Biostar H55A Bios Setup
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- Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 1
H55A+ BIOS Manual BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 8 3 PCIPnP Menu 22 4 Boot Menu 25 5 Chipset Menu 28 6 Performance Menu 33 7 Exit Menu 36 i - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 2
H55A+ BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he 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. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 3
(Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility. In the BIOS setup utility, you will see General Help description - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 4
H55A+ BIOS Manual 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 inform ation. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit System Overview AMI BIOS Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/ - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 5
H55A+ BIOS Manual IDE/S ATA Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of SAT A/IDE devices. 2 Device > SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device > SATA 5 Device > SATA 6 Device BIOS SETUP UTILITY [IDE] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE/SATA Detect Time - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 6
H55A+ BIOS Manual AHCI Configuration Main AHCI Settings AHCI BIOS Support > AHCI Port0 > AHCI Port1 > AHCI Port2 > AHCI Port3 > AHCI Port4 > AHCI Port5 BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] Enables for supporting Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx. - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 7
H55A+ BIOS Manual Devic e This area shows the detected connected device. SATA Port0 ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. T he BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 8
H55A+ BIOS Manual PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode Select the DMA mode Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. is accessed through BIOS. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled T his will be effective only if the - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 9
H55A+ BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 10
H55A+ BIOS Manual C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CPU instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. T his reduces the latency associated with memory Intel(R) - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 11
H55A+ BIOS Manual Execute-Disable Bit Capability T his item allows you to configure th e Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer overflow attacks. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Intel Restore on AC Power Loss by IO[Power Off] Allows BIOS to Select Serial - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 12
H55A+ BIOS Manual Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel erOn T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key / Any Key Specific Key Enter T his item will show only when Keyboard - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 13
H55A+ BIOS Manual Stroke Keys Selected T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set "Stroke Key." Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6 Mouse PowerOn T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function. Options: - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 14
and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. CPU Smart Fan T his item allows you to control the CPU Smart 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 fun - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 15
Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 (Interv al: 1) Power Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings EuP Control Suspend mode Repost Video on S3 Resume ACPI Version Features ACPI APIC support AMI OEMB table Headless mode APIC ACPI SCI - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 16
H55A+ BIOS Manual Suspend mode T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. Options: S1 (POS) (Default) Power on Suspend S3 (ST R) Suspend to RAM Auto POS+STR Repost Video on S3 Resume T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 17
H55A+ BIOS Manual High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or 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 i f applicable. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 18
H55A+ BIOS Manual Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configuration Onboard PCIE Giga LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard LAN MAC ID : Options Auto Enabled Disabled - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 19
H55A+ BIOS Manual Intel V T-d Configuration Advanced Intel VT-d BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Disabled] Options Disa bled Enab led S elect Screen S elect Item +- C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Intel VT-d Intel - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 20
H55A+ BIOS Manual MPS Rev ision T he BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor speci fication. Select version supported by the operating system running on this computer. Option: 1.4 (Default) / 1.1 MPS and ACPI MADT ordering Modern ordering is for Windows XP or later OSes. Leg - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 21
H55A+ BIOS Manual Smbios Configuration Advanced Smbio s Configurati on Smbio s Smi Support BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [Enabled] SMBI OS SMI Wrapp er supp ort for PnP Func 50h- 54h S elect Screen S elect Item +- C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5- - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 22
H55A+ BIOS Manual Legacy USB Support T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful feature when using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microso ft DOS or - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 23
H55A+ BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itselfuses when communicating with its own special components. Notice z Beware - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 24
H55A+ BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster T his item is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows the onbo ard ID E controller to perform DMA (Direct Memory Access) trans fers. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 25
H55A+ BIOS Manual DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. T he option " Available" means the channel is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved Reserved Memory Size T his - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 26
H55A+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset number of devi ces installed in the system. Hard Disk Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. You can also - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 27
H55A+ BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive Support Wait For F1 If Error Hit DEL Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Allows BIOS to skip certain tests - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 28
H55A+ BIOS Manual PS/2 M ouse Support T his BIOS featu re det ermines i fthe BIOS should reserv e IRQ12 for the PS/2 mouse or allow other devices to make use of this IRQ. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled Wait for 'F1' If Error T his BIOS feature controls the system's response when an - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 29
H55A+ BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. Notice z Beware of that - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 30
H55A+ BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Memory Remap Feature T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 31
H55A+ BIOS Manual IGD Graphics M ode Select T his item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this frame bu ffer size will also be fixed. Options: Enabled,32MB (Default) / Enabled,64MB / Enabled,128MB / Disabled PEG Port T his BIOS S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx. - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 32
, by allocating the proper amount of display, texturing and buffer memory after the operating system has booted. Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT PAVP Mode GMCH Protected Audio Video Path (PAVP) BIOS support. Options: Lite (Default) / Disabled / High South Bridge Configuration - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 33
H55A+ BIOS Manual HDA Controller T his item allows you to control the HD Audio support. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Internal HDMI Audio Codec T his item allows you to control enable or disable Internal HDMI Audio Codec. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled SMBUS Controller T his BIOS - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 34
H55A+ BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Advance Performance Settings WARNING:Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking. Current CPU Frequency : Current Memory Frequency : SPEC/Current GPU Clock : Intel - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 35
H55A+ BIOS Manual Intel GP U Clock T his item allows you to GPU Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / 133MHz ~ 2000MHz DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / 800MHz / 1067MHz DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Current Memory - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 36
H55A+ BIOS Manual DRAM tRP Options: 8 (Default) / 3 ~ 15 DRAM tRAS Options: 20 (Default) / 9 ~ 63 DRAM tRRD Options: 4 (Default) / 4 ~ 15 DRAM tWR Options: 8 (Default) / 3 ~ 31 DRAM tWTR Options: 4 (Default) / 4 ~ - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 37
H55A+ BIOS Manual Clock Gen Configuration Clock Gen Configuration PCIE Clock By PCIE Frequency Setting CPU Clock delay PCH Clock delay BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance [Auto] [100] [No delay] [No delay] Options Auto Manual Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 38
H55A+ BIOS Manual Voltage Control Voltage Control CPU Vcore CPU VTT Voltage DRAM Voltage Integrated GPU Voltage CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Vcore Voltage CPU VTT Voltage DRAM Voltage IGD Voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance : : : : : : [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] CPU Vcore Over - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 39
H55A+ BIOS Manual Intel PPM Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance Intel PPM Configuration Intel(R)SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled] Factory default TDC limit value : Factory default TDP limit value : Intel(R) C-STATE tech [Enabled] C State package limit setting [Auto] C3 State C6 State - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 40
H55A+ BIOS Manual C1 Auto Demotion When enabled, CPU will conditionally demote C3/C6/C7 requests to C1 based on uncore auto-demote info rmation. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled, CPU will conditionally demote C6/C7 requests to C3 based on uncore auto-demote info - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 41
H55A+ BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Main Advan ced PCIPnP Exit Options Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s Load Optimal D efaults BIOS BIOS when problem occurs - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 42
H55A+ BIOS Manual Security T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Exit Security Setti ngs Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d Change Supervi sor Password User Access Le vel Change User Pa ssword Clear - Biostar H55A | Bios Setup - Page 43
H55A+ BIOS Manual Passw ord Check T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup ( ction is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 42
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H55A+ BIOS Manual
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2 Advanced Menu
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4 Boot Menu
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5 Chipset Menu
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6 Performance Menu
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7 Exit Menu
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