1915p-a7 bios setup i bios setup....................................................................................... 1 1 main menu.................................................................................................... 3 2 standard cmos features...........................................
1915p-a7 bios manual 1 bios setup introduction this manual discussed award™ setup program built into the rom bios. The setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed ram so that it retains the setup information when the ...
1915p-a7 bios manual 2 pci bus support this award bios also supports version 2.1 of the intel pci (peripheral component interconnect) local bus specification. Dram support ddr sdram (double data rate synchronous dram) are supported. Supported cpus this award bios supports the amd cpu. Using setup in...
1915p-a7 bios manual 3 1 main menu once you enter award bios™ cmos setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. The main menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. Figure 1. Main menu sta...
1915p-a7 bios manual 4 advanced chipset features this submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated peripherals this submenu allows you to configure certain ide hard drive options and programmed input/ output features. Power management setup this submenu allows you to configur...
1915p-a7 bios manual 5 set user password if the supervisor password is not set, then the user password will function in the same way as the supervisor password. If the supervisor password is set and the user password is set, the “user” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to...
1915p-a7 bios manual 6 2 standard cmos features the items in standard cmos setup menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one 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. Figure 2. St...
1915p-a7 bios manual 7 main menu selections this table shows the selections that you can make on the main menu. Item options description date mm : dd : yy set the system date. Note that the ‘day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Time hh : mm : ss set the system internal clock. Ide primar...
1915p-a7 bios manual 8 item options description halt on all errors no errors all, but keyboard all, but diskette all, but disk/ key select the situation in which you want the bios to stop the post process and notify you. Base memory n/a displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot...
1915p-a7 bios manual 9 3 advanced bios features figure 3. Advanced bios setup.
1915p-a7 bios manual 10 3.1 cpu feature 3.1.1 delay prior to thermal set this item to enable the cpu thermal function to engage after the specified time. The choices: 4, 8, 16 (default), 32. 3.1.2 thermal management allow you to choose the thermal management method of your monitor. The choices:therm...
1915p-a7 bios manual 11 3.2 hard disk boot priority these bios attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The choices: pri. Master, pri.Slave, sec.Master, sec. Slave, usbhdd0, usbhdd1, usbhdd2 and bootable add-in carde..
1915p-a7 bios manual 12 3.3 boot seq & floppy setup 3.3.1 first/second/third/boot other device these bios attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The choices: floppy, ls120, hdd-0, scsi, cdrom, hdd-1, hdd-2, hdd-3, zip100, lan, hpt370, disabled, ...
1915p-a7 bios manual 13 3.4 virus warning this option allows you to choose the virus warning feature that is used to protect the ide hard disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, bios will display a warning message on the screen and sound an a...
1915p-a7 bios manual 14 . 3.12 typematic delay (msec) sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The choices: 250 (default), 500, 750, and 1000. 3.13 security option this option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/o...
1915p-a7 bios manual 15 4 advanced chipset features this submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as dram. It also coordinates communications with the pci bus. The default...
1915p-a7 bios manual 16 4.4 dram ras# precharge if an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for ras to accumulate its charge before dram refresh, the refresh may be incomplete, and the dram may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and slow gives more stable performance. This field ...
1915p-a7 bios manual 17 5 integrated peripherals figure 5. Integrated peripherals.
1915p-a7 bios manual 18 5.1 onchip ide device 5.1.1 ide hdd block mode block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read / write. If your ide hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block ...
1915p-a7 bios manual 19 5.1.5 on-chip secondary pci ide this item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary idechannel. The choices: enabled (default), disabled. 5.1.6 ide primary/secondary/master/slave udma ultra dma/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the ide ha...
1915p-a7 bios manual 20 5.2 onboard device 5.2.1 pci express root port func, 5.2.1.1 pci express port 1/ 2/3/4 this item allows you to select the pci express port. The choices: auto (default), enabled, disabled. 5.2.1.2 pci-e compliancy mode this item allows you to select the pci-e compliancy mode. ...
1915p-a7 bios manual 21 5.3 super io device if you highlight the literal “press enter” next to the “ super io device ” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 5.3.1 onboard fdc controller select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (f...
1915p-a7 bios manual 22 5.3.6 onboard parallel port this item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which i/o address. The choices:378/irq7 (default), 278/irq5, 3bc/irq7, disabled. 5.3.7 parallel port mode the default value is spp. The choices: spp(default) using paral...
1915p-a7 bios manual 23 6 power management setup the power management setup menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power management setup.
1915p-a7 bios manual 24 6.1 acpi & wake up events 6.1.1 acpi function this item displays the status of the advanced configuration and power management (acpi). The choices: enabled (default), disabled. 6.1.2 acpi suspend type the item allows you to select the suspend type under the acpi operating sys...
1915p-a7 bios manual 25 6.1.5 power on by ring an input signal on the serial ring indicator (ri) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. The choices: enabled, disabled (default). 6.1.6 usb kb wake-up from s3 this item allows you to enable or dis...
1915p-a7 bios manual 26 6.2 reload timer events 6.2.1 primary/secondary ide 0/1 you can select to enable or disable primary or secondary raid 0 or raid 1 function under this item. The choices: disabled (default), enabled. 6.2.2 fdd, com, lpt port you can select to enable or disable fdd, com, and lpt...
1915p-a7 bios manual 27 6.3 power management this category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1.Hdd power down. 2.Suspend mode. There are four options of power management, three of which have fixed mode settings min. Power saving...
1915p-a7 bios manual 28 6.8 suspend mode the item allows you to select the suspend type under acpi operating system. The choices: disabled (default), 1 min, 2 min, 4 min, 6 min, 8 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, 1 hour. This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizonta...
1915p-a7 bios manual 29 7 pnp/pci configurations this section describes configuring the pci bus system. Pci, or personal computer interconnect, is a system which allows i/o devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the cpu itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This ...
1915p-a7 bios manual 30 7.3 irq resources this submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “press enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is o...
1915p-a7 bios manual 31 8 pc health status figure 8. Pc health status 8.1 shutdown temperature this item allows you to set up the cpu shutdown temperature. This item only effective under windows 98 acpi mode . The choices: 60 o c/140 o f, 65 o c/149 o f, 70 o c/158 o f, disabled (default). 8.2 show ...
1915p-a7 bios manual 32 9 frequency/ voltage control figure 9. Frequency/ voltage control 9.1 cpu clock ratio the choices: 8x (default), 9x, 10x, 11x, 12x, 13x, 14 x, 15x, 16x, 17x, 18x, 19x, 20 x, 21 x, 22 x, and 23x. 9.2 cpu voltage regulator this item allows you to select cpu voltage regulator th...
1915p-a7 bios manual 33 9.6 cpu clock this item allows you to select cpu clock, and cpu over clocking. Special notice: if unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system. Method 1: clear the coms data by setting the jcoms...
