Biostar Hi-Fi Z77X User manual

Hi-Fi Z77X UEFI BIOS Manual
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UEFI BIOS Setup .................................................................................... 1
1 Main Menu............................................................................................. 3
2 Advanced Menu................................................................................... 4
3 Chipset Menu ..................................................................................... 18
4 Boot Menu........................................................................................... 26
5 Security Menu .................................................................................... 29
6 O.N.E Menu ......................................................................................... 30
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................ 38

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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.
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 activates at the first
stage of the booting process, loading and executing the operating system.
Some add itio nal features, such as virus and password protec tion 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 specification.
EPA Green PC Support
This AMI UEFI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC
specification.
ACPI Support
AMI ACPI UEFI BIOS suppo rt Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Co nfiguration
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 supports 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 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 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 bo ttom rig ht corner, and you can use these keys to selec t item
and change the settings.
Notice
The def ault UE FI BIOS settings apply for most cond itions 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.
For better system performance, 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 system 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 s ettings 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 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.
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 (Def ault) / Disab led
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 Device 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 (Active State Power Management Settings) Level:
Force L0 – Fo rce all links to LO State; Auto – BIOS auto configures;
Disabled – Disables ASPM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / Force L0s

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ACPI Settings
Enable ACPI Auto Configuration
This item enables or disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
Enable Hibernation
This item enables or disables system ability to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep
State). This option may be not effective with some OSes.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
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 / S3
(Suspend to RAM)
Ring-In Wake up from S5
This item enables the system to wake from S5 using Ring-In event.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led

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PS2 Keyboard PowerOn
This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Any Key / Stroke Key / Specific Key
Stroke Keys Selected
This item will show 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: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
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. 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 do wn at DC on status.
Options: Power Off (Default) / Power On / Last State
PME Wake up from S5
The item enables the system to wake from S5 using PME event.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
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: Disab led (Default) / Enab led

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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 time, input hour, minute and second to
specify.
USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4
This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4
function.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
CPU Configuration
Active Processor Cores
This item sets number of cores to enable in each processor package.
Options: All (Default) / 1 / 2 / 3

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Limit CPUID Maximum
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: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
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 Enterprise 3 Update 3.).
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
Intel Virtualization Technology
Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resource into
several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines
or multi interface systems.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
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 latenc y associated with memo ry reads.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
The processor has a hardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that
automatically fetches an extra 64-byte cache line whenever the processor
requests for a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the
next cache line immediately available if the processor requires it as well.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led

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CPU C3 Report
This item enables or disables CPU C3 (ACPI C2) repost to OS .
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
CPU C6 Report
This item enables or disables CPU C6 (ACPI C3) repost to OS .
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
SATA Configuration
SATA Controller(s)
This item enables/disables Serial ATA Device.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
SATA Mode Selection
This item determines how SATA controller(s) operate.
Options: IDE (Default) / AHCI / RAID
SMART Self Test
This item runs SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led

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Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology
Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology
This item enables/disables Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
Entry on S3 RTC Wake
This item sets iFFS invocation upon S3 RTC wake .
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
Entry After
This item enables RTC wake timer at S3 entry.
Options: 10 minutes (Default) / Immediately / 1 minute / 2 minutes / 5
minutes / 15 minutes / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 2 hours
Active Page Threshold Support
This item allows system to support RST with small partition.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Active Memory Threshold
This item allows system to try to support RST when partition size > Active
Page Threshold size in MB. When set to zero, the item will be in AUTO
mode and check if partition size is enough at S3 entry.
Options: 0 (Default)
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) / Disabled / Auto
USB3.0 Support
This item enables or disables USB3.0 (XHCI) Controller support.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
XHCI Hand-Off
This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI
ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led

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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: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
Port 60/6 4 Emula tion
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.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
USB transfer time-out
The time-out value for Control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers.
Options: 20 sec (Default) / 1 sec / 5 sec / 10 sec
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)

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SMART FAN Control
CPU Smart FAN
This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan f unction.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto
CPU FAN Calibrate
Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU FAN.
Control Mode
This item provides several operation modes of the fan.
Options: Quiet / Aggressive / 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.
Options: 20 (℃) (Default)

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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
Serial Port Configuration

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Serial Port
This item enables or disables Serial Port (COM).
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led
Change Settings
This item selects an optimal setting for Super IO device.
Options: 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
CIR Controller Configuration
CIR Controller
This item enables or disables CIR Controller.
Options: Disab led (Default) / Enab led
Change Settings
This item selects an optimal setting for Super IO device.
Options: Auto (Default) / IO=3E0h; IRQ=3 / IO=3E0h;
IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 / IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 / IO=298h;
IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12

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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 allows I/O devices 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 port speed.
Options: Auto (Def ault) / Gen1 / Gen2
USB Configuration
XHCI Pre-Boot Driver
This item enables or disables XHCI Pre-Boot Driver support.
Options: Enabled (Def ault) / Disab led