MSI G31m3f User Manual

3-6MS-7528 Mainboard
The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use
the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the  or  keys to select
the value you want in each item. Date (MM:DD:YY)
This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
The format is   .
dayDay of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by
BIOS. Read-only.
monthThe month from Jan. through Dec.
dateThe date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
yearThe...

3-7BIOS Setup Device / Vender / Size
It will showing the device information that you connected to the SATA connector. LBA/Large Mode
This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA
mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA
mode disabled. DMA Mode
Select DMA Mode. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that...

3-8MS-7528 Mainboard
This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your
system (read only). System Information
Press  to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears.7528v1.0-3_BIOS.p65  2008/2/1, 下午 04:308 

3-9BIOS Setup Full Screen LOGO Display
This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are:
[Enabled]Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.
[Disabled]Shows the POST messages at boot. Quick Booting
Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 10 seconds since it will
skip some check items. Boot Up Num-Lock LED
This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to
[On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the...

3-10MS-7528 Mainboard PCI Latency Timer
This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes
over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a
longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance,
you should set the item to higher values. CPU Feature
Press  to enter the sub-menu: Execute Disable Bit
Intels Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious
buffer overflow attacks when...

3-11BIOS Setup Boot From Other Device
Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other device. if
the system fails to boot from the 1st/ 2nd boot device. Trusted Computing
Press  to enter the sub-menu: TCG/TPM SUPPORT
This setting allows you to enable/disable the TCG/TPM. Excute TPM Command
This item allows you to enable or disable the TPM security chip. Clearing the TPM
This item allows you to clear the user information saved in the TPM security chip.
When you press , a warning...

3-12MS-7528 Mainboard USB Controller
This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support
Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. Onboard LAN Controller
This item is used to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller. LAN Option ROM
This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller. Onboard IEEE1394 Controller
This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. Audio...

3-13BIOS Setup On-Chip SATA Controller
These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller. RAID Mode
This item is used to enable/disable the RAID function for SATA devices. I/O Device Configuration
Press  to enter the sub-menu: COM Port 1/2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port. Parallel Port
There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides
Standard, ECP, and EPP features.  It has the following options:
[Disabled]
[3BC]Line...

3-14MS-7528 Mainboard ACPI Function
This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management
Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 2000/
XP, select [Enabled]. ACPI Standby State
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 2000/ XP , you can choose to enter the
Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field.  Set-
tings are:
[S1]The S1 sleep...

3-15BIOS Setup Power Button Function
This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:
[On/ Off]The power button functions as normal power off button.
[Suspend]When you press the power button, the computer enters the
suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more
than four seconds, the computer is turned off. Restore On AC Power Loss
This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt
occurs. Settings are:
[Off]Always leaves the computer in...