Biostar TP43E HP - BIOS User manual

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BIOS Setup.................................................................................................1
1Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2Advanced Menu.......................................................................................8
3PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................19
4Boot Menu..............................................................................................22
5Chipset Menu.........................................................................................25
6O.N.EMenu...........................................................................................29
7Exit Menu...............................................................................................39

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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 ofCMOS
RAM is supplied by abattery sothat it retains theSetup information when 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.
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 overview ofthe basic system information.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E
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
System Memory
[ :00:00]
System Date [Tue 01/01/2008]
Floppy A
> IDE/SATA Configuration
Version :01.01.01
Build Date:01/01/08
Size :
System Time 00
Exit
AMI BIOS
Shows systeminformation including BIOS version, built date, etc.
System Memory
Shows systemmemory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded.
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 yoursystem.
Options: 360K, 5 1/4 in / 1.2M, 5 1/4 in / 720K, 3 1/2 in/ 1.44M,3 1/2 in /
2.88M, 3 1/2 in / Disabled

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IDE/SATA 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 ofdetailed 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
IDE/SATA Confuguration
> SATA 1 Device
> SATA 2 Device
> SATA 3 Device
> SATA 4 Device
> SATA 5 Device
> SATA 6 Device
> Primary IDE Master
> Primary IDE Slave
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
Configure SATA#1 as [IDE]
Max Ports on SATA#1 [6 Ports]
SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced]
SATA#1 Configuration [Compatible]
> AHCI Configuration
Options
Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced
SATA#1 Configuration
Thisitem allows you to control theonboard SATAcontroller.
Options: Compatible(Default)/ Disabled / Enhanced
Configure SATA#1 as
Thisitem allows you to choosethe SATA operation mode.
Options: IDE (Default) / AHCI
Max Ports onSATA#1
Thisitem appears only when SATA mode is set toAHCI/RAID.
Options: 6 Ports (Default) / 4 Ports
SATA#2 Configuration
Thisitem allows you to control theonboard SATAcontroller.
Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled

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AHCI Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
AHCI Settings
AHCI CD\DVD Boot Time out [35]
> AHCI Port0
> AHCI Port1
> AHCI Port2
> AHCI Port3
> AHCI Port4
> AHCI Port5
AHCI BIOS Support [Enabled]
Enables for supporting
AHCI BIOS Support
ThisBIOS feature controls the AHCI function ofthe SATA controller.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Diabled
AHCI CD/DVDBoot Time Out
ThisBIOS feature allows you to set the AHCICD/DVD boot time out.
Options: 35 (Default) / 0 / 5 /10 / 15 /20 / 25 / 30
AHCI Port0/Port1/Port2/Port3/Port4/Port5
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
AHCI Port0
S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled]
Device :
SATA Port0 [Auto]
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.

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Device
This area shows the detected connected device.
SATA Port0/1/2/3/4/5
This item allows youto select the connected device type.
Options: Auto (Default)
S.M.A.R.T.
This item allows youto control thedevice S.M.A.R.T function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 Device; Primary IDE Master/Slave
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.
SATA 1 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/SATA drive.
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 trans fer.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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PIOMode
Select the PIOmode.
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 ReportingTechnology.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
32Bit Data Transfer
Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Hot Plug
This item allows you to control the device Hot-Plug function. The Hot-Plug
function is only allowed in AHCImode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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 of CPU, 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 Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, 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 m alfunction.
> USB Configuratio n
> Config Onboard PCI/PCI-E Dev ices
> SuperIO Configuration
> Hardware Health Configuration
> Smart Fan Configuration
> PM/ACPI Configuration
> CPU Configuratio n
Exit
CPU Configuration
Thisitem shows theCPU information that theBIOS 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 should be enabled
in order to enable or
disable the “Enhanced
Halt State”.
Configure advanced CPU setting s
Module Version:3F.09
Manufacturer:Intel
Frequency :
FSB Speed :
Cache L1 :
Cache L2 :
Ratio Status:
Ratio Actual Value:
C1E Support [Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Intel(R)Virtualization Tech [Enabled]
CPU TM function
Execute-Disable Bit Capability[Disabled]
Core Multi-Processing [Enabled]
[Enabled]

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C1E Support
C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and
decrease heat by lowering CPU frequency while the processor is not working.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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 latency associated with
memory reads.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
The processor has a hardware adjacent cache line prefet ch 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 ifthe processor requires it as well.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit
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 ofbasic information CPUID can provide the operating system.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Intel(R) Virtualization Tech
Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resource into several
parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi
interface systems.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
CPUTM Function
The CPU TM Function is to throttle the clock speed ofhigher speed Prescott's to
help keep them cool.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Execute-Disable Bit Capability
Thisitem allows you to configure the Execute Disabled Bit function, which protects
yoursystem from buffer overflow attacks.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Core Multi-Processing
Thisitem allowsmulti-processing function for multi-core processors.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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 Super IO Chipset
OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled]
Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]
Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]
Restore on AC Power Loss by IO[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/ Any Key

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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
MousePowerOn
Thisitem allows you to control themouse poweron function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Restore on AC Power Loss by IO
Thissetting specifies how yoursystem should behave aftera power fail or interrupts
occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state.
Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or
interrupt occurs.
Options: Power Off(Default)/ Power ON / LastState
Hardware HealthConfiguration
Thisitem shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.
Advanced
Hardware Health Configuration
H/W Health Function [Enabled]
Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]
CPU Temperature
System Temperature
CPU FAN
System1 Fan
Chip Fan
CPU Voltage
NB/SB Voltage
+5.00V
+12.0V
FSB Voltage
DDR Voltage
5VSB
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Enables Hardware
Health Monitoring
Device.

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H/W Health Function
If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during
POST stage.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Shutdown Temperature
This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only
effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉/ 65℃/149℉/ 70℃/158℉/ 75℃/167℉
/ 80℃/176℉/ 85℃/185℉/ 90℃/194℉
Smart Fan Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
When you choice [Auto]
,[3Pin] or [4Pin],
please run the
calibration to define
the Fan parameters for
Smart Fan control
Smart Fan Configuration
CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]
Smart Fan Calibration
Control Mode
Fan Ctrl OFF( C)
o
Fan Ctrl On(C)
Fan Ctrl Start value
Fan Ctrl Sensitive
o
CPUSmartFan
Thisitem allows you to control theCPUSmart Fan function.
Options: Disabled (default) / Auto
Smart Fan Calibration
Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan
functions and show CPU/Systemfan speed.
Control Mode
Thisitem provides several operation modes ofthefan.
Options: Quiet / Performance/ Manual

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Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ )
IftheCPU/System Temperatureis lowerthan theset value, FAN will turn off.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)
Fan Ctrl On(℃ )
CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrivethis set value.
Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)
Fan Ctrl Start Value
When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan will
work under Smart Fan Functionmode.
Options: 0~127 (Interval: of 1)
Fan Ctrl Sensitive
Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan.
Options: 1~127 (Interval:f1)
PM/ACPI 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
PM/ACPI Configuration
APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]
USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled]
High Performance Event Timer [Disabled]
Resume On PME# [Disabled]
Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]
RTC Alarm Date(Days)
System Time
Active State Power-Management[Disabled]
Suspend mode [S1(POS)]
ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0]
ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
AMI OEMB table [Enabled]
Headless mode [Disabled]
Enable/Disable
APIC ACPI SCI IRQ.
APICACPI SCI IRQ
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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USBDevice Wakeup from S3/S4
Thisitem allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
High Performance Event Timer
Thisitem allows you to enable or disabled the HPET.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
HPETMemory Address
Thisitem allows you to set the memory address of HPET.
Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h
Resume OnPME#
When you select Enabled, a PME signalfrom PCIcard returns the system toFull ON
state.
For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the
Wake on LAN function. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on motherboard to
enable if applicable.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Resume On RTC Alarm
When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at whichthe RTC (real-time clock)
alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
RTC Alarm Date (Days)
You can choose which date the system will boot up.
System Time
You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify.
Active State Power-Management
This item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices before the
operating system boots. This function is for OS which does not support ASPM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Suspend mode
The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
Options: S1 (POS) (Default) Power on Suspend
S3(STR) Suspend toRAM
Auto POS+STR
ACPI Version Features
The item allows you to select the version of ACPI.
Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default)/ ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0
ACPI APIC support
This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced
Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support,
moreIRQs and faster interrupt handling.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
AMI OEMB table
Set this valueto allowthe ACPIBIOS toadd a pointer to an OEMBtable in theRoot
System Description Table (RSDT) table.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Headless mode
This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a
keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating
system (e.g. WindowsServer 2003) must supportheadless operation.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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USB Configuration
Thisitem shows the USB controller and using USB deviceinformation.
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
Enables support for
legacy USB. AUTO
option disables
legacy support if
no USB devices are
connected.
USB Configuration
USB Devices Enabled:
Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]
> USB Mass Storage Device 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
USB2.0 ControllerMode
Thisitem allows you to select the operation modeofthe USB 2.0 controller.
Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB 2.0-480Mbps
FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off
This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI
hand-off feature.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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USBMass Storage Device 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
Number of seconds
POST waits for the
USB mass storage
device after start
unit command.
USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]
Emulation Type [Auto]
Device #
USB Mass Storage Reset Delay
Thisitem allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device.
Options: 20 Sec (Default) / 10 Sec / 30Sec / 40Sec
Emulation Type
Thisitem allows you to select the emulation typeof the USB mass storage device.
Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD/ Hard Disk / CDROM

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Config OnboardPCI/PCI-E Devices
BIOS SETU P 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
Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configuration
Onboard PCIE PATA Cntlr [Auto]
Onboard PCIE Giga LAN [A uto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
MAC ID Information
Options
Auto
Enabled
Disabled
Onboard PCIE PATACntlr
Thisitem allows you to control theonboard IDE controller.
Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled
Onboard PCIE Giga LAN
Thisitem allows you to control theonboard LAN.
Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled
Onboard LAN BootRom
Thisitem allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
MACID Information
Thisitem shows the LAN MACID.

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3 PCIPnP 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
speedofthe CPU itselfuses when communicating with itsown special components.
Notice
zBeware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause
system tomalfunction.
BIOS SETU P UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.E
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Clear NVRAM during
System Boot.
Advanced PCI/PnP Settings
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.
Plug & Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]
OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto]
IRQ3 [Available]
IRQ4 [Available]
IRQ5 [Available]
IRQ7 [Available]
IRQ9 [Available]
Clear NVRAM [No]
Exit
Clear NVRAM
Thisitem allows you to clear thedata in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting “Yes”.
Options: No (Default) / Yes
Plug & Play OS
When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence
(VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating
system like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards.
For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.
Options: No (Default) / Yes