Biostar N68S3B Manual

N68S3B BIOS Manual
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BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 1
1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3
2 Advanced Menu...................................................................................... 7
3 PCIPnP Menu....................................................................................... 18
4 Boot Menu............................................................................................. 23
5 Chipset Menu ....................................................................................... 26
6 Performance Menu .............................................................................. 29
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................. 37

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BIOS Setup
Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup
program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic
system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS
RAM is s upplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power
is turned o ff.
Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without
accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and output
devic es s uch 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
additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning
optio ns are also included in BIOS.
The rest of this manual will to guide you thro ugh the options and s ettings in BIOS
Setup.
Plug and Play Support
This AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
EPA Green PC Support
This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.
APM Support
This AMI BIOS s upports Vers ion 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
(APM) specification. Power management features are imp lemented via the System
Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are
supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can also be managed by
this AMI BIOS.
ACPI Support
AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power
interface specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and
devic e configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI spec ification, developed by
Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.

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PCI Bus Support
This AMI BIOS also s upports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Inte rconnect ) loca l bus s pec ific ation.
DRAM Support
DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported.
Supported CPUs
This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.
Using Setup
When starting up the computer, press
<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test
(POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.
In the 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
zThe 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.
zFor better sys tem perfo rmance, the BIOS firmware is being continuo us ly updated.
The BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual
BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.
zThe content of this manual is subject to be changed without notice. We will not be
responsible for any mistakes fo und in this user’s manual and any system damage that
may be c aused by wrong-s ettings.
General Help
Navigation Keys

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1 Main Menu
Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen
providing an overview of the basic system information.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Field
Select Field
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
Tab
F1
F10
ESC
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
System Overview
AMI BIOS
Version :01.01.01
Build Date:01/01/10
System Memory
Size :
System Time [ :00:00]00
System Date [Thu 01/01/2010]
Floppy A
> IDE Configuration
Exit
AMI BIOS
Shows system information including BIOS version and built date.
System Memory
Shows system memory size, VGA s hard memory will be excluded..
System Time
Set the system internal c lock.
System Date
Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the
date.
Floppy A
Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.
Optio ns: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1. 44M, 3.5 in /
2.88M, 3.5 in / None

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IDE Configuration
The BIOS will automatically detec t the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a
sub-menu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter
the sub-menu of detailed options.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
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
DISABLED: disables the
integrated IDE
Controller.
ENABLED: enables the
integrated IDE
Controller.
IDE Configuration
Serail-ATA Devices [Device 0]
> nVidia RAID Setup
> Primary IDE Master
> Primary IDE Slave
> SATA 1 Device
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
> SATA 2 Device
OnBoard IDE Controller [Enabled]
OnBoard IDE Controller
This item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller.
Optio ns: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled
Serial-ATA Devices
This item allows you to choose SATA Devic es.
Options: Device 0 (Default) / Disabled

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nVidia RAID Setup
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Chipset
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Update
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
Enter
F1
F10
ESC
RAID Setup
SATA 1 Raid [Disabled]
SATA 2 Raid [Disabled]
nVidia RAID Function [Disabled]
Options
Dis
Enabled
abled
nVidia RAID Function
This item allows you to activate RAID function.
Options: Dis abled (Default) / Enabled
SATA 1/2 Raid
Enable or disable RAID function of SATA devices.
Options: Dis abled (Default) / Enabled
Primary IDE Master/Slave ; SATA 1/2 Device
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Sc reen
Select It em
Change Op tion
General H elp
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.
Primary IDE Master
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
DMA Mode [Auto]
S.M.A.R.T [Auto]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Device :
Type [Auto]

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The BIOS detects the information and values of respective d evices, and these
info rmatio n and values are s hown b elow 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 multi-sector transfer.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
PIO Mode
Select the PIO mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
DMA Mode
Select the DMA mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / SWDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5
S.M.A.R.T
Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
32Bit Data Transfer
Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer.
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: Dis abled (Default) / Enabled
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)
Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SATA devices.
Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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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
zBeware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause
system to malfunction.
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
Configure CPU.Advanced Settings
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.
> SuperIO Configuration
> Smart Fan Configuration
> Power Configuration
> USB Configuration
> CPU Configuration
> Hardware Health Configuration
Exit
CPU Configuration
This item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
This option should
remain disabled for
the normal operation.
The driver developer
may enable it for
testing purpose.
CPU Configuration
Module Version:
AGESA Version:
Physical Count:
Logical Count:
AMD CPU
Revision:
Cache L1:
Cache L2:
Cache L3:
Speed : NB Clk:
ncHT Speed : WidthI/O :
Able to Change Freq :
uCode Patch Level :
GART Error Reporting [Disabled]
Microcode Update [Enabled]
Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]
PowerNow [Enabled]

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GART Error Reporting
This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. The driver eveloper
may enable it for testing purpose.
Options: Dis abled (Default) / Enabled
Microcode Update
This item allows you to enable or dis able Microcode Update function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Secure Virtual Machine Mode
Virtualization Tec hnolo gy c an virtually sep arate your system resourc e into several
parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi
interface systems.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
PowerNow
This item allows you to enable or dis able the PowerNow power saving technology.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
ACPI SRAT Table
The operating system sc ans the ACPI SRAT at boot time and us es the information to
better allocate memory and sc hedule software threads for maximum performance.
This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at
boot up, or not.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Probe Filter
This item allows you to control the initia lization mode for Probe Filter.
Optio ns: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode

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SuperIO Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Allows BIOS to Enable
or Disable Floppy
Controller
Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset
Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [Normal]
Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]
Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]
Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Onboard Floppy Controller
Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the
system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses
no floppy drive, select disabled in this field.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Parallel Port Address
This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which
I/O Address.
Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled
Parallel Port Mode
This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function.
Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.
EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
ECP Mode DMA Channel
This item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA.
Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1