Biostar N68S3 Bios Manual
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- Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 1
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 7 3 PCIPnP Menu 18 4 Boot Menu 22 5 Chipset Menu 24 6 Performance Menu 29 7 Exit Menu 34 i - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 2
the operating system. Some additional features, such as virus and password prot ection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. Plug and Pla y Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 3
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 4
5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version and built date. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded.. System Time Set the system internal clock. System Date Set the system date. Note that the 'Day' automatically - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 5
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A dia RAID Setu p > Pri mary IDE Mast er > Pri mary IDE Slav e > SAT A 1 Device > SAT A 2 Device > SAT A 3 Device > SAT A 4 Device Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) BIOS S - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 6
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual nVidia RAID Setup RAID Setup nVidi a RAID Functi on SATA 1 Raid SATA 2 Raid SATA 3 Raid SATA 4 Raid BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] Options Disabled Enab led S elect Screen S elect Item En terU pdate F1 G eneral - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 7
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual T he BIOS detects the information and values of 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 T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 8
MCP6P3/N68S3 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 BIOS S ETUP - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 9
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual GART Error Reporting T his option should remain disabled for the normal operation. T he driver eveloper may enable it for testing purpose. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Microcode Update T his item allows you to enable or disable Microcode Update function. Options: - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 10
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ 378] [ Normal] [ IRQ7] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller S elect Screen S elect Item +- C hange Option F1 G eneral Help - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 11
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to select his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set "Specific Key." 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 / - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 12
/N68S3 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. Advanced BIOS (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 13
and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed. Control Mode T his item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ ) If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 14
N68S3 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (With the interval of 1) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU e On PCIE Wak e# Resum e On LAN(MAC) - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 15
When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full 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 i f applicable. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 16
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Resume PCIE Wake# Enable / Disable PCIE to generate a wake ev ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On LAN (MAC) Enable / Disable LAN (MAC) to generate a wake ev ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume on Ring T his item allows you control the wake on - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 17
/N68S3 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration Module Version - 2.24.5-13.4 USB Devices Enabled: Legacy USB Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Legacy USB1.1 HC Support - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 18
N68S3 BIOS Manual USB 1.1/2.0 Controller T his item allows you to enable or disable USB 1.1/2.2 Controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS Storage Reset Delay T his item allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device. - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 19
to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting "Yes". Options: No (Default) / Yes Plug & P lay OS When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Window™ 95. When - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 20
. Options: 64 (Default) / 0-255 Allocate IRQ to PCI V GA T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card. Options: Yes (Default) / No Palette Snooping Some old graphic controllers need to " snoop" on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 21
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Resource BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] Available: Specified - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 22
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Express Configuration Active (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. Active State Power-Management T his item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices b efore the operating system boots. T his - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 23
N68S3 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Legacy LAN / Disabled Hard Disk Drives T he BIOS will Bootable Add-in Cards Removable Drives T he BIOS will attempt to - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 24
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Ignore Memory Error Messages When set to Enabled, the POST will ignore memory error messages. - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 25
/N68S3 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. Main Advanced BIOS - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 26
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Memory Configuration Memor y Configurati on Bank Interleaving Chann el Interleavi ng Enabl e Clock to Al l DIMMs MemCl k Tristate C3 /ATLVID Memor y Hole Remapp ing DCT U nganged Mode Power Down Enable Pow er Down Enabl e Pag e Smashing BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Auto - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 27
N68S3 BIOS Manual you to set the BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et South Bridge MCP61 Chipset Conf iguration Prima ry Graphics A dapter [ PCI Express -> PCI] OnChi p and PCIe VG A selection[ Disable Onch ip VGA] iGPU Frame Buffer Detect [ Auto] OnChi p VGA Frame B uffer Size [ 32MB] AZALI A AUDIO - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 28
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Primary Graphics Adapter T his item allows you to select Primary Graphics Adapter Options: PCI Express → PCI -→ IGP (Default) / IGP → PCI → PCI Express OnChip and PCIe VGA selection T his item allows you to select OnChip or PCIe VGA to display Options: Disable Onchip VGA if - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 29
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Hyper Transport M CP61 Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et Hyper Transport MC P61 Configur ation MCP61 (SB)to K8(CPU )Freq Auto [ Enabled] MCP61 (SB)to K8(CPU )Freqency [ 800 MHZ] MCP61 (SB)to K8(CPU )LinkWidth [ 16 16 ] MCP6 1(SB) to K8( CPU) freq uency select ion - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 30
TD Spread Spe ctrum PCIE Spread Spectr um SATA Spread Spectr um [0.5% Hershe y Kiss] [Enabled] [Enabled] CPU V oltage Chips et Voltage FSB V oltage Memor y Voltage [Default ] [Default ] [Default ] [Default ] > DRA M Timing Conf iguration > AMD Overclocking Configurati on S elect Screen S elect - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 31
N68S3 BIOS Manual PCIE/S ATA Spread Spectrum T his item allows you to control PCIE/SAT A Spread Spectrum fun ction. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU AM spe will not exceed the spec ified value. If Manu al, the DRAM speed spec ified will b e prog - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 32
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Memory Clock Mode T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / Limit / Manual Memclock Value T his item allows you to set the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / DDR3-800 / DDR3-1066 / DDR3-1333 / DDR3-1600 DRAM Timing Mode T his item - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 33
N68S3 BIOS Manual TR RD Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK tW TR Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK tRFC0 / tRFC1 / tRFC2 / tRFC3 Options: Auto (Default) / 90ns / 110ns / 160ns / 300ns / 350ns AMD Overclocking Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance AMD /Frequency of AM3 CPU. Options: - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 34
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual NB FID T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip. Options: 800MHz ~ 2000MHz (Di ffered by CPU) NB VID T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of NB chip. Options: 0.0125V ~ 1.3250V NB DID T his is the NB Divider. Options: Divided - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 35
MCP6P3/N68S3 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 SETU P U TILITY - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 36
N68S3 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 ord Setting the - Biostar N68S3 | Bios Manual - Page 37
BIOS Manual Boot Sector Virus Protection T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. If this fun 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
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MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual
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BIOS Setup
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1 Main Menu
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2 Advanced Menu
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3 PCIPnP 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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