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P43B-A7 BIOS M anual

BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1

1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3

2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................8

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................19

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................23

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................26

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................30

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................33

Summary of Contents for P43B-A7 - BIOS

Page 1: ...P43B A7 BIOS Manual i BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2Advanced Menu 8 3 PCIPnP Menu 19 4 Boot Menu 23 5 Chipset Menu 26 6 Performance Menu 30 7 Exit Menu 33 ...

Page 2: ...d disk drives BIOS activates at the first stage of the booting process loading and executing the operating system Some additional features such as virus and password protection or chipset 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 ThisAMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A sp...

Page 3: ...ou can use these keys to select item and change the settings Notice z The default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance of the motherboard If the system becomes unstable after changing any settings please load the default settings to ensure system s compatibility and stability Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu z For better system performance the BIOS firmwa...

Page 4: ... Use or t o conf igure system Time Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on 01 01 0 1 Build Date 01 01 0 9 Syste m Memory Size Syste m Time 00 00 00 Syste m Date Thu 01 01 2009 Flopp y A SAT A IDE Configu ration Exit AMI BIOS Shows systeminformation including BIOS version built date etc System Memory Shows systemmemory size VGA shard memory will be excluded System Time Set the systeminternal clock Syst...

Page 5: ...evice SAT A2 Device SAT A3 Device SAT A4 Device IDE Channel 1 Ma ster Slave Hard Disk Write Pr otect Disabled IDE D etect Time Ou t Sec 35 Con figure SATA 1 as IDE Jmicr on 36x ATA Co ntroller Enabled IDE Cha nnel 1 AHC I Configurati on SATA 1 Configurati on Compatible Options Disa bled Comp atible Enha nced SATA 1 Configuration Thisitem allows you to control the onboard SATAcontroller Options Com...

Page 6: ...o 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Device Type Auto The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices and these information and values are shown below to the name of the sub menu Type Select the type of the IDE SATA 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...

Page 7: ...x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC AHCI Settings AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35 AHCI Port0 AHCI Port1 AHCI Port2 AHCI Port3 AHCI BIOS Support Enabled Enables for supporting AHCI BIOS Support ThisBIOS feature controls the AHCI function of the SATA controller Options Enabled Default Disabled AHCI CD DVD Boot Time Out ThisBIOS fe...

Page 8: ...area shows the detected connected device SATA Port0 1 2 3 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 Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS Options Disabled Default E...

Page 9: ...uratio n Sma rt Fan Config uration Pow er Configurat ion CPU Configuratio n Exit CPU Configuration Thisitem shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced vxx xx C C opyright 198 5 200x Amer ican Megatre nds Inc S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit F1 F1 0 ES C For UP platforms leav e it enabled For DP MP server s...

Page 10: ...oted up the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities Before it can do so it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes This determines the kind ofbasic information CPUID can provide the operating system Options Disabled Default Enabled Intel R Virtualization Tech Virtualization Technology can virtually s...

Page 11: ...and Exit E xit F1 F1 0 ES C Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller Confi gure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset Onboa rd Floppy Con troller Enabled Seria l Port1 Addre ss 3F8 IRQ4 Keybo ard PowerOn Disabled Mouse PowerOn Disabled Resto re on AC Powe r Loss Power Off Paral lel Port Addr ess 378 Par allel Port Mo de Normal Par allel Port IR Q IRQ7 Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled if...

Page 12: ...sing Parallel port as ECP EPP mode Parallel Port IRQ Thisitem allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port Options IRQ7 Default IRQ5 Disabled Keyboard PowerOn Thisitem allows you to control the keyboard power on function Options Disabled Default Specific Key Stroke Key Any Key Specific Key Enter Thisitem will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set Specific Key Stroke Keys Selected Th...

Page 13: ...d Shutd own Temperatu re Disabled CPU T emperature Syste m Temperature CPU F an Syste m1 Fan CPU V core Chips et Voltage 3 30 V Memor y 12 0 V FSB V oltage Voltage BIOS S ETUP UTILITY vxx xx C C opyright 198 5 200x Amer ican Megatre nds Inc S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit F1 F1 0 ES C Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce H W Health Function If...

Page 14: ...o Fan Ctrl On C Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive o CPU Smart Fan Thisitem allows you to control the CPUSmart Fan function Options Disabled default Auto Smart Fan C alibration Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU System fan functions and show CPU Systemfan speed Control Mode Thisitem provides several operation modes of the fan Options Quiet Performance Manual...

Page 15: ...I Settings Suspe nd mode S1 POS ACPI Version Featu res ACPI v1 0 ACPI APIC support Enabled AMI O EMB table Enabled Headl ess mode Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Disabled USB D evice Wakeup From S3 S4 Disabled High Performance E vent Timer Disabled Resum e On PME Disabled Resum e On RTC Alar m Disabled RTC Alarm Date D ays Time Resum e On Ring Disabled RTC Ala rm Options S1 POS S3 STR Auto Suspend mode...

Page 16: ...nabled Default Disabled Headless mode This is a server specif ic feature A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard monitor or mouse To run in headless mode both BIOS and operating system e g WindowsServer 2003 must supportheadless operation Options Disabled Default Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Options Disabled Default Enabled USB Dev ice Wakeup from S3 S4 Thisitem allows you to enable...

Page 17: ...d which supports the Wake on LAN function Set the Wake on LAN WOL jumper on motherboard to enable if applicable Options Disabled Default Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Options Disabled Default Enabled RTC Alarm Date Days You can choose which date the system will boot up RTC Alarm Tim...

Page 18: ...Conf iguration Options Disa bled Enab led Auto Legacy USB Support This item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support for USB devices like the keyboard mouse and USB drive This is a useful feature when using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB e g Microsoft DOS or Windows NT Options Enabled Default Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode Thisitem allows you...

Page 19: ...ts for the USB mass storage device after start unit command USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Emulation Type Auto Device USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Thisitem allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device Options 20 Sec Def ault 10 Sec 30Sec 40Sec Emulation Type Thisitem allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device O...

Page 20: ... r NVRAM duri ng Syst em Boot Advan ced PCI PnP S ettings WARNI NG Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to m alfunction Plug Play O S No PCI L atency Timer 64 Alloc ate IRQ to PC I VGA Yes Palet te Snooping Disabled PCI I DE BusMaster Enabled OffBo ard PCI ISA I DE Card Auto PCI Resource PCI Express Conf iguration Clear NVRAM No Exit Clear NVRAM Thisitem allows you to clear th...

Page 21: ...s a way to provide boot inf ormation and VGA compatibility This item allows such snooping to take place Options Disabled Default Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster Thisitem is a toggle for the built in driver that allows the onboard IDE controller to perform DMA Direct Memory Access transfers Options Enabled Default Disabled OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Thisitem is for any other non onboard PCI ISA IDE contro...

Page 22: ...nel 3 Available DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 14 15 These items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt The option Available means the IRQ is going to assign automatically Options Available Default Reserved DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 These items ...

Page 23: ...CI E Port 4 Auto PCI E Port 5 Auto PCI E High Priori ty Port Disabled PCI E Port 0 IOxA PIC Enable Disabled PCI E Port 1 IOxA PIC Enable Disabled PCI E Port 2 IOxA PIC Enable Disabled PCI E Port 3 IOxA PIC Enable Disabled Active State Power Management This item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices before the operating system boots This f unction is for OS which does not support ...

Page 24: ...tems in this sub menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Hard Disk Drives The BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically You can also change the booting sequence The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on ...

Page 25: ...kip cert ain tests wh ile boot ing This wi ll decr ease the tim e need ed to boot t he syst em Boot Settings Conf iguration Full Screen LOGO S how Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootu p Num Lock ON Inter rupt 19 Captu re Disabled BOOT SUCCESS BEEP Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Quick Boot Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you...

Page 26: ...pt 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 Options Disabled Default Enabled BOOT SUCCESS BEEP When this itemis set to Enabled BIOS will let user know boot success with beep Options Enabled Default Disabled ...

Page 27: ...hat setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system tomalfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Enter F1 F10 ESC Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction...

Page 28: ...map Feature This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory Only 64 bit OS supports this function Options Enabled Default Disabled Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Check the user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system...

Page 29: ...n HDA Controller Enabled SMBUS Controller Enabled OnBoard Lan Control Enabled Onboard Lan Boot Rom Disabled SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width 4 to 5 seconds USB Functions 8 USB Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled MAC ID Information Options Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports 8 USB Ports USB Functions The item determines the number of functional USB port Options 8 USB Ports Default 6 USB Ports 4 USB...

Page 30: ...Enabled Default Disabled OnBoard Lan Control Thisitem allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Options Enabled Default Disabled Onboard Lan Boot Rom Thisitem allows you to select the status of Onboard LAN Boot ROM Options Disabled Default Enabled MAC ID Information Thisitem shows the LAN MAC ID SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width Options 4 to 5 seconds Default 3 to 4 seconds 2 to 3 seconds 1 to 2 se...

Page 31: ...r F1 F10 ESC Advance Performance Settings WARNING Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking CPU Frequency Setting PCIE Clock By Auto CPU Voltage Default FSB Voltage Default Chipset Voltage Default Memory Voltage Default DRAM Frequency Auto Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled 266 PCIE Frequency Setting 100 PSI Control Enabled Exit Allows BIOS to Select CPU Over Clock Note MIN 100 M...

Page 32: ...l Options Default Default 0 1V 0 2V 0 3V Chipset Voltage Thisitem allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control Options Default Default 0 1V 0 2V 0 3V Memory Voltage Thisitem allows you to select Memory Voltage Control Options Default Default 0 1V 0 2V 0 3V 0 4V 0 5V 0 6V DRAM Frequency Thisitem allows you to control the Memory Clock Options Auto Default 667 MHz 800 MHz 1066 MHz Configure DRAM Timi...

Page 33: ...M tRP Options 3 Default 3 10 DRAM tRCD Options 3 Default 3 10 DRAM tWR Options 3 Default 3 15 DRAM tRFC Options 15 Default 15 78 DRAM tWTR Options 2 Default 2 15 DRAM tRRD Options 2 Default 2 15 DRAM tRTP Options 2 Default 2 15 ...

Page 34: ...n be used for this operation Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Security Exit Save Changes and Exit Save all configuration changes to CMOS RAM and exit setup Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Discard Changes Abandon all changes made during the current session and restore the pre...

Page 35: ...r Virus Protection Disabled Exit Change SupervisorPassword Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password User Acess Level Thisitem allows supervisor to set the user level Options Full Access Default No Access View Only Limited Change User Password If the Supervisor Password...

Page 36: ...Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Options Disabled Default Enabled ...

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