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    H55a+ bios m anual i bios setup .................................................................................................1 1 main menu...............................................................................................3 2 advanced menu.................................................

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    H55a+ bios m anual 1 bios setup introduction t he purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the ami bios setup program on this motherboard. The setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to cmos ram. T he power of cmos ram is supplied by a...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 2 pci bus support t his ami bios also supports version 2.3 of the intel pci (peripheral component interconn ect) local bus speci fication. Dram s upport ddr3 sdram (double data rate iii synchronous dram) is supported. Supported cp us t his ami bios supports the intel cpu. Using se...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 3 1 main menu once you enter ami bios setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system inform ation. Bios setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset performance vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select scr...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 4 ide/s ata conf iguration t he bios will automatically detect the presence of sat a/ide devices. There is a sub-menu fo r each sat a/ide device. Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. Bios setup utility main vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 5 ahci configuration bios setup utility main vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc ahci settings > ahci port0 > ahci port1 > ahci port2 > ahci port3 > ahci port4 ahci bios supp...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 6 device this area shows the detected connected device. Sata port0/1/2/3/4/5 this item allows you to select the connected device type. Options: auto (default) / not installed s.M.A.R.T. This item allows you to control the device s.M.A.R.T function. Options: enabled (default) / dis...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 7 pio mode select the pio mode. Options: auto (default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 dma mode select the dma mode. Options: auto (default) / swdma0 ~ 2 / mwdma0 ~ 2 / udma0 ~ 5 s.M.A.R.T set the smart monitoring, analysis, and reporting t echnology. Options: auto (default) / disabled / ena...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 8 2 advanced menu t he advanced menu allows you to configu re the settings of cpu, super i/o, power management, and other system devices. Notice z beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. Bios setup utility main advanced pc...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 9 c1e support c1e is “enhanced halt state” function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering cpu frequen cy while the processor is not working. Options: enabled (default) / disabled hardware prefetcher t he processor has a hardw are prefetch er that automat...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 10 execute-disable bit capability t his item allows you to configure th e execut e disabled bit function, which protects your system from buffer overflow attacks. Options: enabled (default) / disabled intel (r) ht technology hyper t hreading t echnology can improve p erfo rmance b...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 11 parallel port address t his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which i/o address. Options: 378 (default) / 278 / 3bc / disabled parallel port m ode t his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: normal ...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 12 stroke keys selected t his item will show only when keyboard poweron is set “stroke key.” options: ctrl+f1 (default) / wake key / power key / ctrl+f2 / ctrl+f3 / ctrl +f4 / ctrl+f5 / ctrl+f6 m ouse poweron t his item allows you to control the mouse power on function. Options: d...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 13 shutdow n temperature t his item allows you to set up the cpu shutdown t emperature. This item is only effective under windows 98 acpi mode. Options: disabled (default) / 60 /140 / 65 /149 / ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ 70 /158 ℃ ℉ / 75 / ℃ 167 ℉ / 80 / ℃ 176 / 85 / ℉ ℃ 185 / 90 / ℉ ℃ 194℉ smart fa...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 14 fan ctrl off(℃ ) if the cpu/system t emperature is lower than the set value, fan will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (interval: 1℃) fan ctrl on(℃ ) cpu/system fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (interval: 1℃) fan ctrl start ...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 15 suspend mode t he item allows you to select the suspend type under the acpi operating system. Options: s1 (pos) (default) power on suspend s3 (st r) suspend to ram auto pos+str repost video on s3 resume t he item allows you to determine whether to invoke vga bios post on s3/st ...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 16 high performance event timer t his item allows you to enable or disabled the hpet. Options: disabled (default) / enabled resume on pm e# when you select enabled, a pme signal from pci card returns the system to full on state. For this function to work, you may need a lan add-on...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 17 onboard pci/pci- e devices configuration bios setup utility advanced vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc onboard pci/pci-e devices configuration onboard pcie giga lan [aut...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 18 intel v t-d configuration bios s etup utility advanced vxx.Xx (c)c opyright 198 5-200x, amer ican megatre nds, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange option g eneral help s ave and exit e xit +- f1 f1 0 es c intel vt-d [ disabled] options disa bled enab led intel vt-d intel(r...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 19 m ps rev ision t he bios supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the intel multiprocessor speci fication. Select version supported by the operating system running on this computer. Option: 1.4 (default) / 1.1 m ps and acpi m adt ordering modern ordering is for windows xp or later oses....

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    H55a+ bios m anual 20 smbios configuration bios s etup utility advanced vxx.Xx (c)c opyright 198 5-200x, amer ican megatre nds, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange option g eneral help s ave and exit e xit +- f1 f1 0 es c smbio s configurati on smbio s smi support [enabled] smbi os smi wrapp er...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 21 legacy usb support t his item determines if the bios should provide legacy support fo r usb devices like the keyboard, mouse, and usb drive. T his is a useful feature when using such usb devices with operating systems that do not natively support usb (e.G. Microso ft dos or win...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 22 3 pcipnp menu t his section describes con figuring the pci bus system. Pci, or personal computer interconn ect, is a system which allows i/o devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the cpu itself uses when communicating with its own special components. Notice z bewar...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 23 pci latency timer t his item controls how long a pci device can hold the pci bus before another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the pci device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another pci device. Options: 64 (default) / 32 / 96 / 128 / 160...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 24 dma channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 t hese items will allow you to assign each dma channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. T he option “ available” means the channel is going to assign automatically. Options: available (default) / reserved reserved memory size t ...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 25 4 boot menu t his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Bios setu p u tility main advan ced pcipnp boot chipset performance vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item g o to sub screen g eneral help s ave and exit e xit en...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 26 cd/dv d drives t he bios will attempt to arrange the cd/dvd drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Boot settings configuration b...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 27 ps/2 m ouse support t his bios featu re det ermines i f the bios should reserv e irq12 for the ps/2 mouse or allow other devices to make use of this irq. Options: auto (default) / disabled / enabled wait for ‘f1’ if error t his bios feature controls the system's response when a...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 28 5 chipset menu t his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as dram. It also coordinates communications with the pci bus. Notice z beware of that...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 29 north bridge configuration bios s etup utility chips et vxx.Xx (c)c opyright 198 5-200x, amer ican megatre nds, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange option g eneral help s ave and exit e xit +- f1 f1 0 es c north bridge chips et configura tion nb pc ie configurat ion fast m...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 30 igd graphics m ode select t his item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this frame bu ffer size will also be fixed. Options: enabled,32mb (default) / enabled,64mb / enabled,128mb / disabled peg port t his bios feature is a toggle that ena...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 31 dvmt/fixed memory size dvmt stands for “ dynamic video memory t echnology”. T his is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (uma) concept. Dvmt will set the optimum amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system perform ance. Dvmt dynamica...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 32 hda controller t his item allows you to control the hd audio support. Options: enabled (default) / disabled internal hdmi audio codec t his item allows you to control enable or disable internal hdmi audio codec. Options: disabled (default) / enabled sm bus controller t his bios...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 33 6 performance menu t his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (howev er, we suggest you to use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) notice z beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of t...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 34 intel gp u clock t his item allows you to gpu clock. Options: auto (default) / 133mhz ~ 2000mhz dram frequency t his item allows you to control the memory clock. Options: auto (default) / 800mhz / 1067mhz dram timing configuration bios setup utility performance vxx.Xx (c)copyri...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 35 dram trp options: 8 (default) / 3 ~ 15 dram tras options: 20 (default) / 9 ~ 63 dram trrd options: 4 (default) / 4 ~ 15 dram twr options: 8 (default) / 3 ~ 31 dram twtr options: 4 (default) / 4 ~ 31 dram trtp options: 4 (default) / 4 ~ 15 dram trfc options: 60 (default) / 15 ~ ...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 36 clock gen configuration bios setup utility performance vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc clock gen configuration pcie clock by [auto] pcie frequency setting [100] cpu cl...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 37 voltage control bios setup utility performance vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc voltage control cpu vcore : cpu vtt voltage : dram voltage : integrated gpu voltage : cp...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 38 intel ppm configuration bios setup utility performance vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc intel ppm configuration intel(r)speedstep(tm) tech [enabled] intel c-state tech ...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 39 c1 auto demotion when enabled, cpu will conditionally demote c3/c6/c7 requests to c1 based on uncore auto-demote info rmation. Options: enabled (default) / disabled c3 auto demotion when enabled, cpu will conditionally demote c6/c7 requests to c3 based on uncore auto-demote inf...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 40 7 exit menu t his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the bios items. Bios setu p u tility main advan ced pcipnp boot chipset performance vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item ...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 41 security t his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. Bios setu p u tility vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange g eneral help s ave and exit e xit enter f1 f10 esc install or change the passw...

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    H55a+ bios m anual 42 passw ord check t his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: setup (default) / always boot sector virus protection t his option allows you to choose the virus warning feature that is used to protect the ide h ard disk boot sector. If this fun ction is e...