Biostar H61MGE User manual

H61MGE UEFI BIOS Manual
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UEFI BIOS Setup...................................................................................... 1
1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3
2 Advanced Menu...................................................................................... 4
3 Chipset Menu ....................................................................................... 16
4 Boot Menu............................................................................................. 24
5 Security Menu ...................................................................................... 26
6 Performance Menu .............................................................................. 27
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................. 32

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UEFI BIOS Setup
Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to desc ribe 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.
UEFI BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a
disk. This system controls most of the input and outp ut devic es such as keyboard,
mouse, serial ports and dis k drives. BIOS activates at the firs t stage of the booting
process, load ing and executing the operating sys tem. Some additional features, such
as virus and pass word pro tection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in
UEFI BIOS.
The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in UEFI
BIOS Setup.
Plug and Play Support
This AMI UEFI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specific ation.
EPA Green PC Support
This AMI UEF I BIOS suppo rts Vers ion 1. 03 of the EPA Green PC spec ification.
ACPI Support
AMI ACPI UEFI BIOS s uppo rt Vers io n 1.0/2. 0 of Ad vanc ed Configuration and
Power interface specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power
management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI
specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.
PCI Bus Support
This AMI UEFI BIOS also s upports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) local bus specification.
DRAM Support
DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported.

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Supported CPUs
This AMI UEF I BIOS s uppo rts the Intel CPU.
Using Setup
When starting up the computer, press <Del>
during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to
enter the UEFI BIOS s etup utility.
In the UEFI BIOS setup utility, you will see
General Help description at the top right
corner, and this is providing a brief description
of the selected item. Navigation Keys for
that particular menu are at the bottom right
corner, and you can use these keys to select
item and change the settings.
Notice
The default UEFI BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum
performance of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after
changing any settings, please lo ad the default settings to ens ure s ystem’s
compatibility and stability. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu.
For b etter system performanc e, the UEFI BIOS firmware is being continuously
updated. The UEFI BIOS information described in this manual is for your
reference only. The actual UEFI BIOS information and settings on board may
be slightly different from this manual.
The content of this manual is subject to be changed without notice. We will
not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user’s manual and any system
damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

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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.
Total Memor y
Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded.
System Date
Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the
date.
System Time
Set the s ystem internal clock.
Access Level
Shows the access level of current user.

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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.
PCI Su bs ystem Settings

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PCI ROM Priority
In case of multiple option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), this item specifies
what PCI Optio n ROM to launc h
Options: Legacy ROM (Default) / EFI Compatible ROM
PCI Latency Timer
This item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register.
Options: 32 PCI Bus Clocks (Default) / 64 PCI Bus Clocks / 96 PCI Bus Clocks /
128 PCI Bus Clocks / 160 PCI Bus Clocks / 192 PCI Bus Clocks / 224 PCI Bus
Clocks / 248 PCI Bus Clocks
No Snoop
This item enables or disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Maximum Payload
This item sets Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allows System BIOS to
select the value.
Options: Auto (Default) / 128 Bytes / 256 Bytes / 512 Bytes / 1024 Bytes / 2048
Bytes / 4096 Bytes
Maximum Read Request
This item sets Maximum Read Request Size of PCI Express Devic e or allows
System BIOS to select the value.
Options: Auto (Default) / 128 Bytes / 256 Bytes / 512 Bytes / 1024 Bytes / 2048
Bytes / 4096 Bytes
ASPM
This item sets the ASPM Level: Force LO – Force all links to LO State; Auto –
BIOS auto configures; Dis abled – Dis ables ASPM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / Force LO

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ACPI Settings
Enable ACPI Auto Configuration
This item enables or disables BIOS ACPI auto configuration function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Enable Hibernation
This item enab les or d isables s ystem ability to hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). This
option may be not effective with some OS.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
ACPI Sleep State
This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the
SUSPEND button is pressed.
Options: S1 (CPU Stop Clock) (Default) / Suspend Disabled
Ring-In Wake up from S5
This item enables the system to wake from S5 using Ring-In event.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
PS2 Keyboard PowerOn
This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Any Key / Stroke Key / Specific Key

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Stroke Keys Selected
This item will s how only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”
Options: Wake Key (Default) / Power Key / Ctrl+F1 / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /
Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6
Specific Key Enter
This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.” Press
Enter to set Specific key.
PS2 Mouse PowerOn
This item allows you to control the mouse power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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 O N: Po wer ing o n t he s ys tem immed iat ely when po we r retur ns. Last S tate : 1.
Leaving the system in power-off if the system shuts down at DC off status; 2.
Powering on the system immediately if the system shuts down at DC on status.
Options: Power Off (Default) / Power On / Last Stat
PME Wake up from S5
The item enables the s ystem to wake fro m S5 using PME event.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Wake system with Fixed Time
This item enables or disables the system to wake on by alarm event. W hen 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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Wake up hour / Wake up minute / Wake up second
You can c hoos e the system boot up time, input ho ur, minute and second to specify.
USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4
This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB res ume from S3/S4 function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
CPU Configuration
Active Processor Cores
This item s ets number of cores to enable in each processor package.
Options: All (Default) / 1 / 2 / 3
Limit CPUID Max imum
When the computer is booted 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 of basic information CPUID can provide the operating system.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Execute-Disable Bit
XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined
with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux
9.2, RedHat Enterp ris e 3 Update 3.).
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Intel Virtualization Technology
Virtualization Tec hnology c an virtually sep arate your system resource into several
parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi
interface systems.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Hardware Prefetcher
The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements
and p refetches data and ins tructions from the memory into the Level 2 c ache that are
likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with
memory reads.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
The processor has a hardware adjacent c ache line p refetch mechanis m that
automatically fetches an extra 64-byte cache line whenever the processor requests for
a 64-byte cache line. This red uces cac he latency by making the next c ache line
immediately available if the processor requires it as well.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
CPU C3 Report
This item allows you to enable or disabled CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
CPU C6 Report
This item allows you to enable or disabled CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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SATA Configuration
SATA Controller(s)
This item enables/disables Serial ATA Device.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SATA Mode Selection
This item determines how SATA controller(s) operate.
Options: IDE (Default) / AHCI
SMART Self Test
This item allows you run SMART self test on all HDDs during POST.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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USB Configuration
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) / Dis abled / Auto
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 E mulation
This items enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for
the co mplete USB keyboard legacy s upport fo r non-USB aware OSes.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
USB transfer time-out
The time-out value for Control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers.
Options: 20 sec (Default) / 1 sec / 5 sec / 10 sec

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Device reset time-out
The item sets USB mass storage device Start Unit command time-out.
Options: 20 sec (Default) / 10 sec / 30 sec / 40 sec
Device power-up delay
“Auto” uses default value: for a Root port it is 100ms, for a Hub port the delay is
taken from Hub descriptor.
Options: Auto (Default) / Manual
Device power-up delay in seconds
Delay range is 1 ~ 40 seconds, in one second increments.
Options: 5 (Default)
SMART FAN Control
CPU Smart FAN
This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto
CPU FAN Calibrate
Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU FAN.

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Control Mode
This item provides several operation modes of the fan.
Options: Quiet / Aggressive / Manual
Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)
When CPU temperature is lo wer than this value, the CPU fan will keep lo west RPM.
Options: 10 (℃) (default)
Fan Ctrl On(℃)
When CPU temperature is higher than this value, the CPU fan controller will turn on.
Options: 20 (℃) (Default)
Fan Ctrl Start Value
This item sets CPU FAN Start Speed Value.
Options: 50 (Default)
Fan Ctrl Sensitive
The bigger the numeral is, the higher the FAN speed is.
Options: 30 (Default)
Super IO Configuration

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Serial Port Configuration
Serial Port
This item enables or d isables Serial Port (COM).
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Change Settings
This item allows you to select an optimal setting for Super IO device.
Optio ns: 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
Parallel Port Configuration

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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.
Optio ns: Auto (Default) / IO=378h; IRQ=5 / IO=378h; IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 /
IO=278h; IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 / IO=3BCh; IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Device Mode
This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function.
Options: Standard Parallel Port Mode (Default) (Using Parallel port as Standard
Printer Port) /
EPP Mode (Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port) /
ECP Mode (Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port) /
ECP Mode & EPP Mode (Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode)
H/W Monitor
Shutdown T emperature
This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 70 /158 / 75 /167 / 80 /176 / 85 /185 /℃℉℃℉℃℉℃℉
90 /194℃℉

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3 Chipset Menu
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system which allo ws I/O devic es to operate at speeds nearing the
speed of 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.
PCH-IO Configuration

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PCI Express Configuration
ASPM
This item sets PCI Express Active State Power Management settings.
Options: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0sL1 / Auto
PCIe Speed
This item selects PCI Express po rt sp eed.
Options: Auto (Default) / Gen1 / Gen2
USB Configuration
EHCI1/2
This item controls the USB EHCI (USB2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must
always be enabled.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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PCH Azalia Configuration
Azalia
This item controls detection of the Azalia device.
Disabled = Azalia will be unconditionally disabled.
Enabled = Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled.
Auto = Azalia will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
EuP Control
When EuP is enabled, the system will meet EuP requirement.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled in S5 / Enabled in S4-S5
SLP_S4 Assertion Width
This item selects a minimum assertion wid th of the SLP_S4# signal.
Optio ns: 4-5 S econds (Default) / Dis abled / 1-2 Seconds / 2-3 Seco nds / 3-4 Seco nds

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On Board PCIe Device
Launch Storage OpROM
This item enables or disables boot Options for legacy mass storage devices with
option ROM.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Launch Video OpROM
This item enables or dis ables execution of the legacy option ROM for video devices.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Enabled when no UEFI Driver
Onboard PCIE Giga LAN
This item controls the PCI Express Root Port.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Onboard LAN Option ROM
This item enables or disables onboard LAN option ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled