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Prmary Graphc’s Adapter
Ths settng specfies whch graphc card s your prmary graphcs adapter.
PCI Latency Tmer
Ths  tem  controls  how  long  each  PCI  devce  can  hold  the  bus  before  another  takes 
over. When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct transactons for a longer 
tme  and  thus  mprove  the  effectve  PCI  bandwdth.  For  better  PCI  performance,  you 
should set the tem to hgher values.
CPU Feature
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears:
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Hyper-Threadng Technology 
The processor uses Hyper-Threadng technology to  ncrease transacton rates and 
reduces  end-user  response  tmes.  The  technology  treats  the  two  cores  nsde  the 
processor as two logcal processors that can execute  nstructons smultaneously.  In 
ths way, the system performance  s hghly mproved. If you dsable the functon, the 
processor wll use only one core to execute the  nstructons. Please dsable ths tem 
f your operatng system doesn’t support HT Functon, or unrelablty and  nstablty 
may occur.
Important
Enablng the functonalty of Hyper-Threadng Technology for your computer system 
requres ALL of the followng platform Components:
CPU: An Intel® Pentum® 4 Processor wth HT Technology;
Chpset: An Intel® Chpset that supports HT Technology;
BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has t enabled;  OS: An operatng system that supports HT Technology.
For more nformaton on Hyper-threadng Technology, go to: www.ntel.com/nfo/hyperthreadng  
Execute Bt Support
Intel’s  Execute  Dsable  Bt  functonalty  can  prevent  certan  classes  of  malcous 
“buffer  overflow”  attacks  when  combned  wth  a  supportng  operatng  system.  Ths 
functonalty allows the processor to classfy areas  n memory by where applcaton 
code  can  execute  and  where  t  cannot.  When  a  malcous  worm  attempts  to  nsert 
code  n  the  buffer,  the  processor  dsables  code  executon,  preventng  damage  or 
worm propagaton.
Set Lmt CPUID MaxVal to 3
The  Max  CPUID  Value  Lmt  s  desgned  lmt  the  lsted  speed  of  the  processor  to 
older operatng systems.
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Overspeed Protecton
Overspeed  Protecton  functon  can  montor  the  current  CPU  draws  as  well  as  ts 
power  consumpton.  If  t  exceeds  a  certan  level,  the  processor  automatcally  re
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duces ts clock speed. If you want to overclock your CPU, set t to [Dsabled].
Chpset Feature
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears:
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HPET
The HPET (Hgh Precson Event Tmers)  s a component that s part of the chpset.  
You can enable  t, and t wll provde you wth the means to get to  t va the varous 
ACPI methods.
Boot Sequence
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears:
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1st/ 2nd/ 3rd Boot Devce
The  tem allows you to set the first/ second/ thrd boot devce where BIOS attempts 
to load the dsk operatng system.
Boot From Other Devce
Settng the opton to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other devce,  f the 
system fals to boot from 1st boot devce.
 Trusted Computng
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears:
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TCG/TPM SUPPORT
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USB Controller
Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB controller.
USB Devce Legacy Support
Select [Enabled] f you need to use a USB-nterfaced devce n the operatng system. 
Onboard LAN Controller
Ths tem s used to enable/dsable the onboard 1st LAN controller.
LAN Opton ROM
Ths tem s used to decde whether to nvoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller.
Onboard IEEE1394 Controller
Ths tem allows you to enable/dsable the onboard IEEE1394 controller.
Extra RAID/ IDE Controller (JMB363 controller for SATA7 & E-SATA)
Ths tem allows you to enable/dsable the extra RAID/ IDE controller.
HD Audo Controller
Ths settng s used to enable/dsable the onboard audo controller. 
On-Chp ATA Devces (for ICH10R)
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears:
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PCI IDE BusMaster
Ths  tem allows you to enable/ dsable BIOS to used PCI busmasterng for readng/ 
wrtng to IDE drves. 
On-Chp SATA Controller
These tems allow users to enable or dsable the SATA controller. 
RAID Mode
Ths tem allows you to configure RAID mode for onboard SATA devces. 
I/O Devces 
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears:
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COM Port 1
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power ManageMent Setup
Important
S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when your BIOS sup-ports S3 sleep mode.
ACPI Functon
Ths  tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management In
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terface) Functon. If your operatng system  s ACPI-aware, such as Wndows 2000/XP, 
select [Enabled]. 
ACPI Standby State
Ths  tem specfies the power savng modes for ACPI functon. If your operatng system 
supports ACPI, such as Wndows 2000/ XP , you can choose to enter the Standby mode 
n S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashon through the settng of ths field.  Settngs are:
[S1]    The  S1  sleep  mode  s  a  low  power  state.  In  ths  state,  no  system 
context  s lost (CPU or chpset) and hardware mantans all system 
context.
[S3]      The S3 sleep mode  s a lower power state where the  n formaton of 
system  configuraton  and  open  applcatons/files  s  saved  to  man 
memory that remans powered whle most other hardware compo
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nents turn off to save energy. The  nformaton stored n memory wll 
be used to restore the system when a “wake up” event occurs.
Restore On AC Power Loss
Ths  tem  specfies  whether  your  system  wll  reboot  after  a  power  falure  or  nterrupt 
occurs. Settngs are:
[Off]      Always leaves the computer n the power off state.
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[On]     Always leaves the computer n the power on state.
[Last State]  Restores the system to the status before power falure or  nterrupt 
occurred.
Wake Up Event Setup
Press  and the followng sub-menu appears.▶
Wake Up Event By
Settng to [BIOS] actvates the followng fields, and use the followng fields to set the 
wake up events. Settng to [OS], the wake up events wll be defined by OS.
Resume From S3 By USB Devce
The  tem allows the actvty of the USB devce to wake up the system from S3 (Sus
-pend to RAM) sleep state. 
Resume From S3 By PS/2 Keyboard
Ths settng determnes whether the system wll be awakened from what power sav
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ng modes when nput sgnal of the PS/2 keyboard s detected. 
Resume From S3 By PS/2 Mouse
Ths settng determnes whether the system wll be awakened from what power sav
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ng modes when nput sgnal of the PS/2 mouse s detected. 
Resume By PCI Devce (PME#)
When  set  to  [Enabled],  the  feature  allows  your  system  to  be  awakened  from  the 
power savng modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event).  
Resume By PCI-E Devce 
When  set  to  [Enabled],  the  feature  allows  your  system  to  be  awakened  from  the 
power savng modes through any event on PCIE devce.  
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Resume By RTC Alarm
The  field  s  used  to  enable  or  dsable  the  feature  of  bootng  up  the  system  on  a 
scheduled tme/date.
Date / HH:MM:SS
These two fields can specfy the date/ tme for power-on by alarm.
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h/w Monitor
Chasss Intruson
The  field  enables  or  dsables  the  feature  of  recordng  the  chasss  ntruson  status  and 
ssung  a  warnng  message  f  the  chasss s  once  opened.  To  clear  the  warnng  mes
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sage, set the field to [Reset]. The settng of the field wll automatcally return to [Enabled] 
later. 
CPU Smart Fan Target
The manboard provdes the Smart Fan functon whch can control the CPU fan speed 
automatcally dependng on the current temperature to keep  t wth n a specfic range. 
You can enable a fan target value here. If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to 
the target value, the smart fan functon wll be actvated. It provdes several sectons to 
speed up for coolng down automatcally.
SYS FAN1/2 Control
Ths tem allows users to select how percentage of speed for the SYS FAN1/2.
PC Health Status
CPU/ IOH/ System Temperature, CPU FAN/ SYS FAN1/ SYS FAN2 Speed, CPU Vcore, 3.3V, 5V, 12V
These  tems dsplay the current status of all of the montored hardware devces/com
-ponents such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.
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bioS Setting paSSword
When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen:
Type  the  password,  up  to  sx  characters n  length,  and  press  .  The  password 
typed  now  wll  replace  any  prevously  set  password  from  CMOS  memory.  You  wll  be 
prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press . You may 
also press  to abort the selecton and not enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press  when you are prompted to enter the pass-
word.  A  message  wll  show  up  confirmng  the  password  wll  be  dsabled.  Once  the 
password  s  dsabled,  the  system  wll  boot  and  you  can  enter  Setup  wthout  enterng 
any password.
When a password has been set, you wll be prompted to enter  t every tme you try to 
enter  Setup.  Ths  prevents  an  unauthorzed  person  from  changng  any  part  of  your 
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CPU Phase Control
When set to [Auto], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU power phase accordng to the 
loadng of CPU to reach the best power savng functon.
Motherboard LED Control
Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable the power phase LEDs of the motherboard.
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ICore/ I12V
These tems show the amperage of Core/ 12V. Read only.
Pout/ Efficency
These tems show the power consumpton & efficency of the system. Read only.
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