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AMIBIOS Setup Utility, version ML470 09/2007 AMIBIOS® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
USING KEYS
• set the current time and date,
• customise your hardware settings according to your needs,
• secure your computer with a password. The following table lists the BIOS Setup keys and their functions:
Key Function
ENTERING BIOS SETUP
F1 Displays a general help screen.
You can access the BIOS program just after you turn on your computer. Just press the F2 key when the Í&Î Moves between the available menus.
following prompt appears: Ï&Ð Moves the cursor between the displayed parameters.
Press <F2> to enter Setup. Enter Selects a sub-menu (sub-menus are indicated with a X at the beginning of the
When you press F2 to enter BIOS Setup, the system interrupts the Power-On Self-Test (POST). line), a menu command (such as Exit Discarding Changes), or displays the options
If the system detects an error during POST, it prompts you with a double beep and a message: Press <F1> available for the currently selected parameter.
to resume. If you press F1, the system enters the BIOS Setup program. If you want to fix the error, carefully +&- Steps forward/backward through the settings available for the selected parameter.
read the error message that appears above the prompt (taking notes if you want) and press F2.
Tab For some parameter settings, moves the cursor between the subfields. For
Note: if you receive this message repeatedly and the date displayed by your computer is inaccurate, example, for System Time, Tab moves the cursor from hour to minute to second.
then your CMOS battery may have lost charge. Contact your Technical Support Centre for advice.
Esc Exits any pop-up window, and from any menu screen, prompts for the discarding
of changes before exiting.
BIOS SETUP SCREENS
F9 Loads the default configurations, as recorded before the computer left the factory.
After you press F2, the system displays the BIOS Setup interface. Use the left and right arrow keys to F10 Saves and exits the BIOS setup utility.
toggle through the BIOS Setup menu items.
Table 1: BIOS Setup Keys and Associated Functions
SETUP MENUS
The Setup Utility features several menus which are listed on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Main - use this menu for basic system configuration.
Advanced - use this menu to access advanced BIOS settings.
Security - use this menu to set user and administrator passwords, or the hard disk drive password.
PnP/PCI Configuration - use this menu to access advanced PnP/PCI settings.
Boot - use this menu to set the boot sequence.
Exit - use this menu to exit the Setup utility with various save or discard options.
These menus are described in detail in the following pages.
Note: we continually strive to bring you the latest and proven features and technologies. As part of our
drive to continually improve our products modifications may have been made to the BIOS menus,
therefore some menus may differ from what is described in this guide. Visit our web site at
www.nec-computers.com for updated information.
Use this sub-menu to modify drive parameters and related settings. Device This field is read-only. Type of device, e.g. hard disk drive
Factory settings are shown in red. Vendor This field is read-only. Manufacturer of the device
Drive Parameters Size This field is read-only. Size of the device
The greyed-out items in the upper frame of the sub-menu are the LBA Mode This field is read-only. LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
drive parameters taken from the firmware of the drive selected. Block Mode This field is read-only. Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
Depending on the type of device detected, all options shown in transferred.
the beside table may not be displayed.
PIO Mode This field is read-only. IDE PIO mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the
programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time
decreases.
Async DMA This field is read-only. Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
Ultra DMA This field is read-only. Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
S.M.A.R.T. This field is read-only. SMART is a feature which alerts the BIOS to a possible problem with and IDE
device.
Type Not installed This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after
Auto the Power-On Self-Test (POST) has completed.
CD/DVD Not Installed : select this value to prevent the BIOS from searching for an IDE
ARMD disk drive on the specified channel.
Auto : select this value to allow the BIOS to detect automatically the IDE drive
type attached to the specified channel. This setting should be used if an IDE hard
disk drive is attached to the specified channel.
CD/DVD: this option specifies that an IDE optical disk drive is attached to the
specified IDE channel. The BIOS will not attempt to search for other types of
IDE drives on the specified channel.
ARMD: this option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media Device. This
includes, but is not limited to ZIP or LS-120.
Table 3: SATA Ports Sub-menus
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CPU CONFIGURATION SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
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ADVANCED BIOS SETUP SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Quick Boot Enabled Allows the system to boot up quickly if enabled.
Disabled
Bootup Num-Lock On This setting, when enabled, automatically turns on your NumLock key when
Off the system is booted. This is a matter of personal taste.
Logo Display Enabled When enabled, display the full screen NEC logo during boot. When disabled,
Disabled POST is displayed.
ACPI APIC Support Enabled Used to enable or disable the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
Disabled (APIC) for PC2001 compliance. Enabling APIC mode will expand available
IRQs resources for the system.
Table 6: Advanced BIOS Setup Sub-Menu
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ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Initiate Graphic Adapter IGD Defines which video controller is used at system initialisation.
PEG/IGD IGD: Integrated Graphics Device
PEG/PCI PCI: PCI graphics adapter
PCI/PEG PEG: PCI Express graphics adapter
PCI/IGD
Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled, 8MB Defines the size of the onboard memory used for the video. Larger frame buffer
Enabled, 1MB size increases video performance.
Intel AMT Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable iAMT support. To find more information about
Disabled iAMT, refer to your online documentation.
Table 7: Advanced Chipset Setup Sub-Menu
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INTEL VA CONFIGURATION SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Virtual Appliance Runtime 3.0 Display only
Ver.
Table 8: Intel VA Configuration Sub-Menu
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INTEL TXT(LT) CONFIGURATION SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Intel TXT Initialization Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Intel TXT Technology.
Disabled
Table 9: Intel TXT(LT) Configuration Sub-Menu
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INTEL VT-D CONFIGURATION SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Intel VT-d Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Intel VT-d Technology.
Disabled
Table 10: Intel VT-d Configuration Sub-Menu
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INTEL ROBSON CONFIGURATION SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Intel Robson Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Intel Robson Technology.
Disabled
Table 11: Intel Robson Sub-Menu
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INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. HDA Controller Enabled Allows you to configure the onboard audio.
Disabled
SMBUS Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SMBus (System Management Bus)
Disabled controller.
GbE Controller Enabled Display only. Gives the status of the Gigabyte Ethernet Controller.
USB Functions Enabled Allows you to configure the USB controllers.
Disabled
USB 2.0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller support.
Disabled
Legacy USB Support Enabled Legacy USB Support refers to the USB mouse and USB keyboard support.
Disabled When this option is not enabled, any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard
Auto will not work until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all
USB drivers loaded. When this option is enabled, any attached USB mouse or
USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB drivers
loaded on the system.
Disabled: set this value to prevent the use of any USB device in DOS or
during system boot.
Enabled: set this value to allow the use of USB devices during boot and while
using DOS.
Auto: this option detects automatically USB keyboards or mice and if found,
allows them to be used during boot and while using DOS.
Serial Port 1 Address Disabled Allows you to set the address and interrupt request for serial port 1 on the
3F8/IRQ4 optional port replicator.
2F8/IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Table 12: Integrated Peripherals Sub-Menu
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POWER MANAGEMENT SUB-MENU
Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Suspend Mode S1 (POS) Sets the ACPI Standby State when system goes into ACPI Standby Mode.
S3 (STR) S1/PSOS: Power on Suspend. In the S1 state, a bit more power is consumed
Auto and the fans remain active.
S3/STR: Suspend to RAM. Provides the greatest amount of power savings.
While in the S3 state, the PC is silent with the monitor and fans off.
Repost Video on S3 Resume No Set this value to allow video repost support.
Yes No: this setting prevents the video BIOS to be initialized when coming out of
the S3 state.
Yes: this setting allows the video BIOS to be initialized when coming out of
the S3 state.
Restore on AC Power Loss Last State This option allows you to select how the system will react following a loss of
Power ON power. Last State means that the system will be restored to the state which it
Power Off was in previous to the power loss. Power Off means that you will have to restart
your system with the power on button and Power On means the system will
reboot itself automatically.
Power Button Mode On/Off Allows you to select if an action on the power button will power off the system
Suspend (default) or put the system in suspend mode.
PS/2 KB Wake Up From S3 Enabled This option allows you select wether or not your system may be waked up from
Disabled S3 sleep mode by an action on the PS/2 keyboard.
PS/2 MS Wake Up from S3 Enabled This option allows you select wether or not your system may be waked up from
Disabled S3 sleep mode by an action on the PS/2 mouse.
USB Device Wake Up from S3 Enabled This option allows you select wether or not your system may be waked up from
Disabled S3 sleep mode by an action on an USB device.
GbE Wake up from S5 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable remote wake-up when the system is powered
Disabled off.
PCIE Wake on PME# Enabled This allows you to select whether or not your system will react to PCI Express
Disabled Power Management Enabled wake up events.
Table 13: Power Management Sub-Menu
Factory settings are shown in red. DVMT Mode Select Fixed mode Dynamic Video Memory Technology
DVMT mode DVMT mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory
requests made by application and are released back to the system once the
requesting application has been terminated.
Fixed mode is non-contiguous page locked memory allocated during driver
initialization to provide a static amount of memory.
DVMT/FIXED Memory 128 MB Allows you to select the maximum amount of graphics memory to be shared
256 MB with the system memory.
Maximum DVMT
Local Flat Panel Scaling Auto Allows you to determine how various resolutions appear on your screen.
Forced Scaling Basically since an LCD display consists of a fixed number of separate pixels, it
Disabled has a 'native' resolution at which images display at their sharpest. This native
resolution (e.g. 1280x1024) is the number of pixels in width x number of pixels
high in the panel, and any time your software resolution is different to this
native resolution the LCD panel will do one of the following depending on
your choice:
Auto: The scaling unit on your graphics card will rescale the image before it
reaches your LCD display. This option results in the best image quality.
Forced Scaling: This option will maintain the original aspect ratio of the
chosen resolution and display it with black bars to the sides/above/below the
on-screen image as required.
Disabled: The image isn't scaled at all, but instead your LCD display will run at
its maximum resolution and the image will display in the centre of your LCD
display. This may result in a black border around the sides of the image.
Table 16: Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu
In the menu displayed, select the device from which you want to
boot and press Enter.
Press the F12 key when the following prompt appears: «Press F12
key for LAN Boot.»