Biostar TP61A User manual

TP61A UEFI BIOS Manual
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UEFI BIOS Setup .................................................................................... 1
1 Main Menu............................................................................................. 3
2 Advanced Menu................................................................................... 4
3 Chipset Menu ..................................................................................... 17
4 Boot Menu........................................................................................... 21
5 Security Menu .................................................................................... 23
6 Performance Menu ........................................................................... 24
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................ 29

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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 ke yboard, 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 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 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 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 bottom right corner,
and you can use these keys to select
item and change the settings.
Notice
The def ault UEFI BIOS settings apply for mos t co nditions to ens ure
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 Def ault
under the Exit Menu.
For be tter system performance, the UEFI BIOS firmware is be ing
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, project code, model
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 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.
PCI Subsystem 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
VGA Palette Snoop
This item enables or disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
PERR# Generation
This item enables or disables PCI Device to generate PERR#.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
SERR# Generation
This item enables or disables PCI Device to generate SERR#.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Relaxed Ordering
This item enables or disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Extended Tag
If this item is enabled, the system allows Device to use 8-bit Tag field as a
requester.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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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 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 Support
This item sets the ASPM Level: Force LO – Force all links to LO State;
Auto – BIOS auto configures; Disabled – Disables ASPM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / Force LO
Extended Synch
If this item is enabled, the system allows generation of Extended
Synchronization patterns.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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ACPI Settings/ WakeUp Event control
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)
EuP Control
When EuP is enabled, the system will meet EuP requirement.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
PME Wake up from S5
The item enables the system to wake from 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. When
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 choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to
specify.
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
Stroke Keys Selected
This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”
Options: Wake Key (Def ault) / 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
USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4
This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4
function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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CPU Configuration
Hyper-threading
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading
Technology) and Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized Hyper-Threading
Technology). When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Active Processor Cores
This item sets number of cores to enable in each processor package.
Options: All (Default) / 1 / 2 / 3
Limit CP UID 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 Enterprise 3 Update 3.).
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 memo ry re ads.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
The processor has a hardware adjacent cac he line prefetch mec hanism 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 (Default) / Disabled
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: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Power Technology
This item enables the power management features.
Options: Energy Efficient (Default) / Disabled / Custom

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SATA Configuration
SATA Mode
This item sets SATA Mode.
Options: IDE Mode (Default) / AHCI Mode / Disabled
Serial-ATA Controller 0
This item enables/disables Serial ATA Controller 0.
Options: Compatible (Default) / Disabled / Enhanced
Serial-ATA Controller 1
This item enables/disables Serial ATA Controller 1.
Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled

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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) / Disabled / 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 Emula tion
This item enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be
enab led for the c omplete USB keyboard leg acy s up port for non-USB aware
OSes.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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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.
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 (Def ault)
Fan Ctrl Sensitive
The bigger the numeral is, the higher the FAN speed is.
Options: 30 (Def ault)
Super IO Configuration
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 down at DC on s tatus.
Options: Power Off (Default) / Power On / Last State

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Serial Port 1 Configuration
Serial Port
This item enables or disables Serial Port (COM).
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Change Settings
This item allows you to select 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=3E8 h;
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.
Options: 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 M ode
This item allows you to determine the Printer Port mode.
Options: Standard Parallel Port Mode (Default) / EPP Mode / ECP Mode /
EPP Mode & SPP 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 P ersonal
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.
North Bridge

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Low MMIO Align
MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB.
Options: 1024M (Default) / 64M
PCI Express Port
This item allows user to control PCI Express Port.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
Detect Non-Compliance Device
Detect Non-Compliance PCI Express Device in PEG.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
PEX16_1 – Gen X
This item configures PEX16_1 Gen1-Gen3.
Options: Auto (Default) / Gen1 / Gen2 / Gen3
South Bridge Configuration
Azalia HD Au dio
This item enables/disables Azalia HD Audio.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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High Precision Timer
This item enables/disables the High Precision Event Timer.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
PCI Express Ports Configuration
Onboard Lan Option ROM
This item enables/disables Onboard LAN Option ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Launch Storage OpROM
This item enables/disables Boot Option for Legacy Mass Storage Devices
with Option ROM.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Onboard PCIE LAN
This item enables/disables Onboard PCIE LAN.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
PCI Express Port x1
This item enables/disables PCI Express Port x1.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
PCIe Sub Decode
This item enables/disables PCIe Sub Decode Port. (This option is available
when Subtractive Decode Agent is enabled (PCHTrap9[14]) = ‘1b’)
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled