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| Galaxy Motherboard BIOS Screens |
Press
<F2> to access the Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Standard CMOS Features |
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
| Advanced BIOS Features |
| Advanced Chipset Features |
| Integrated Peripherals |
| Power Management Setup |
| PnP/PCI Configurations |
| PC Health Status |
| Frequency/Voltage Control |
| Load Fail-Safe Defaults |
Pressing <Enter> will prompt to press <Y> or <N>. Press <Enter> again to confirm or <Esc> to abort. |
| Load Optimized Defaults |
| Set Supervisor Password |
Pressing <Enter> will present a window in which to enter the password. |
| Set User Password |
| Save & Exit Setup |
Pressing <Enter> will prompt to press <Y> or <N>. Press <Enter> again to confirm or <Esc> to abort. |
| Exit Without Saving |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Date |
Month: Jan - Dec
Day: 01 - 31
Year: 1999 - 2099 |
| Time |
hh -> 0-23
mm -> 0-59
ss -> 0-59 |
| IDE Primary Master |
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
| IDE Primary Slave |
| IDE Secondary Master |
| IDE Secondary Slave |
| Drive A |
None
360K, 5.25 in.
1.2M, 5.25 in.
720K, 3.5 in.
1.44M, 3.5 in.
2.88M, 3.5 in. |
| Drive B |
| Video |
EGA/VGA
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO |
| Halt On |
All Errors
No Errors
All , But Keyboard
All , But Diskette
All , But Disk/Key |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| IDE HDD Auto-Detection |
Press <Enter> for the BIOS to auto-detect the HDD. |
| IDE Primary Master |
None
Auto
Manual |
| Access Mode |
CHS
LBA
Large
Auto |
| Capacity |
Automatically filled in by the BIOS (2181 GB max). |
| Cylinder |
0 - 65535 |
| Head |
0 - 255 |
| Precomp |
0 - 65535 |
| Landing Zone |
| Sector |
0 - 255 |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Quick Boot |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Anti-Virus Protection |
| CPU Internal Cache |
| External Cache |
| CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking |
| Hard Disk Boot Priority |
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
| 1st Boot Device |
Floppy
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP100
USB-FDD
USB-ZIP
USB-CDROM
USB-HDD
Int. LAN
Ext. LAN
Disabled |
| 2nd Boot Device |
| 3rd Boot Device |
| Boot Other Device |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Swap Floppy |
| Seek Floppy |
| Boot Up NumLock Status |
On
Off |
| Gate A20 Option |
Normal
Fast |
| Typematic Rate Setting |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) |
(Only when Typematic Rate Setting is enabled)
6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30 |
| Typematic Delay (Msec) |
(Only when Typematic Rate Setting is enabled)
250, 500, 750, 1000 |
| Security Option |
Setup
System |
| APIC Mode |
Enabled
Disabled |
| MPS Table Version |
1.1
1.4 |
| DMI Event Log |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Clear All DMI Event Log |
Yes
No |
| View DMI Event Log |
Press <Enter> to view the Events Log. |
| Mark DMI Event as Read |
Pressing <Enter> will prompt to press <Y> or <N>. Press <Enter> again to confirm or <Esc> to abort. |
| Event Log Capacity |
Automatically filled in by the BIOS. |
| Event Log Validity |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| List of available bootable devices |
Use the arrow-up and arrow-down to select a device , then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list. |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| DRAM Clock/Drive Control |
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
| AGP & P2P Bridge Control |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| USB 2.0 Support |
Enabled
Disabled |
| VIA OnChip IDE Device |
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
| VIA OnChip PCI Device |
| SuperIO Device |
| Init Display First |
PCI Slot
AGP |
| OnChip USB Controller |
All Enabled
All Disabled |
| USB Legacy KB Support |
Enabled
Disabled |
| USB Legacy MS Support |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Current FSB Frequency |
Automatically filled in by the BIOS. |
| Current DRAM Frequency |
| Current DDR Frequency |
| DRAM Clock |
By SPD
133 MHz
166 MHz
200 MHz |
| DRAM Timing |
Manual
Auto By SPD
Turbo
Ultra |
| DRAM CAS Latency |
(Only available when DRAM Timing set to manual.)
1.5
2
2.5
3 |
| Bank Interleave |
(Only available when DRAM Timing set to manual.)
Disabled
2 Bank
4 Bank |
| Precharge to Active(Trp) |
(Only available when DRAM Timing set to manual.)2T
3T |
| Tras Non-DDR400/DDR-400 |
(Only available when DRAM Timing set to manual.)
6T/8T
7T/10T |
| Active to CMD(Trcd) |
(Only available when DRAM Timing set to manual.)
2T
3T |
| DRAM Burst Length |
4
8 |
| DRAM Command Rate |
2T Command
1T Command |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| IDE DMA transfer access |
Enabled
Disabled |
| OnChip IDE Channel0 |
| OnChip IDE Channel1 |
| IDE Prefetch Mode |
| Primary Master PIO |
Auto
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4 |
| Primary Slave PIO |
| Secondary Master PIO |
| Secondary Slave PIO |
| Primary Master UDMA |
Auto
Disabled |
| Primary Slave UDMA |
| Secondary Master UDMA |
| Secondary Slave UDMA |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| VIA-3058 AC97 Audio |
Auto
Disabled |
| VIA-3068 MC97 Modem |
| VIA-3043 OnChip LAN |
Enable
Disabled |
| Onboard Lan Boot ROM |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Onboard FDD Controller |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Onboard Serial Port 1 |
Disabled
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Auto |
| Onboard Serial Port 2 |
| Onboard Parallel Port |
Disabled
378/IRQ7
278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7 |
| Parallel Port Mode |
SPP
EPP
ECP
ECP+EPP
Normal |
| EPP Mode Select |
(Only available when Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP.)
EPP1.9
EPP1.7
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| ECP Mode Use DMA |
1
3 |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| IPCA function |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Sleep State |
S1(POS)
S3(STR) |
| Power Management Option |
User Define
Min Saving
Max Saving |
| HDD Power Down |
Disabled
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Min |
| Suspend Mode |
Disable
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 Min
1 Hour |
| MODEM Use IRQ |
NA
3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 |
| Power Button Function |
Suspend
Power Off |
| Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume |
Auto
Yes
No |
| After AC Power Lost |
Last State
Power On
Power Off |
| IRQ/Event Activity Detect |
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| PS2KB Wakeup Select |
Hot key
Select Password |
| PS2 KB Resume from S3 |
Disable
Ctrl+F1
Ctrl+F2
Ctrl+F3
Ctrl+F4
Ctrl+F5
Ctrl+F6
Ctrl+F7
Ctrl+F8
Ctrl+F9
Ctrl+F10
Ctrl+F11
Ctrl+F12
Power
Wake
Any Key |
| PS2 Mouse Resume from S3 |
Enabled
Disabled |
| USB Resume from S3/S4 |
| VGA |
OFF
ON |
| LPT & COM |
NONE
LPT
COM
LPT/COM |
| HDD & FDD |
OFF
ON |
| PCI Master |
| Wake Up On PME |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Wake Up On Ring |
| Resume by Alarm |
| Date (of Month) |
(Only available when Resume by Alarm is enabled.)
0 - 31 |
| Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) |
(Only available when Resume by Alarm is enabled.)
hh -> 0-23
mm -> 0-59
ss -> 0-59 |
| IRQs Activity Monitoring |
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Primary INTR |
ON
OFF |
| IRQ3 (COM 2) |
Enabled
Disabled |
| IRQ4 (COM 1) |
| IRQ5 (LPT 2) |
| IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) |
| IRQ7 (LPT 1) |
| IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) |
| IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) |
| IRQ10 (Reserved) |
| IRQ11 (Reserved) |
| IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) |
| IRQ13 (Coprocessor) |
| IRQ14 (Hard Disk) |
| IRQ15 (Reserved) |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Clear ESCD |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Resources Controlled By |
Auto(ESCD)
Manual |
| IRQ Resources |
(Only available when previous version is set to manual.)
Press <Enter> to access submenu. |
| PCI/VGA Palette Snoop |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Assign IRQ For VGA |
| Assign IRQ For USB |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| AGP Aperture Size |
256M
128M
64M
32M
16M
8M
4M |
| AGP Mode |
4X
2X
1X |
| AGP Driving Control |
Auto
Manual |
| AGP Driving Value |
(Only available when previous option is set to manual.)
Enter HEX number (min=0000, max=00FF) |
| AGP Fast Drive |
Enabled
Disabled |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| CPU Warning Temperature |
Disabled
50°C/122°F
53°C/127°F
56°C/133°F
60°C/140°F
63°C/145°F
66°C/151°F
70°C/158°F |
| System Temperature |
Automatically filled in by the BIOS. |
| CPU Temperature |
| System Fan Speed |
| CPU Fan Speed |
| Vcore |
| +3.3 V |
| + 5 V |
| + 12 V |
| - 12 V |
| VBAT(V) |
| 5VSB(V) |
| Shutdown Temperature |
Disabled
60°C/140°F
65°C/149°F
70°C/158°F
75°C/167°F |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk |
Enabled
Disabled |
| Spread Spectrum |
Disabled
+/-0.75%
+/-0.50%
+/-0.35%
+/-0.25% |
|
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| Setting |
Parameter |
| IRQ-3 assigned to |
PCI Device
Reserved |
| IRQ-4 assigned to |
| IRQ-5 assigned to |
| IRQ-7 assigned to |
| IRQ-9 assigned to |
| IRQ-10 assigned to |
| IRQ-11 assigned to |
| IRQ-12 assigned to |
| IRQ-14 assigned to |
| IRQ-15 assigned to |
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