Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup This section will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: “Advanced,” “Security,” “Power,” “Boot,” and “Exit.” 1. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Exit Security Boot Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Host Frequency to enable or Auto Actual Frequency disable the feature of 133MHz DRAM Frequency spread spectrum. Auto Flexibility Option Disabled Chipset Configuration Resource Configuration Peripheral Configuration System Hardware Monitor F1:Help F9:Setup Defaults :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Exit F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Spread Spectrum: This field should always be [Disabled] for better system stability. CPU Host Frequency: [Auto]: It is recommended to select this option, which will let the CPU host frequency of this motherboard determined by the jumper-setting. [Manual]: This allows user to set the CPU host frequency manually. However, this is not recommended unless user thoroughly knows the feature. Wrong setup may cause problems during operation. DRAM Frequency: If set to [Auto], the motherboard will detect the inserted memory module(s) and automatically assign appropriate frequency. You may select other value as operating frequency: [100MHz (DDR200)],[133MHz (DDR266)], [166MHz (DDR333)]. Flexibility Option: The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled]. 23 Chipset Configuration: AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Advanced Chipset Configuration [ Setup Help ] to select AGP Auto AGP Mode Mode: 4X, 2X, 1X. AGP Aperture Size 128MB AGP Fast Write Disabled Onboard VGA Share Memory Auto PCI Delay Transaction Disabled USB Controller Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Disabled SDRAM CAS# Latency Auto Over Vcore Voltage Disabled VCCM Voltage High V-Link Speed Normal F9:Setup Defaults F1:Help :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Previous Menu F10:Save & Exit Enter:Select Sub-Menu AGP Mode: This feature will be set to [Auto] as default. AGP Aperture Size: It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card’s specifications requires other sizes. AGP Fast Write: This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support. OnBoard VGA Share Memory: This allows you to select the size of share memory for onboard VGA. Onboard VGA will get better resolution if larger size of share memory is selected. Please do not select [None] if AGP or PCI graphics card is not inserted. PCI Delay Transaction: Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant. USB Controller: Use this to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support: Use this to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. DRAM CAS# Latency: This is used to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto],[3.0],[2.5], [2]. The default value is [Auto]. Over Vcore Voltage: This Feature allows you to increase the CPU Vcore Voltage with tow levels. The default value is [Disabled]. VCCM Voltage: This Feature allows you to adjust Memory interface Voltage The default value is [High]. V-Link Speed: This Feature allows you to speed up the V-Link speed. The default value is [Normal]. 24 It is not recommended to enable “Over Vcore Voltage” feature. Doing so may cause CPU damage. Resource Configuration: AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Advanced Resource Configuration [ Setup Help ] to select PCI 32 PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) clocks. Leave on PCI Primary Graphics Adapter default setting for the best PCI performance. F1:Help F9:Setup Defaults :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Previous Menu F10:Save & Exit Enter:Select Sub-Menu PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks): The default is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. Primary Graphics Adapter: Select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter. Peripheral Configuration: AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Advanced Peripheral Configuration [ Setup Help ] to enable or disable the floppy Auto OnBoard FDC drive controller. Auto OnBoard Serial Port Disabled OnBoard Infrared Port Auto OnBoard Parallel Port ECP+EPP Parallel Port Mode 1.9 EPP Version Auto Parallel Port IRQ Auto Parallel Port DMA Channel Disabled OnBoard Midi Port 5 Midi IRQ Select 200h OnBoard Game Port Both OnBoard IDE Enabled OnBoard LAN Auto OnBoard AC' 97 Audio Auto OnBoard MC' 97 Modem F1:Help F9:Setup Defaults :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Previous Menu F10:Save & Exit Enter:Select Sub-Menu OnBoard FDC: Use this to enable or disable floppy drive controller. 25 OnBoard Serial Port: Use this to set addresses for the onboard serial ports or disable serial ports. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4]. OnBoard Infrared Port: You may select [Auto] or [Disabled] for this onboard infrared port feature. OnBoard Parallel Port: Select Parallel Port address or disable Parallel Port. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [378], [278]. Parallel Port Mode: Set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. OnBoard Midi Port: Select address for Midi Port or disable Midi Port. Configuration options: [Disabled], [330], [300], [290], [292]. Midi IRQ Select: Use this to select Midi IRQ. Configuration options: [3], [4], [5], [7], [10], [11]. OnBoard Game Port: Select address for Game Port or disable Game Port. Configuration options: [Disabled], [200h], [208h]. OnBoard IDE: You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel. Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by selecting [Both]. Set to [Disabled] will disable the both. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both]. OnBoard LAN: This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. OnBoard AC’97 Audio: Select [Disabled], [Auto] or [Enabled] for the onboard AC’97 Audio feature. OnBoard MC’97 Modem: Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard MC’97 Modem feature. System Hardware Monitor: You can check the status of the hardware on your system. It allows you to monitor the parameters for CPU temperature, Motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, and critical voltage. AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Advanced System Hardware Monitor [ Setup Help ] 35 C / 95 F CPU Temperature 27 C / 82 F M / B Temperature 3110 RPM CPU FAN Speed Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1.72 V + 3.30V 3.31 V + 5.00V 4.97 V + 12.00V 12.16 V F1:Help F9:Setup Defaults :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Previous Menu F10:Save & Exit Enter:Select Sub-Menu 26 2. Security Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Exit Security Boot Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] Clear Supervisor Password Clear User Password to set the supervisor password. [ Enter ] Set Supervisor Password [ Enter ] Set User Password Setup Password Check F1:Help F9:Setup Defaults :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Exit F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Supervisor Password: This field shows the status of the Supervisor Password. [Clear]: No password has been set. [Set]: Supervisor password has been set. User Password: This field shows the status of the User Password. [Clear]: No password has been set. [Set]: User password has been set. Set Supervisor Password: Press to set Supervisor Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password. Set User Password: Press to set User Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password. Password Check: Select the check point for “Password Check”. Configuration options: [Setup], [Always]. If [Setup] option is selected, the “Password Check” is performed before BIOS setup. If [Always] option is selected, the “Password Check” is performed before both boot-up and BIOS setup. 27 3. Power Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Exit Security Boot Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] Suspend To RAM Disabled Repost Video on STR Resume to select Disabled Restore on AC / Power Loss auto-detect or disable Power Off Ring-In Power On the STR feature. Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS / 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Date 15 RTC Alarm Hour 12 RTC Alarm Minute 30 RTC Alarm Second 30 F9:Setup Defaults F1:Help :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Exit F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Suspend to RAM: This field allows you to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the system supports it. Repost Video on STR Resume: This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume. It is recommended to enable this feature under Microsoft ® Windows® 98 / ME. Restore on AC/Power Loss: This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers. Ring-In Power On: Use this to enable or disable Ring-in signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On: Use this to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PS/2 Keyboard Power On: Use this to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. RTC Alarm Power On: Use this to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. If [Enable] is selected, you must fill the RTC Alarm Date / Hour / Minute / Second sub-fields with the actual wake up time you desire. 28 4. Boot Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Exit Security Boot Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] Quick Boot Mode Enabled Boot Up Num-Lock to enable or On Boot To OS/2 disable the quick boot No Boot From Network mode. Disabled Boot Device Priority F1:Help F9:Setup Defaults :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Exit F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Quick Boot Mode: Enable this mode will speed up the boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. Boot Up Num-Lock: If this is enabled, it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. Boot To OS/2: This enables boot-up to OS/2 operating system. Boot From Network: Use this to enable or disable “boot from network” feature. Boot Device Priority: This allows you to set the boot device priority. 29 5. Exit Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Exit Security Boot Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] [ Enter ] Exit Saving Changes [ Enter ] Exit Discarding Changes Exits and saves the [ Enter ] Load Default Settings changes to CMOS RAM. [ Enter ] Discard Changes F1:Help F9:Setup Defaults :Select Item +/-:Change Values Esc:Exit F10:Save & Exit :Select Menu Enter:Select Sub-Menu Exit Saving Changes: After you enter the sub-menu, the message “Save current settings and exit” will appear. If you press , it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility. Exit Discarding Changes: After you enter the submenu, the message “Quit without saving changes” will appear. If you press , you will exit the BIOS Setup Utility without making any changes to the settings. Load Default Settings: After you enter the submenu, the message “Load default settings” will appear. If you press , it will load the default values for all the setup configuration. Discard Changes: After you enter the sub-menu, the message “Load setup original values” will appear. If you press , original values will be restored and all changes are discarded.