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GeForce 6100 AM2

Ver 3.x

Ver 1.x

Sound

ALC 850

8 channels audio out

AC 97 Version 2.3

ALC 655 / 658 (optional)

6 channels audio out

AC 97 Version 2.3

PCI slot

PCI Express x16 slot

Slots

PCI Express x 1 slot

Floppy connector

Printer Port connector

IDE Connector

SATA Connector

Front Panel Connector

Front Audio Connector

CD-in Connector

S/PDIF out connector

CPU Fan header

System Fan header

Chassis open header (optional)

CMOS clear header

USB connector

Power Connector (24pin)

On Board

Connector

Power Connector (4pin)

Back Panel

I/O

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

Serial Port

VGA port

LAN port

USB Port

Audio Jack

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

Serial Port

VGA port

LAN port

USB Port

Audio Jack

Board Size 244 x 244 (mm)

210 x 244 (mm)

Special

Features

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 support

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 support

OS Support

Windows 2K / XP

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

Windows 2K / XP

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

Summary of Contents for 6100 AM2

Page 1: ...erence will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability...

Page 2: ...onnectors and Slots 12 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 14 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 14 3 2 Detail Settings 14 Chapter 4 NVIDIA RAID Functions 24 4 1 Operation System 24 4 2 Raid Arrays 24 4 3 How RAID...

Page 3: ...d wrist strap to remove the static charge Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do...

Page 4: ...tion ITE 8712F 8716F Provides themost commonly u sedlegacySuper I O function ality Low Pin Coun t In terface Environ men t Con trol in itiatives H W Mon itor Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian...

Page 5: ...an header x1 System Fan header x3 System Fan header x1 Chassis open header option al x1 Chassis open header option al x1 CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1 USB conn ector x2 USB conn ector x2 P...

Page 6: ...CONNECTORS VER 3 X L ine In L ine Out M ic In Center Re ar Sid e PS 2 Mou se PS 2 Keybo ard COM1 VGA1 USBX2 USBX2 L AN 1 5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS VER 1 X L in e In L in e Ou t Mic In PS 2 Mou se PS 2 K...

Page 7: ...CDIN1 Codec LAN J FA U D IO 1 JA TXP WR2 JSP DIF_OUT1 PCI2 J U SBV 2 JUSB2 JUSB 3 DIMMA1 JS FAN1 Optional JCI1 J C MOS 1 IR optional IDE1 IDE2 JATXP WR1 JCFAN1 GeForce 6100 JVGA1 JSA TA2 JSA TA1 DIMMB...

Page 8: ...X16 PCI1 FDD1 JCOM1 JUSBV1 JCDIN1 Codec LAN JFA UDIO1 JAT XPWR2 JSPDIF_OUT1 PCI2 JUSBV2 JUSB2 JUSB3 DIMMA1 JSF AN1 JCI1 optional JCMOS 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JA TXPWR1 JCF AN1 GeForce 6100 J V GA 1 JSAT A2 JSA...

Page 9: ...emove the socket protection cap Step 2 Pull the lever toward direction Afrom the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 3 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold trian...

Page 10: ...ble to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation 2 2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufac...

Page 11: ...n Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 JNFAN1 optional JSFAN1 1 1 JSFAN1 JSFAN2 1 1 JNFAN1 3 Ground Note The JCFAN1 Supports 4 pin head connector and JSFAN1 JSFAN2 JNFAN1 support 3 pin head connector When conn...

Page 12: ...on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated B Memory Capacity DIMM Sock...

Page 13: ...t meet the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in thef ollowing table Duual Channel Status DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2 Enabled O O X X Enabled X X O O Enabl...

Page 14: ...e ribbon cables 34 33 1 2 34 33 1 2 IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133f unctiona...

Page 15: ...a transf er bandwidth up to 250MB s per direction 500MB s in total PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth ov er the traditional PCI architecture PCI EX1_1 PCIEX16...

Page 16: ...This connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button and speaker It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 SLP PWR_LED On Off RST HLED SPK 2 15 16 Pin As...

Page 17: ...TX 3 Ground 4 IRRX 1 3 2 4 IR optional ATX Power Source Connector JATXPWR1 JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply 1 12 24 13 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 3 3...

Page 18: ...2 4 1 3 2 4 1 3 4 Ground JUSB2 JUSB3 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel and also can be connected with internal US...

Page 19: ...n 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSBLAN1 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 USB ports at front panel JUSB2 JUSB3 are powered by 5V standby v oltage 3 1 1 3 Pin 1 2 close 1 JUSBV1 JUSBV2 1 1 JUSB...

Page 20: ...line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in Rear speaker Right 12 Right line in Rear speaker Right 13 Left line in R...

Page 21: ...3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remov e AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait f orf ive seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset y our desi...

Page 22: ...ATA interf ace it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3 0Gb s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 1 4 JSATA2 JSATA1 7 Ground JSPDIF_OUT1 Digital Audio outConnector...

Page 23: ...jumper to pin2 3 Closed The Def ault setting is Pin 1 2 Closed 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Memory Voltage controlled by BIOS default 1 1 3 Pin 2 3 Close Memory voltage Overclocking Note 1 When JDDR_II 2 2V jum...

Page 24: ...indicate system power on diagnostics Please ref er to thetable below for different messages LED_D1 LED_D2 Message ON ON Normal ON OFF VGA Error OFF ON Memory Error OFF OFF Abnormal CPU Chipset error...

Page 25: ...nector printer on the PC Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 Da...

Page 26: ...writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set during the creation ofthe RAID set based on the systemenvironment This techni...

Page 27: ...tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum is 2 Uses RAID 1 is idealfor small databases or any other applicationthat requires...

Page 28: ...ion To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installati...

Page 29: ...the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy disk 2 Down...

Page 30: ...again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed pl...

Page 31: ...disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the driv e type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of brea...

Page 32: ...information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronicall...

Page 33: ...the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked theTray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically an...

Page 34: ...conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the little tray ico...

Page 35: ...llows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b ContainsAbout Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a...

Page 36: ...ill be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If y...

Page 37: ...user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the ov erclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you v erify ev...

Page 38: ...ry If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according t...

Page 39: ...related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled by...

Page 40: ...ung L fterdreh zah l Controller Smart Guardian Funktion vonITE Arbeitsspeich er DDR2 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256 512MB 1G B DDR2 Max 4GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermod...

Page 41: ...em L fter Sockel x1 Geh use offen Sockel optional x1 Geh use offen Sockel optional x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 USB An schlu ss x2 USB An schlu ss x2 Stromansch luss 24 polig x1 St...

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Page 43: ...tilateursyst me x3 Embase de ven tilateursyst me x1 Embase d ou verture dech ssis x1 optional Embase d ou verture dech ssis x1 optional Embase d effacemen t CMOS x1 Embase d effacemen t CMOS x1 Connec...

Page 44: ...legacy Super I O usate pi comunemente Interfaccia LPC L ow Pin Count Funzioni di controllo dell ambiente Monitoraggio hardware Controller velocit ventolina Funzione Smart Guardi an di I TE Memoria pri...

Page 45: ...pertura telaio x1 optional Collettore apertura telaio x1 optional Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x2 Connettore USB x2 Connettore alimentazione x1 24 p...

Page 46: ...a in teligente de ITE ITE 8712F 8716F Le ofrecelas funcionalidades heredadas de uso m s com n S per E S Interfaz de cu entaLow Pin Iniciativas decontrol de entorno Monitor hardware Controlador develoc...

Page 47: ...ma X3 Cabecera de ven tilador desistema X1 Cabecera dechasis abierto opcional X1 Cabecera dechasis abierto opcional X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Conector USB X2 Con...

Page 48: ...as funcionalidades mais u tilizadas em termos da especif ica o Super I O Interface LPC Low Pin Count Iniciativas para controlo doambien te Monitoriza o do hardware Controlador davelocidade daventoinha...

Page 49: ...ema x1 Conector para detec o da abertura dochassis opcional x1 Conector para detec o da abertura dochassis opcional x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector USB x2...

Page 50: ...az ECC DIMM Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 4 Ka de gniazdo DIMM obs ugujemodu y 256 512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 Maks wielko pami ci 4G B Modu pami ci DDR2z trybem podw jnego kana u Obs uga DDR2 400 533 667 800 Brak obs...

Page 51: ...g wkowe wen tylatorasystemowego x1 Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcj a x1 Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcj a x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze USB x2 Z cze...

Page 52: ...orce 410 GeForce 6100 nForce 410 GeForce 6100 256 GeForce 6100 256 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 DDR2 4 DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM an d ECC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 DDR2 4 DDR2 DDR2 400 53...

Page 53: ...1 x1 x1 x1 x1 IDE x2 IDE x2 SATA x2 SATA x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x1 x3 x1 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 VGA x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x6...

Page 54: ...e 6100 256 GeForce 6100 256 DDR2DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 256 512 1 4 DDR2 DDR2 4 400 533 667 800 DIMM ECC DDR2DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 256 512 1 4 DDR2 DDR2 4 400 533 667 800 DIMM ECC SuperI O ITE 8712F 8716F Super I...

Page 55: ...pressx1 1 PCI Expressx1 1 1 1 1 1 IDE 2 IDE 2 SATA 2 SATA 2 1 1 1 1 CD IN 1 CD IN 1 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 CMOS 1 CMOS 1 USB 2 USB 2 24 1 24 1 4 1 4 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 VGA 1 1 USB 4 6 PS 2 1 PS...

Page 56: ...GeForce 6100 256MB DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 MB 1GB DDR2 4GB DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM E CC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 MB 1GB DDR2 4GB DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM E CC DIMM SuperI O ITE...

Page 57: ...1 IDE x2 IDE x2 SATA x2 SATA x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x1 x3 x1 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 VGA x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x6...

Page 58: ...etup 25 1 7 PnP PCI Configurations 28 1 8 PC Health Status 31 1 9 Over Clock Navigator Engine 33 1 10 CMOS Reload Program C R P 39 2 BIOS Setup Ver 1 x 40 2 1 Main Menu 42 2 2 Standard CMOS Features 4...

Page 59: ...hipset fine tuning options are also included in BIOS The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug an...

Page 60: ...by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu ba...

Page 61: ...s Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu WARNING For better system performance the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated...

Page 62: ...certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allow...

Page 63: ...bit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User...

Page 64: ...AM2 BIOS Setup 6 Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to...

Page 65: ...elections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date...

Page 66: ...led in your system Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key Select the situation in which you wa...

Page 67: ...GeForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 9 1 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Boot Seq Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot sequence Floppy...

Page 68: ...Disks Zip100 USB FDD0 USB FDD1 USB ZIP0 USB ZIP1 LS120 Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence...

Page 69: ...from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above The Choices Enabled default Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical...

Page 70: ...lt Enable cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cac...

Page 71: ...abled Normal POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on The Choices On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys...

Page 72: ...rom the Setup main menu APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS su...

Page 73: ...ce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 15 Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The Choices Disabled default En...

Page 74: ...rdinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been c...

Page 75: ...Auto default Always Enable CPU Spread Spectrum The Choices Disabled default Center Down PCIE Spread Spectrum This item allows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectrum function The Choices Disab...

Page 76: ...ecting the Disabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which can improve system performance However any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and resu...

Page 77: ...p 19 1 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Highlight the Press Enter label next to the VIA OnChip IDE Device label and press enter key will take you a submenu w...

Page 78: ...4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Ma...

Page 79: ...to enable or disable RAID function The Choices Disabled default Enabled SATA 1 2 Primary Secondary RAID This option allows you to enable or disable SATA A Primary Secondary RAID The Choices Disabled...

Page 80: ...em uses no floppy drive select disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The...

Page 81: ...cy Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled default Disable USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Mouse Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB...

Page 82: ...ction of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The Choices Enabled...

Page 83: ...p power down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Susp...

Page 84: ...ose user define you can adjust each of the item from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes...

Page 85: ...isable Wake On Ring from Soft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume from S3 S4 This item allows you to wake up from S3 with USB device The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power...

Page 86: ...nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users sho...

Page 87: ...ced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources controlled by function Legacy is the te...

Page 88: ...IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI...

Page 89: ...ault 70 158 75 167 80 176 CPU FAN Control by The Choice smart can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise The Choices SMART Always On default Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contains a monitoring s...

Page 90: ...S Setup 32 Current CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature of CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the curr...

Page 91: ...m performance The Choices Normal default Automate Overclock Manual Overclock Auto OverClock System The Overclock Navigator provides 3 different engines helping you to overclock your system These engin...

Page 92: ...designed for experienced overclock users It allows users to customize personal overclock setting Note Based on our test results the overclock function achieved the best performance on AMD 3000 CPU CP...

Page 93: ...to 450 with an interval of 1 Default value is 200 HT Frequency This item allows you to select the HT Frequency The Choices 4x default 1x 2x 3x 5x Auto x4 PCIE Clock The Choices 100MHz default 101MHz 1...

Page 94: ...Timing Item The Choices Disable Default Enable Twtr Command Delay The Choices 3 bus Clocks Default 1 bus Clock 2 bus clocks Trfc0 for DIMM0 The Choices 75ns Default 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns Trfc0 f...

Page 95: ...charge Time The Choices 6 Clocks Default 3 Clocks 4clocks 5clocks Tras Minimum RAS Active T The Choices 18 bus Clocks Default 5 18 bus Clocks Watch dog time times The Choices 3 default Integrated Memo...

Page 96: ...GeForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 38 Step 2 When the process is done change the setting back from Enabled to Disabled to complete the test...

Page 97: ...ows you to save different CMOS settings into BIOS ROM You may reload any saved CMOS setting to change system configurations Moreover you may save your ideal overclock setting for easier overclocking T...

Page 98: ...hipset fine tuning options are also included in BIOS The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug an...

Page 99: ...by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu ba...

Page 100: ...s Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu WARNING For better system performance the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated...

Page 101: ...e certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allo...

Page 102: ...anges using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Sup...

Page 103: ...GeForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 45 message will be displayed before proceeding Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios...

Page 104: ...n each item Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that...

Page 105: ...in None Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette A...

Page 106: ...GeForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 48 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup...

Page 107: ...Setup 49 Boot Seq Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot sequence Floppy Removable Device Priority Select Removable Boot Device Priority The Choices Floppy Disks Zip100 USB FDD0 USB FDD1 USB...

Page 108: ...DD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN HPT370 Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices a...

Page 109: ...t in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on t...

Page 110: ...GeForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 52 CPU Feature AMD K8 Cool Quiet Control This function supports AMD Cool n Quick function The Choices Auto default Disable...

Page 111: ...rdinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been c...

Page 112: ...Auto default Always Enable CPU Spread Spectrum The Choices Disabled default Center Down PCIE Spread Spectrum This item allows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectrum function The Choices Disab...

Page 113: ...ecting the Disabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which can improve system performance However any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and resu...

Page 114: ...GeForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 56 2 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals...

Page 115: ...ondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance...

Page 116: ...e interfaces supports IDE prefetch function for faster drive access If the interface on your drive does not support prefetching or if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set th...

Page 117: ...ress Enter to set the Keyboard power on password HOT Key power ON Choose the Hot Key combination to boot up the system The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl...

Page 118: ...uld function The default value is SPP The Choices SPP default Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabil...

Page 119: ...C LAN This option allows you to control the onboard MAC LAN The Choices Auto default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabl...

Page 120: ...stem should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs By choosing off will leave the computer in the power off state Choosing On will reboot the computer Former Sts will restore the system to the...

Page 121: ...p power down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Susp...

Page 122: ...user define you can adjust each of the item from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blan...

Page 123: ...isable Wake On Ring from Soft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume from S3 S4 This item allows you to wake up from S3 with USB device The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power...

Page 124: ...connect 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 This section covers some very technical it...

Page 125: ...es from the last one If the Enabled option is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manu...

Page 126: ...IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI...

Page 127: ...This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 140F 65 149F 70 158F CPU FAN Control by Choose smart to reduce the noise caused by CPU FAN The Choices Smart defa...

Page 128: ...ange is from 0 127 with an interval of 1 The Choices 40 default Min 0 Max 127 you can key in a DEC number Slope PWM Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU fan The Choices 0 PWM...

Page 129: ...GeForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup 71 Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of SYSTEM fan...

Page 130: ...ows you to select CPU Vcore The Choices Default default 0 15V 0 10V 0 05V DDR Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices 1 85V default 1 90V 1 95V 2 0V CPU Frequency This...

Page 131: ...power down The Choices Per Channel default Per CS Memclock tri stating The Choices Disabled default Enabled Memory Hole Remapping The Choices Enabled default Disabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO The Choi...

Page 132: ...ns default Twr Write Recovery Time The Choices 6 bus clocks default Trtp Precharge Time The Choices 3 clocks default Trc Row Cycle Time The Choices 26 bus clocks default Trcd RAS to CAS R W Delay The...

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