P4m80-m7 bios setup i bios setup .......................................................................................1 1 main menu ................................................................................................... 3 2 standard cmos features ..........................................
P4m80-m7 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 ...
P4m80-m7 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...
P4m80-m7 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 s...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 4 power management setup this submenu allows you to configure the power management features. Pnp/pci configurations this submenu allows you to configure certain “plug and play” and pci options. Pc health status this submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system. Freq...
P4m80-m7 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...
P4m80-m7 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. ...
P4m80-m7 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...
P4m80-m7 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...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 9 3 advanced bios features ! Figure 3. Advanced bios setup 3.1 bios write protect.
P4m80-m7 bios manual 10 3.2 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...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 11 3.3 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..
P4m80-m7 bios manual 12 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...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 13 3 .11 swap floppy drive for systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. The choices:disabled (default), enabled. 3.12 boot up floppy seek enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks. ...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 14 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...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 15 4.1 dram clock/drive control to control the clock/drive. If you highlight the literal “press enter” next to the “dram clock/drive control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 4.1.1 dram clock this item determines dram clo...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 16 4.1.7 active to cmd (trcd) use this item to specify the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write command is accepted. The choices: 2t, 3t, 4t, 5t (default). 4.1.8 ref to act/ref to ref (trfc) the choices: 15t (default). 4.1.9 act (0) to act(1) (trr...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 17 4.2 agp & p2p bridge control if you highlight the literal “press enter” next to the “agp & p2p bridge control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 4.2.1 agp aperture size select the size of the accelerated graphics port (...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 18 4.2.5 agp fast write the choices: enabled, disabled (default). 4.2.6 agp master 1 ws write when enabled, writes to the agp (accelerated graphics port) are executed with one-wait states. The choices: disabled (default), enabled. 4.2.7 agp master 1 ws read when enabled, read to...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 19 4.3 cpu & pci bus control if you highlight the literal “press enter” next to the “cpu & pci bus control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 4.3.1 pci master 0 ws write when enabled, writes to the pci bus are executed wit...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 20 4.4 memory hole when enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for isa adapter rom. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information. The choices: disabled (default), 15m – 16m. ...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 21 5 integrated peripherals ! Figure 5. Integrated peripherals.
P4m80-m7 bios manual 22 5.1 via onchip ide device the chipset contains a pci ide interface with support for two ide channels. Select “enabled” to activate the first and / or second ide interface. If you install a primary and / or secondary add-in ide interface, select “disabled” to deactivate an int...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 23 5.1.5 ide primary / secondary master / slave pio the ide pio (programmed input / output) fields let you set a pio mode (0-4) for each of the ide devices that the onboard ide interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provides successively increased performance. In auto mode, the s...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 24 5.2 via onchip pci device if you highlight the literal “press enter” next to the “ onchip pci device ” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 5.2.1 via-3058 ac97 audio this option allows you to control the onboard ac97 audio...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 25 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...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 26 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...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 27 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 6.1 acpi function this item displays the status of the advanced configuration and p...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 28 max. Power saving maximum power management only available for sl cpu’s. Suspend mode = 1 min. Hdd power down = 1 min. User define (default) allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. To 1 hr. Except for hdd power down which...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 29 6.8 modem use irq this determines the irq, which can be applied in modem use. The choices: 3 (default),4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / na. 6.9 soft-off by pwr-btn pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the soft-off state when the system has “hu...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 30 6.12 irq/event activity detect if you highlight the literal “press enter” next to the “ irq/event activity detect ” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: 6.12.1 ps2kb wakeup select when select password, please press enter k...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 31 6.12.6 lpt & com when this option is set to on, any event occurring at a com(serial)/lpt (printer) port will awaken a system which has been powered down. The choices: lpt/com (default), com, lpt, none. 6.12.7 hdd & fdd when this option is set to on, any event occurring on a h...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 32 6.12.14 irqs activity monitoring press enter to access another sub menu used to configure the different wake up events (i.E. Wake on lpt & comm activity). Primary intr on irq3 (com2) enabled irq4 (com1) enabled irq5 (lpt2) enabled irq6 (floppy disk) enabled irq7 (lpt1) enable...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 33 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 ...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 34 legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the isa bus and provides non-pnp isa add-on cards. Pci / isa pnp signifies that a resource is assigned to the pci bus or provides for isa pnp add-on cards and peripherals. The choices: disabled (default), enab...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 35 7.6 assign irq for vga this item allows the users to choose which irq to assign for the vga. The choices: enabled (default), disabled. 7.7 assign irq for usb this item allows the users to choose which irq to assign for the usb. The choices: enabled (default), disabled..
P4m80-m7 bios manual 36 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. 8.2 cpu vcore +3.3v, +5.0v, voltage battery detect the system’s voltage status automatica...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 37 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 control. T...
P4m80-m7 bios manual 38 9.5 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...