Biostar T41 HD Manual

T41 HD BIOS Manual
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BIOS Setup.................................................................................................1
1Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................17
4Boot Menu..............................................................................................19
5Chipset Menu.........................................................................................22
6T-Series Menu........................................................................................27
7Exit Menu...............................................................................................34

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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 supplied by abattery so that it retains theSetup informationwhen the power
is turned off.
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
devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the
first stage ofthe 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.
Plugand Play Support
ThisAMI BIOS supports thePlug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
EPA Green PC Support
ThisAMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 ofthe EPA Green PC specification.
APM Support
This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
(APM) speci fication. Power management features are implemented 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
device configuration capabilities as defined in theACPI specification, developed by
Microsoft, Intel andToshiba.

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PCI Bus Support
This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) local bus specification.
DRAM Support
DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported.
Supported CPUs
ThisAMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU.
Using Setup
When starting up the computer, press
<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test
(POST) to enter theBIOS 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 applyfor 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 system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.
The BIOS information described in this manual isfor your referenceonly. The actual
BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.
zThe content ofthis 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.
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 overviewofthe basic system information.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series
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
[ :00:00]
System Date [Tue 01/01/2008]
Floppy A
> IDE Configuration
Version :01.01.01
Build Date:01/01/08
System Time 00
Exit
AMI BIOS
Shows systeminformation including BIOS version, built date, etc.
System Time
Set the systeminternal clock.
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.
Options: 360K, 5.25in / 1.2M, 5.25 in/ 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in /
2.88M, 3.5in / None

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IDE Configuration
The BIOS will automatically detect 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 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Go to Sub Scr een
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
Enter
F1
F10
ESC
IDE Confuguration
Con figure SATA C hannels [Before PATA]
> SATA1 DEVICE
>
>
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Ou t (Sec) [35]
>
> IDE Channel 1 Master
> IDE Channel 1 Slave
ATA/IDE Configurat ion [Enhanced]
SATA2 DEVICE
SATA3 DEVICE
SATA4 DEVICE
Options
Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced
ATA/IDE Configuration
Thisitem allows you to control theonboard IDE controller.
Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible/ Disabled
Configure SATA Channels
Thisitem allows you to control theSATA channel configuration sequence..
Options: Before PATA (Default) / Behind PATA
Legacy IDE Channels
Thisitem appears onlywhen ATA/IDE Configuration is set “Compatible.”
Options: SATA Pri, PATA Sec (Default) / SATA Only/ PATAPri, SATA Sec /
PATA Only

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SATA1/2/3/4Devices & IDEChannel1 Master/Slave
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Select the type
of device connec ted
to the system.
SATA1 DEVICE
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]
The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these
information and values are shown below to the name of thesub-menu.
Type
Select the typeofthe IDE/SATAdrive.
Options: Auto (Default) / CD/DVD / 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
PIOMode
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

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S.M.A.R.T
Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and ReportingTechnology.
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: Disabled (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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2Advanced Menu
The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings ofCPU, Super I/O, Power
Management, and othersystem devices.
Notice
zBeware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause
system tomalfunction.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series
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 Setti ngs
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.
> USB Configur ation
> SuperIO Conf iguration
> Hardware Hea lth Configuration
> Smart Fan Co nfiguration
> Power Config uration
> CPU Configur ation
Exit
CPU Configuration
Thisitem shows theCPU information that theBIOS automatically detects.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 198 5-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
This should be enabled
in order to enab le or
disable the “Enh anced
Halt State”.
Configure advanced CPU settings
Module Version:xx. xx
Manufacturer:Intel
Frequency :
FSB Speed :
Cache L1 :
Cache L2 :
Ratio Status:
Ratio Actual Value:
C1E Support [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Li mit [Disabled]
Execute-Disable Bi t Capability[Enabled]
Core Multi-Processing [Enabled]

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C1E Support
This item allows you to configure the Enhanced Halt State (C1E) function, which
may reduce the power consumption of your system when the systemis idle.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit
When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID
instruction toidentify 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 thekind ofbasic information CPUID can provide the operating system.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Execute-Disable Bit Capability
Thisitem allows you to configure the Execute Disabled Bit function, which protects
yoursystem from buffer overflow attacks.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Core Multi-Processing
Thisitem allows multi-processing function for multi-core processors. When this item
is disabled, the system disables one execution core of each CPU die.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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SuperIO Conf iguration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 198 5-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Allows BIOS to E nable
or Disable Flopp y
Controller
Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset
Onboard Floppy Con troller [ Enabled]
Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]
Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]
Restore on AC Powe r 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. Ifyou installed another FDC or the system uses
no floppy drive, select disabled in this field.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Keyboard PowerOn
Thisitem allows you to control thekeyboard power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key
Specific KeyEnter
Thisitem will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.”
Stroke KeysSelected
Thisitem will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”
Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / PowerKey / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /
Ctrl +F4 /Ctrl+F5/Ctrl+F6