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- Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 1
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Error! Bookmark not defined. 1 Main Menu 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 14 5 Integrated Peripherals 18 6 Power Management Setup 25 7 PnP/PCI Configurations 28 8 PC Health Status 31 9 Frequency/ Voltage - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 2
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 3
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Nvidia® CPU. Using Setup - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 4
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on . 0WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information. „ Figure 1. Main - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 5
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M/B damage!) Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence. These - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 6
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 7
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 8
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 9
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Item Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Options All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key N/A N/A N/A Description Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you. Displays the amount of - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 10
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features „ Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup 9 - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 11
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the If this function 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. Disabled (default) - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 12
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock. State after power the Setup main menu. MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 13
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Small Logo (EPA) Show This item allows you to enable/ disable display Enabled, Disabled (default). Cache Setup ‹ Figure 3. 2 Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. External Cache - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 14
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Boot Seq & Floppy Setup ‹ Figure 3.3 Boot Seq& Floppy Setup First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 15
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 16
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration ‹ Figure 4.1 DRAM Configuration Max Memclock (MHz) Places an artifical memory clock limit on the system. from running faster than this frequency. The - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 17
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup The Choices: 6 BUS CLOCKS (Default), 13 BUS CLOCKS, 14 BUS (Default), 2 BUS CLOCKS, 4 BUS CLOCKS, 5 BUS CLOCKS, 6 BUS CLOCKS. CPU OverClock in MHz The Choices: 200 (default), 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207. AGP OverClock in MHz The Choices: 66 (default), 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 18
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup AGP Sideband Address The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. Clock Spread (default), I/O Length The Choices: 1 byte (default), System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the "Enabled" option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh which can improve system performance. However, - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 19
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals „ Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals 18 - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 20
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup IDE Function Setup If you highlight the literal "Press Enter" next to the "IDE following options: ‹ Figure 5.1 IDE Function Setup IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave RAID The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. SATA Primary/secondary RAID The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. 19 - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 21
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Onboard Device If you highlight the literal "Press Enter" next to the The Choices: V1. 1+V2. 0 (default), Disabled, V1.1 USB Legacy Support This item allows you to support the USB legacy. The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled. USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 22
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. MC97 Modem This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. MAC LAN (nVIDIA) This option allows you to change the state of - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 23
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Super IO Device Press Enter to configure the Super I/O Device. ‹ Figure 5. 3 Super IO Device Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 24
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The Choices: Auto - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 25
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode The "onboard" IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If the interface does not support prefetching. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to "Disabled". The Choices: Enabled (default), - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 26
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power suspend type under the ACPI operating system. The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 + S3 POS+STR 25 - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 27
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup Power Management This category allows you to select the type Mode = 1 hr Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU's. Doze Mode = 1 min Standby Mode = 1 min. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min. User Defined - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 28
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup HDD Power Down When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity. All other devices remain active. - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 29
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 7 PnP/PCI Configurations 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 speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 30
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Resources Controlled By By Choosing "Auto(ESCD)" (default), the system BIOS to "Manual". - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 31
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 32
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status „ Figure 8. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: Disabled (default) , 60℃/ 140℉, 65℃/ 149℉, 70℃/ 158℉. CPU FAN Control by The Choice - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 33
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup CPU Vcore/ 3.3V/ +5.0V/ +12V/-12V/-5V/5V (SB)/Voltage Battery Detect the system's voltage and battery status automatically. Current CPU Temperature Show you the current CPU temperature. Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current CPU FAN speed. Current SYS FAN Speed - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 34
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup 9 Voltage Control „ Figure 9. Voltage Control CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. The Choices: Default (default), +1.7%, +3.4%, +5.1%. DDR Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control. The Choices: Default (Default), 2.75V, 2.85V, 2.90V. - Biostar NF325-A7 | Nf325-A7 BIOS setup guide - Page 35
NF325-A7 BIOS Setup If unfortunately, the system's frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system. Method 1: Clear the
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1 Main Menu
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2 Standard CMOS Features
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3 Advanced BIOS Features
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4 Advanced Chipset Features
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5 Integrated Peripherals
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6 Power Management Setup
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7 PnP/PCI Configurations
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8 PC Health Status
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9 Frequency/ Voltage Control
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