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...-On Self-Test (POST) to ensure optimum performan ce of the selected item. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he BIOS information described in this manual. If the system becomes unstable after changing any system damage that particular... these keys to ensure system's compatibility and stability. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be responsible for your reference only. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Navigation Keys for most conditions to enter the BIOS setup...
...-On Self-Test (POST) to ensure optimum performan ce of the selected item. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he BIOS information described in this manual. If the system becomes unstable after changing any system damage that particular... these keys to ensure system's compatibility and stability. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be responsible for your reference only. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Navigation Keys for most conditions to enter the BIOS setup...
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C hange Field Ta b S elect Field F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. System Date Set the system date. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. 3 Syste m Time Syste m Date Flopp y A > IDE Configuratio n [ 00:00:00 ] [ Thu 01/01...
C hange Field Ta b S elect Field F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. System Date Set the system date. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. 3 Syste m Time Syste m Date Flopp y A > IDE Configuratio n [ 00:00:00 ] [ Thu 01/01...
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... enter the sub-menu of ID E/SAT A devices. Options: SAT A Pri, PAT A Sec (Default) / SATA Only / PAT A Pri, SATA Sec / PAT A Only 4 G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in / None IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of detailed options... PA TA Sec] [ Disabled] [ 35] Options Disa bled Comp atible Enha nced S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. There is set to control the SAT A channel...
... enter the sub-menu of ID E/SAT A devices. Options: SAT A Pri, PAT A Sec (Default) / SATA Only / PAT A Pri, SATA Sec / PAT A Only 4 G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in / None IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of detailed options... PA TA Sec] [ Disabled] [ 35] Options Disa bled Comp atible Enha nced S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. There is set to control the SAT A channel...
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..., and these information and values are shown below to the system. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual SATA1/2 Dev ice; C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode...
..., and these information and values are shown below to the system. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual SATA1/2 Dev ice; C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode...
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G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he spec ific applica tion. +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 7 CPU Configuration T his item shows the CPU information that setting ... ne perf ormance to t he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may c ause system to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to malf unction. > CPU...
G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he spec ific applica tion. +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 7 CPU Configuration T his item shows the CPU information that setting ... ne perf ormance to t he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may c ause system to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to malf unction. > CPU...
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If you to use it. ECP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Core Multi-Processing T his item allows you wish to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel ...] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to determine how the parallel port should function. EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP & EPP mode. 9 C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
If you to use it. ECP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Core Multi-Processing T his item allows you wish to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel ...] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to determine how the parallel port should function. EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP & EPP mode. 9 C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
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...Windows 98 ACPI mode. H/W Health Function If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status during POST stage. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Options: Enabled (Default) / ... ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Shutd own Temperatu re Function[ Disabled] CPU T emperature SYSTE M Temperature Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. CPU F an Syste m1 Fan CPU V...
...Windows 98 ACPI mode. H/W Health Function If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status during POST stage. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Options: Enabled (Default) / ... ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Shutd own Temperatu re Function[ Disabled] CPU T emperature SYSTE M Temperature Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. CPU F an Syste m1 Fan CPU V...
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... smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan...
... smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan...
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C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Suspend mode T he item allows you to the set ... On Ring [D isabled] Res ume On PME# [Disabled] Res ume On RTC Al arm [Disabled] Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for Syst em Suspend. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to select the suspend type under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (Interv...
C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Suspend mode T he item allows you to the set ... On Ring [D isabled] Res ume On PME# [Disabled] Res ume On RTC Al arm [Disabled] Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for Syst em Suspend. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to select the suspend type under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (Interv...
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...BIOS EHCI Hand-Off T his item allows you to enable support for op erating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled... 16 T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g.
...BIOS EHCI Hand-Off T his item allows you to enable support for op erating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled... 16 T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g.
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... Type T his item allows you to set the reset delay for the USB mass storage device after start unit command. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. USB Mass Storage Reset Delay T his item allows you... the emulation type of seconds POST waits for USB mass storage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM 17 G41-M 7 BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device...
... Type T his item allows you to set the reset delay for the USB mass storage device after start unit command. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. USB Mass Storage Reset Delay T his item allows you... the emulation type of seconds POST waits for USB mass storage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM 17 G41-M 7 BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device...
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... Options: No (Default) / Yes 18 S elect Screen S elect Item +- The rest of this option must set to m alfunction. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot ...: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to clear the data in items of the cards will initialize all the PnP cards. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to malfunction. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I DE ...
... Options: No (Default) / Yes 18 S elect Screen S elect Item +- The rest of this option must set to m alfunction. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot ...: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to clear the data in items of the cards will initialize all the PnP cards. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to malfunction. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I DE ...
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... Disk Dr ives > Removable Dr ives > CD/DVD Drive s > Boot Setting s Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. T he BIOS will attempt...
... Disk Dr ives > Removable Dr ives > CD/DVD Drive s > Boot Setting s Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. T he BIOS will attempt...
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...sets the display mode for option ROM. You can also change the booting sequence. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current 21 C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. This wi ll decr ease the tim...] [ Enabled] [ Force BIOS] [ ON] [ Disabled] [ Enabled] Allo ws BIOS to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. S elect Screen S elect Item +- G41-M 7 BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he syst em. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed...
...sets the display mode for option ROM. You can also change the booting sequence. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current 21 C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. This wi ll decr ease the tim...] [ Enabled] [ Force BIOS] [ ON] [ Disabled] [ Enabled] Allo ws BIOS to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. S elect Screen S elect Item +- G41-M 7 BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he syst em. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed...
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...malf unction. > North Bridge Configuration > South Bridge Configuration Configure North Bridge features S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 23 Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY... PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Advanced Chips et Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of the chipset installed on your system. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also ...
...malf unction. > North Bridge Configuration > South Bridge Configuration Configure North Bridge features S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 23 Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY... PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Advanced Chips et Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of the chipset installed on your system. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also ...
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... Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item will also be different as your memory modules. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et North Bridge Chips et Configura tion Memor...
... Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item will also be different as your memory modules. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et North Bridge Chips et Configura tion Memor...
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G41-M 7 BIOS Manual PEG Port T his BIOS feature is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount of display, .... Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT 25 DVMT Mode Select T his is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. DVMT dynamically respond to system requirements and applications demands...
G41-M 7 BIOS Manual PEG Port T his BIOS feature is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount of display, .... Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT 25 DVMT Mode Select T his is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. DVMT dynamically respond to system requirements and applications demands...
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C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. T his entry is to select the Audio support. Options: 8 ... be automately turn on when high speed device were attached. Asser tion Width [1 to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 26 G41-M 7 BIOS Manual South Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et South Bridge Chips et Configura tion USB F unctions USB 2 .0 Controller Audio Controller Onboa rd Lan...
C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. T his entry is to select the Audio support. Options: 8 ... be automately turn on when high speed device were attached. Asser tion Width [1 to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 26 G41-M 7 BIOS Manual South Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et South Bridge Chips et Configura tion USB F unctions USB 2 .0 Controller Audio Controller Onboa rd Lan...
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... this menu may damage the device.) Notice z Beware of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of that allows the clock speed o f the processor to... by SPD [Enabled] [ x15.0] [200] [Auto] [100] [Auto] [Enabled] S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may cause system...
... this menu may damage the device.) Notice z Beware of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. G41-M 7 BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of that allows the clock speed o f the processor to... by SPD [Enabled] [ x15.0] [200] [Auto] [100] [Auto] [Enabled] S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may cause system...
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...: Default (Default) / +5% / +10% / +15% CPU GTL Ref Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU... / 0.63*VT T / 0.615*VTT 29 Max=150 DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (Default) / Min=100; G41-M 7 BIOS Manual PCIE Clock By T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual PCIE Frequency Setting T his item allows...
...: Default (Default) / +5% / +10% / +15% CPU GTL Ref Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU... / 0.63*VT T / 0.615*VTT 29 Max=150 DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (Default) / Min=100; G41-M 7 BIOS Manual PCIE Clock By T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual PCIE Frequency Setting T his item allows...