Biostar G31-M4 Bios Setup
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- Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 1
G31-M4 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 7 3 PCIPnP Menu 16 4 Boot Menu 20 5 Chipset Menu 23 6 Performance Menu 27 7 Exit Menu 29 i - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 2
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 of CMOS RAM is supplied by a - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 3
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Using Setup - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 4
G31-M4 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 information. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit System Overview AMI BIOS Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/ - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 5
G31-M4 BIOS Manual IDE/SATA Configuration The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled Configure SATA Channels This item allows you to control the SATA channel - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 6
G31-M4 BIOS Manual SATA1/2/3/4 Device; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA1 Device Device : Type [Auto Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these information and values - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 7
G31-M4 BIOS Manual S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto ( 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 - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 8
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu allows you to configure 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 SETUP UTILITY - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 9
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 10
G31-M4 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port IRQ Restore on AC - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 11
G31-M4 BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel This item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Options: ] [Disabled] Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device. CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU FAN Speed SYS1 FAN Speed +12.0V +5.00V CPU Vcore Chipset Voltage DDR Voltage Select Screen Select - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 12
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspend mode ACPI Version Features ACPI APIC support AMI RAM Auto POS+STR Repost Video on S3 Resume The item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 13
G31-M4 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AMI OEMB table Set this value to - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 14
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Resume On PME# 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 if applicable. - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 15
G31-M4 BIOS Manual USB Configuration This item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. Ad vanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 USB Devices Enabled: Legacy USB Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enable d] [ HiSpee d] [ - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 16
G31-M4 BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of seconds POST waits for the - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 17
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. Notice z Beware of - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 18
their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. This item allows such snooping to take place. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster This item is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows the onboard IDE controller to perform DMA (Direct Memory Access - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 19
G31-M4 BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items will allow you to assign each is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved Reserved Memory Size This item allows BIOS to reserve certain memory size for specific PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 20
G31-M4 BIOS Manual SB PCIE Ports Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCIE Ports Configuration PCIE Port 0 PCIE Port 1 PCIE Port 2 PCIE Port 3 PCIE Port 4 PCIE Port 5 PCIE High Priority Port [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [ - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 21
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Drives > Removable Drives > CD/DVD Drives > Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 22
G31-M4 BIOS Manual CD/DVD Drives The BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence Screen LOGO Show AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock Interrupt 19 Capture BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enable d] [ Enable d] [Force BIOS] [ ON] [ Disabl ed] [ Enable d] Allows BIOS to skip certain tests - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 23
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Bootup Num-Lock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled BOOT SUCCESS BEEP When this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 22 - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 24
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 25
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Memory Remap Feature This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 26
G31-M4 BIOS Manual DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to select the DVMT mode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default) / Fixed Mode DVMT/FIXED Memory DVMT stands for "Dynamic Video Memory Technology". This is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 27
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Audio Controller This item allows you to select the Audio support. Options: Azalia (Default) / All ) / Enabled MAC ID Information This item shows the LAN MAC ID. SMBUS Controller This BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers for the SMBus. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SLP_S4 - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 28
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and to malfunction. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Advance Performance Settings Notice:Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking. CPU Voltage Chipset Voltage DDR - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 29
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DRAM CAS# Latency Options: 5 (Default) / 3 / 4 /6 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay Options: 6 DRAM Clocks (Default) / 3 ~ 5DRAM Clocks - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 30
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Main Advanced PCIPnP Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults BIOS to CMOS RAM and BIOS when problem - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 31
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Security This sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User - Biostar G31-M4 | Bios Setup - Page 32
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Password Check This item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default 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 31
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G31-M4 BIOS Manual
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BIOS Setup
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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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