MSI K8mm3v Manual

3-3 BIOS SetupControl Keys
Getting Help
After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.
Main Menu
The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the
arrow keys ( ­¯ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup
function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Sub-Menu
If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right  view) appears to the left of
certain fields, that means a sub-menu can be launched from this...

3-4MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardThe Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to setup the items of AWARD®
 special enhanced features.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your sys-
tem’s performance.
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your...

3-5 BIOS SetupBIOS Setting Password
Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.
Save & Exit Setup
Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all changes and exit setup. 

3-6MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardStandard CMOS Features
Date
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 year can be adjusted by users.
Time
This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current time). The
time format is   .
IDE Channel 0/1/2/3...

3-7 BIOS SetupDrive A
This item allows you to set the type of floppy drive installed. Available options: [None],
[360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.].
Halt On
The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot.
Available options are:
[All Errors]The system stops when any error is detected.
[No Errors]The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.
[All, But Keyboard]The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.
[All, But...

3-8MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardAdvanced BIOS Features
Quick Boot
Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will
skip some check items. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Boot Sequence
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device
The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts
to load the disk operating system.
Boot from Other Device
Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to...

3-9 BIOS SetupHard Disk Boot Priority
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
In the sub-menu, it shows the hard disks information that was installed in the
system, and you can set the hard disk boot priority.
IOAPIC Function
This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in
APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system.
Settings:...

3-10MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardAdvanced Chipset Features
AGP & P2P Bridge Control
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
AGP Aperture Size
This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for
video purposes.  The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range
dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture
range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The option allows the
selection of an aperture size of 32MB,...

3-11 BIOS SetupAGP Fast Write
This option enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature. The Fast Write
technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card without passing
anything through the system memory and improves the AGP 4X speed. Select
Enabled only when the installed AGP card supports this function. Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].
AGP Master 1 W/S Read
When [Enabled] is selected, one wait state is inserted in the AGP read cycle.
Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
AGP...

3-12MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
Min RAS# Active Time (Tras)
When the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This setting
determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell. Setting
options: [Auto], [5T~15T].
RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd)
When the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. When DRAM
is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This setup item
allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS (row address
strobe)...