Biostar A10N-9830E User manual

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1� Main Menu ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
2� Advanced Menu���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
3� Chipset Menu�������������������������������������������������������������������������������20
4� Boot Menu�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������24
5� Security Menu������������������������������������������������������������������������������26
6� Tweaker Menu �����������������������������������������������������������������������������29
7� Save & Exit Menu�������������������������������������������������������������������������32
BIOS User Guide
A10N-9830E / A10N-9630E

2 | BIOS Update
BIOS Update
The BIOS can be updated using either of the following ulies:
• BIOSTAR BIOS-FLASHER: Using this ulity, the BIOS can be updated from a le on a hard disk,
a USB drive (a ash drive or a USB hard drive), or a CD-ROM.
• BIOSTAR BIOS Update Ulity: It enables automated updang while in the Windows
environment. Using this ulity, the BIOS can be updated from a le on a hard disk, a USB
drive (a ash drive or a USB hard drive), or a CD-ROM, or from the le locaon on the Web.
BIOSTAR BIOS-FLASHER
Note
» This ulity only allows storage device with FAT32/16 format and single paron.
» Shung down or reseng the system while updang the BIOS will lead to system boot failure.
Updang BIOS with BIOSTAR BIOS-FLASHER
1. Go to the website to download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard.
2. Then, copy and save the BIOS le into a USB ash (pen) drive.(Only supported FAT/FAT32
format)
3. Insert the USB pen drive that contains the BIOS le to the USB port.
4. Power on or reset the computer and then press <F12> during the POST process.
5. Aer entering the POST screen, the BIOS-
FLASHER ulity pops out. Choose <fs0> to search
for the BIOS le.
6. Select the proper BIOS le, and a message asking
if you are sure to ash the BIOS le. Click “Yes” to
start updang BIOS.

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7. A dialog pops out aer BIOS ash is completed,
asking you to restart the system. Press the <Y> key
to restart system.
8. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, press <DEL> key to enter BIOS
setup.
Aer entering the BIOS setup, please go to the <Save & Exit>, using the <Restore Defaults>
funcon to load Opmized Defaults, and select <Save Changes and Reset> to restart the
computer. Then the BIOS Update is completed.
BIOS Update Ulity (through the Internet)
1. Installing BIOS Update Ulity from the DVD Driver.
2. Please make sure the system is connected to the internet before using this funcon.
3. Launch BIOS Update Ulity and click the
“Online Update” buon on the main screen.
4. An open dialog will show up to request your
agreement to start the BIOS update. Click “Yes”
to start the online update procedure.
5. If there is a new BIOS version, the ulity will
ask you to download it. Click “Yes” to proceed.
6. Aer the download is completed, you will be
asked to program (update) the BIOS or not. Click
“Yes” to proceed.

4 | BIOS Update
7. Aer the updang process is nished, you
will be asked you to reboot the system. Click
“OK” to reboot.
8. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, press <DEL> key to enter BIOS
setup.
Aer entering the BIOS setup, please go to the <Save & Exit>, using the <Restore Defaults>
funcon to load Opmized Defaults, and select <Save Changes> and <Reset> to restart the
computer. Then, the BIOS Update is completed.
BIOS Update Ulity (through a BIOS le)
1. Installing BIOS Update Ulity from the DVD Driver.
2. Download the proper BIOS from hp://www.biostar.com.tw/
3. Launch BIOS Update Ulity and click the “Update
BIOS” buon on the main screen.
4. A warning message will show up to request your
agreement to start the BIOS update. Click “OK” to
start the update procedure.
5. Choose the locaon for your BIOS le in the
system. Please select the proper BIOS le, and
then click on “Open”. It will take several minutes,
please be paent.

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6. Aer the BIOS Update process is nished, click
on “OK” to reboot the system.
7. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, press <DEL> key to enter BIOS
setup.
Aer entering the BIOS setup, please go to the <Save & Exit>, using the <Restore Defaults>
funcon to load Opmized Defaults, and select <Save Changes and Reset> to restart the
computer. Then, the BIOS Update is completed.
Backup BIOS
Click the Backup BIOS buon on the main screen
for the backup of BIOS, and select a proper
locaon for your backup BIOS le in the system,
and click “Save”.

6 | UEFI BIOS Setup
UEFI BIOS Setup
Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to describe the sengs in the AMI UEFI BIOS Setup program on this
motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system conguraon and save
these sengs to NVRAM.
UEFI BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. This
system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and
disk drives. BIOS acvates at the rst stage of the boong process, loading and execung the
operang system. Some addional features, such as virus and password protecon or chipset
ne-tuning opons are also included in UEFI BIOS.
The rest of this manual will to guide you through the opons and sengs in UEFI BIOS Setup.
Plug and Play Support
This AMI UEFI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specicaon.
EPA Green PC Support
This AMI UEFI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specicaon.
ACPI Support
AMI ACPI UEFI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Conguraon and Power interface
specicaon (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and device conguraon
capabilies as dened in the ACPI specicaon, developed by Microso, Intel and Toshiba.
PCI Bus Support
This AMI UEFI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
local bus specicaon.
Using Setup
When starng up the computer, press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the
UEFI BIOS setup ulity.
In the UEFI BIOS setup ulity, you will see General Help descripon at the top right corner, and
this is providing a brief descripon of the selected item. Navigaon Keys for that parcular menu
are at the boom right corner, and you can use these keys to select item and change the sengs.
Note
»The default UEFI BIOS sengs apply for most condions to ensure opmum performance of the
motherboard. If the system becomes unstable aer changing any sengs, please load the default
sengs to ensure system’s compability and stability. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu.
»For beer system performance, the UEFI BIOS rmware is being connuously updated. The UEFI BIOS
informaon described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual UEFI BIOS informaon and
sengs on board may be slightly dierent from this manual.
»The content of this manual is subject to be changed without noce. We will not be responsible for any
mistakes found in this user’s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-sengs.

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1� Main Menu
Once you enter AMI UEFI BIOS Setup Ulity, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing
an overview of the basic system informaon.
BIOS Information
It shows system informaon including UEFI BIOS version, Project Code, Model Name, Build Date
and etc.
Total Memory
Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded.
System Language
Choose the system default language.
System Date
Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automacally changes when you set the date.
System Time
Set the system internal clock.

8 | 2. Advanced Menu
2� Advanced Menu
The Advanced Menu allows you to congure the sengs of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management,
and other system devices.
Note
»Beware of that seng inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfuncon.
Trusted Computing

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Security Device Support
This item enables or disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device.
TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SHA-1 PCR Bank
This item enables or disables SHA-1 PCR Bank.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SHA256 PCR Bank
This item enables or disables SHA256 PCR Bank.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Pending operaon
This item Schedule an Operaon for the Security Device.
Opons: None (Default) / TPM Clear
»Your computer will reboot during restart in order to change state of Security Device.
Plaorm Hierarchy
This item enables or disables Plaorm Hierarchy.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Storage Hierarchy
This item enables or disables Storage Hierarchy.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Endorsement Hierarchy
This item enables or disables Endorsement Hierarchy.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
TPM2�0 UEFI Spec Version
This item select the TCG2 Spec Version support. TCG_1_2: the Compable mode for Win8/Win10
; TCG_2: Support new TCG2 protocol and event format for Win10 or later.
Opons: TCG_2 (Default) / TCG_1_2
Physical Presence Spec Version
This item select to tell O.S. to support PPI Spec Version 1.2 or 1.3 .
Opons: 1.3 (Default) / 1.2
»Note some HCK tests might not support 1.3 .

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ACPI Settings/WakeUp Event control
Enable ACPI Auto Conguraon
This item enables or disables BIOS ACPI Auto Conguraon.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Enable Hibernaon
This item enables or disables system ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This opon may be
not eecve with some OS.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
ACPI Sleep State
This item select ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND buon is pressed.
Opons: S3 (Suspend to RAM) (Default) / Suspend Disabled
Lock Legacy Resources
This item enables or disables Lock of Legacy Resources.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
ErP Control
This item enables or disables ErP Control funcon. When ErP Enabled, system meets ErP
requirment. All wake up events do not work except Power Buon aer power down system(S5).
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Restore AC Power Loss
The item specify what state to go to when power is re-applied aer a power failure.
Opons: Power O (Default) / Power On / Last State
PME Wake up from S5
The item enables the system to wake from S5 using PME event.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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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 specied.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Wake up date
You can choose which date the system will boot up.
Wake up hour / Wake up minute / Wake up second
You can choose the system boot up me, input hour, minute and second to specify.
PS2 Keyboard PowerOn
This item allows you to control the keyboard power on funcon.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Any Key / Stroke Key / Specic Key
Stroke Keys
This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”
Opons: Wake Key (Default) / Power Key / Ctrl+F1 / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6
Specic Key
This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specic Key.” Press Enter to set Specic
key.
PS2 Mouse PowerOn
This item allows you to control the mouse power on funcon.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4
This item allows you to set USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

12 | 2. Advanced Menu
SATA Configuration
OnChip SATA funcon
This item enables or disables OnChip SATA funcon.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
IT8613 Super IO Configuration

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Serial Port 1 Conguraon
Serial Port
This item enabled or Disabled Serial Port (COM).
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Change Sengs
This item select an opmal sengs for Super IO Device.
Opons: Auto (Default) / IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 / IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 /
IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 / IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 / IO=2E8h;
IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12
H/W Monitor
PWM Processor Hot
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

14 | 2. Advanced Menu
Shutdown Temperature
This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / 70°C/158°F / 75°C/167°F / 80°C/176°F / 85°C/185°F / 90°C/194°F
CPU Configuration
This item shows CPU Informaon.
PowerNow
This item enables or disables the generaon of ACPI _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
PSTATE Adjustment
This item allows you to adjust startup P-state level.
Opons: PState 0 (Default) / PState 1 / PState 2 / PState 3 / PState 4 / PState 5 / PState 6 /
PState 7
PPC Adjustment
This item allows you to adjust PPC object.
Opons: PState 0 (Default) / PState 1 / PState 2 / PState 3 / PState 4
NX Mode
This item enables or disables No-execute page protecon Funcon.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SVM Mode
This item enables or disables CPU Virtualizaon.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
CPB Mode
This item enables or disables Species the method of core performance boost enablement.
Opons: Auto (Default) / Disabled
C6 Mode
This item enables or disables C6.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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PCI Subsystem Settings
ABove 4G Decoding
This item enables or disables 64bit capable Devices to be Decoded in Above 4G Address Space
(Only if System Supports 64bit PCI Decoding).
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
SR-IOV Support
This item if system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this opon enables or disables Single Root IO
Virtualizaon Support.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
BME DMA Migaon
This item Re-enable Bus Master Aribute disabled during Pci enumeraon for PCI Bridges aer
SMM Locked.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

16 | 2. Advanced Menu
Network Stack Configuration
Network Stack
This item enables or disables UEFI network stack.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Note
»The following items appear only when you set the Network Stack funcon to [Enabled]
IPv4 PXE Support
This item enables or disables IPv4 PXE Boot Support. If disabled IPv4 PXE boot opon will not be
created.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
IPv4 HTTP Support
This item enables or disables IPv4 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled IPV4 HTTP boot opon will not
be created.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
IPv6 PXE Support
This item enables or disables IPv6 PXE Boot Support. If disabled IPv6 PXE boot opon will not be
created.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
IPv6 HTTP Support
This item enables or disables IPv6 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled IPv6 HTTP boot opon will not
be created.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
PXE boot wait me
Wait me to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot.
Media detect count
Number of mes presence of media will be checked.

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CSM Configuration
CSM Support
This option enables or disables CSM support.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
GateA20 Acve
Upon Request – GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. Always – do not allow disabling GA20;
this opon is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB.
Opons: Upon Request (Default) / Always
Opon ROM Messages
This item set display mode for Opon ROM.
Opons: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current
INT19 Trap Response
This item BIOS reacon on INT19 trapping by Opon ROM: IMMEDIATE - execute the trap right
away ; POSTPONED - execute the trap during legacy boot.
Opons: Immediate (Default) / Postponed
Boot opon lter
This opon controls Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority.
Opons: UEFI and Legacy (Default) / Legacy only / UEFI only
Network
This opon controls the execuon of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM
Opons: Legacy (Default) / UEFI / Do not launch
Storage
This opon controls the execuon of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM
Opons: Legacy (Default) / UEFI / Do not launch
Video
This opon controls the execuon of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM
Opons: Legacy (Default) / UEFI / Do not launch

18 | 2. Advanced Menu
Other PCI device ROM priority
This item for PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video denes which OpROM to
launch.
Opons: Legacy (Default) / Do not launch / UEFI
NVMe Configuration
The item shows NVMe controller and driver informaon.
USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support
The item allows you to enable Legacy USB support. AUTO opon disables legacy support if no USB
devices are connected. DISABLE opon will keep USB devices available only for EFI applicaons.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Auto

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XHCI Hand-o
This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-o support. The XHCI ownership change should
be claimed by XHCI driver.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
EHCI Hand-o
This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-o support. The EHCI ownership change should
be claimed by EHCI driver.
Opons: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
USB Mass Storage Driver Support
This item enables or disables USB Mass Storage Driver Support.
Opons: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
USB transfer me-out
This item-out value for control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers.
Opons: 20 sec (Default) / 1 sec / 5 sec / 10 sec
Device reset me-out
This item allows you to set USB mass storage device start Unit command me-out.
Opons: 20 sec (Default) / 10 sec / 30 sec / 40 sec
Device power-up delay
This item maximum me the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host
controller. “Auto”uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken
from Hub descriptor.
Opons: Auto (Default) / Manual
Note
»The following items appear only when you set the Device power-up delay funcon to [Manual].
Device power-up delay in seconds
Delay range is 1 ~ 40 seconds, in one second increments.
Opons: 5 (Default)
USB FLASH DRIVE PMAP
This item Mass storage device emulaon type. ‘AUTO‘ enumerates devices according to their
media format. Opcal drives are emulated as ‘CDROM’ , drives with no media will be emulated
according to a drive type.
Opons: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CD-ROM

20 | 3. Chipset Menu
3� Chipset Menu
This secon describes conguring 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 communicang with its own special components.
Note
»Beware of that seng inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfuncon.
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