option enabled will spin up at boot. Otherwise, all drives spin up at boot. - Page 13 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual EHCI Hand-Off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Port 60/64 Emulation This items enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes.
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Page 14: Super Io Configuration
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃) When CPU temperature is lower than this value, the CPU fan will keep lowest RPM. Options: 10 (℃) (default) Fan Ctrl On(℃) When CPU temperature is higher than this value, the CPU fan controller will turn on. - Page 15 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Restore AC Power Loss This setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Power Off: Leaving the system in power-off status after power recovers. Power ON: Powering on the system immediately when power returns. Last State: 1.
- Page 16 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port This item enables or disables Parallel Port (LPT/LPTE). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings This item allows you to select an optimal setting for Super IO device. Options: Auto (Default) / IO=378h; IRQ=5 / IO=378h; IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 / IO=278h;...
- Page 17 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual CIR Controller Configuration CIR Controller This item enables or disables CIR Controller. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Change Settings This item selects an optimal setting for Super IO device. Options: Auto (Default) H/W Monitor...
- Page 18 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. Options: Disabled (Default) / 70 /158 / 75 /167 / 80 /176 / 85 /185 ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉...
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Page 19: Chipset Menu
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual 3 Chipset Menu This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. - Page 20 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. Options: 1024M (Default) / 64M VT-d This item enables/disables VT-d function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Initiate Graphic Adapter This item allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.
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Page 21: South Bridge Configuration
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual DVMT/FIXED Memory Size DVMT stands for “Dynamic Video Memory Technology”. This is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system performance. - Page 22 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Azalia HD Audio This item enables/disables Azalia HD Audio. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Azalia internal HDMI codec This item enables/disables internal HDMI codec for Azalia. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled High Precision Timer This item enables/disables the High Precision Event Timer.
- Page 23 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Onboard PCI-E Devices Launch PXE OpROM This item enables/disables Boot Option for Legacy Network Devices. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Launch Storage OpROM This item enables/disables Boot Option for Legacy Mass Storage Devices with Option ROM.
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Page 24: Setup Prompt Timeout
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Setup Prompt Timeout This item sets number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Options: 1 (Default) Bootup NumLock State This item selects the keyboard NumLock state. -
Page 25: Interrupt 19 Capture
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Option ROM Messages This item sets the display mode for Option ROM. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current 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. -
Page 26: Security Menu
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual 5 Security Menu Administrator Password This item sets Administrator Password. User Password This item sets User Password. -
Page 27: Start Page
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual 6 O.N.E Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, 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 28: Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual CPU Core Current Max (Amp) This item sets the Max instantaneous current allowed at any given time. Options: 105 (Default) Power Limit 1 Value (Watt) This item sets the power limit value which CPU must not exceed over a specific time. -
Page 29: Spread Spectrum
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Spread Spectrum This item allows you to control Spread Spectrum function. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / +/- 0.20 / +/-0.25 / +/-0.375 / +/-0.50 DDR3 DRAM Multiplier This item allows you to set DDR3 DRAM Multiplier. - Page 30 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual RAS# Active Time (tRAS) This item allows you to select Row Active Time of DDR3. Options: 24 (Default) / 9 ~ 63 Write Recovery Time (tWR) This item allows you to select Internal Write to Read Command Delay of DDR3.
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Page 31: Phase Control
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual CPU VCore Fixed This item sets CPU Vcore Fixed Voltage. CPU Request Vcore This item sets CPU Request Vcore. Phase Control This item sets PWM Phase Control method. Options: CPU Power State (Default) / Full On PWM Work Frequency This item sets PWM Work Frequency. -
Page 32: Pch Voltage
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Vcc SA This item sets CPU System Agent (memory controller, DMI, PCIe controllers, and display engine) power supply. PCH Voltage This item sets PCH Voltage. Vcc IO This item sets CPU High frequency I/O logic power supply. -
Page 33: Discard Changes And Exit
TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. - Page 34 TZ68A+ UEFI BIOS Manual Saving SetupData to Profile Saving SetupData to Profile Restoring SetupData from Profile Restoring SetupData from Profile...