Bios Setup
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... e o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Power management features are supported. ACPI Support AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by this AMI BIOS. EPA Green PC Support T his system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. T he rest of this manual will to describe the settings in BIOS Setup. TPower I55 BIOS M anual BIOS Setup Introduction T he...
... e o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Power management features are supported. ACPI Support AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by this AMI BIOS. EPA Green PC Support T his system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. T he rest of this manual will to describe the settings in BIOS Setup. TPower I55 BIOS M anual BIOS Setup Introduction T he...
Bios Setup
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... igure system Time. System Date Set the system date. TPower I55 BIOS M anual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01/0 9 Syste m Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [ SHIFT-TAB] t o sele...
... igure system Time. System Date Set the system date. TPower I55 BIOS M anual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01/0 9 Syste m Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [ SHIFT-TAB] t o sele...
Bios Setup
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..., Inc. TPower I55 BIOS M anual AHCI Configuration Main AHCI Settings AHCI BIOS Support > AHC I Port0 > AHC I Port1 > AHC I Port2 > AHC I Port3 > AHC I Port4 > AHC I Port5 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Enabled] Enab les for supp orting S elect Screen S elect Item +- AHCI BIOS Support T his BIOS feature controls the AHCI function of device connected to the system. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AHCI Port0/Port1/Port2/Port3/Port4/Port5 Main BIOS SETU P U TILITY AHCI Port0 Device : SATA Port0 S.M.A.R.T. [Auto] [Enable d] Select the type of the SAT A controller. C hange Option F1...
..., Inc. TPower I55 BIOS M anual AHCI Configuration Main AHCI Settings AHCI BIOS Support > AHC I Port0 > AHC I Port1 > AHC I Port2 > AHC I Port3 > AHC I Port4 > AHC I Port5 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Enabled] Enab les for supp orting S elect Screen S elect Item +- AHCI BIOS Support T his BIOS feature controls the AHCI function of device connected to the system. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AHCI Port0/Port1/Port2/Port3/Port4/Port5 Main BIOS SETU P U TILITY AHCI Port0 Device : SATA Port0 S.M.A.R.T. [Auto] [Enable d] Select the type of the SAT A controller. C hange Option F1...
Bios Setup
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... 1/2; Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled 6 Primary IDE Master/Slave Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the name of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Enable or disable multi-sector trans fer. TPower I55 BIOS...
... 1/2; Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled 6 Primary IDE Master/Slave Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the name of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Enable or disable multi-sector trans fer. TPower I55 BIOS...
Bios Setup
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...devices. Options: Host & Device (Default) / Host / Device 7 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for det ecting 80Pin AT A(PI) Cable.. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. TPower I55 BIOS M anual PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. T his item allows you to control the hot-plug function under RAID or AHCI 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...
...devices. Options: Host & Device (Default) / Host / Device 7 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for det ecting 80Pin AT A(PI) Cable.. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. TPower I55 BIOS M anual PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. T his item allows you to control the hot-plug function under RAID or AHCI 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...
Bios Setup
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... ican Megatre nds, Inc. 8 TPower I55 BIOS M anual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may cause system to m alfunction. > CPU Configuratio n > Sup erIO Configur ation > Har dware Health Configuratio n > Sma rt Fan Config uration > ACPI Co nfiguration > Onb oard PCI/PCI- Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Advan ced Settings WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec...
... ican Megatre nds, Inc. 8 TPower I55 BIOS M anual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may cause system to m alfunction. > CPU Configuratio n > Sup erIO Configur ation > Har dware Health Configuratio n > Sma rt Fan Config uration > ACPI Co nfiguration > Onb oard PCI/PCI- Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Advan ced Settings WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec...
Bios Setup
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TPower I55 BIOS M anual C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requires it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Max CPUID Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating...
TPower I55 BIOS M anual C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requires it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Max CPUID Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating...
Bios Setup
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... 11 Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key Specific Key Enter T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on AC Power Loss by IO T his item allows you swap floppy drive. Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6 Mouse PowerOn T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set "Specific Key." Choosing Enabled will leave the computer in this field. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled...
... 11 Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key Specific Key Enter T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on AC Power Loss by IO T his item allows you swap floppy drive. Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6 Mouse PowerOn T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set "Specific Key." Choosing Enabled will leave the computer in this field. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled...
Bios Setup
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... to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. H/W Health Function If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status duringPOST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. CPU T emperature Syste m Temperature CPU...
... to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. H/W Health Function If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status duringPOST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. CPU T emperature Syste m Temperature CPU...
Bios Setup
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... fan. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto Smart Fan Calibration Choose this set value, FAN will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃) Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC ) Fan Ctrl Start...
... fan. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto Smart Fan Calibration Choose this set value, FAN will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃) Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC ) Fan Ctrl Start...
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... nds, Inc. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: No (Default) / Yes 14 Suspend mode T he item allows you to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 Resume ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB D evice Wakeup From S3/S4 High Performance E vent...
... nds, Inc. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: No (Default) / Yes 14 Suspend mode T he item allows you to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 Resume ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB D evice Wakeup From S3/S4 High Performance E vent...
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.... A headless server is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his is a server-speci fic feature. TPower I55 BIOS M anual ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to an OEMB table in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 15 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his item is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run...
.... A headless server is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his is a server-speci fic feature. TPower I55 BIOS M anual ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to an OEMB table in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 15 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his item is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run...
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... PCI card returns the system to enable i f applicable. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on 36x ATA Co ntroller Onboa rd IEEE1394 C ontroller GbE C ontroller GbE LAN Boot Onboa rd PCIE Giga LAN Onb oard LAN Boot ROM [IDE Mode] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] Onboa rd Intel LAN MAC ID : Onboa rd LAN MAC ID : Sele ct ATA Contr oller Oper ate Mode S elect Screen S elect Item +- Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Onboa rd PCI/PCI-E Devices Conf iguration JMicr on motherboard...
... PCI card returns the system to enable i f applicable. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on 36x ATA Co ntroller Onboa rd IEEE1394 C ontroller GbE C ontroller GbE LAN Boot Onboa rd PCIE Giga LAN Onb oard LAN Boot ROM [IDE Mode] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] Onboa rd Intel LAN MAC ID : Onboa rd LAN MAC ID : Sele ct ATA Contr oller Oper ate Mode S elect Screen S elect Item +- Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Onboa rd PCI/PCI-E Devices Conf iguration JMicr on motherboard...
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... IEEE 1394 Controller. Onboard LAN MAC ID T his item allows you to select AT A controller operate mode. TPower I55 BIOS M anual JMicron 36x ATA Controller T his item shows LAN MAC ID. 17 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled GbE Controller T his item shows Intel LAN MAC ID. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Onboard Intel LAN MAC ID T his item allows you to control GbE Controller. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Onboard PCIE Giga LAN T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled Onboard LAN Boot Rom T his item...
... IEEE 1394 Controller. Onboard LAN MAC ID T his item allows you to select AT A controller operate mode. TPower I55 BIOS M anual JMicron 36x ATA Controller T his item shows LAN MAC ID. 17 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled GbE Controller T his item shows Intel LAN MAC ID. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Onboard Intel LAN MAC ID T his item allows you to control GbE Controller. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Onboard PCIE Giga LAN T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled Onboard LAN Boot Rom T his item...
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...BIOS S ETUP UTILITY USB C onfiguration Modul e Version - 2 .24.4-13.4 USB D evices Enable d: Legac y USB Support USB 2 .0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Legac y USB1.1 HC S upport [ Enabled] [ HiSpeed] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] > USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration Enab les support for PnP Func 50h- 54h S elect Screen S elect Item +- S elect Screen S elect Item +- Option: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Smbios Configuration Advanced Smbio s Configurati on disables...
...BIOS S ETUP UTILITY USB C onfiguration Modul e Version - 2 .24.4-13.4 USB D evices Enable d: Legac y USB Support USB 2 .0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Legac y USB1.1 HC S upport [ Enabled] [ HiSpeed] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] > USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration Enab les support for PnP Func 50h- 54h S elect Screen S elect Item +- S elect Screen S elect Item +- Option: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Smbios Configuration Advanced Smbio s Configurati on disables...
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...item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of the USB 2.0 controller. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 21 Microso ft DOS or Windows NT). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB 2.0 Controller Mode T his item...
...item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of the USB 2.0 controller. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 21 Microso ft DOS or Windows NT). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB 2.0 Controller Mode T his item...
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... boot information and VGA compatibility. Options: Yes (Default) / No Palette Snooping Some old graphic controllers need to " snoop" on the type of device using the interrupt. Options: Auto (Default) / PCI Slot1 ~ 6 OffBoard PCI/ISA Primary & Secondary IRQ T his item allows you to take place. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster T his item is holding the card. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved 24 TPower I55 BIOS M anual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can retain control of the bus before another PCI device. Options: Enabled...
... boot information and VGA compatibility. Options: Yes (Default) / No Palette Snooping Some old graphic controllers need to " snoop" on the type of device using the interrupt. Options: Auto (Default) / PCI Slot1 ~ 6 OffBoard PCI/ISA Primary & Secondary IRQ T his item allows you to take place. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster T his item is holding the card. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved 24 TPower I55 BIOS M anual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can retain control of the bus before another PCI device. Options: Enabled...
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... physical memory. Disabled: T he cold booting with memory detection and hardw are training. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Memory Hole You can reserve this function. When this area o f system memory for ISA adapter ROM. S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / 15M-16M Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item allows you to select which graphics controller to use this area is reserved it cannot be cached. Options: PCIE/PCI (Default) / PCI/PCIE 30 TPower I55 BIOS M anual North Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips...
... physical memory. Disabled: T he cold booting with memory detection and hardw are training. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Memory Hole You can reserve this function. When this area o f system memory for ISA adapter ROM. S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / 15M-16M Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item allows you to select which graphics controller to use this area is reserved it cannot be cached. Options: PCIE/PCI (Default) / PCI/PCIE 30 TPower I55 BIOS M anual North Bridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips...
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TPower I55 BIOS M anual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Over- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Ratio CMOS Setting T his item allows you to set the CPU ratio frequen cy. Options: x20.0 (Default) / x9.0 ~ x21.0 CPU Frequency Setting T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for experienced overclock users. Clocking Navi gator Settin g WARNI NG:Please Clea r CMOS if sys tem no displ ay after ove rclocking Over- Over Clock Retry Count T his item...
TPower I55 BIOS M anual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Over- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Ratio CMOS Setting T his item allows you to set the CPU ratio frequen cy. Options: x20.0 (Default) / x9.0 ~ x21.0 CPU Frequency Setting T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for experienced overclock users. Clocking Navi gator Settin g WARNI NG:Please Clea r CMOS if sys tem no displ ay after ove rclocking Over- Over Clock Retry Count T his item...
Bios Setup
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... the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. Clear User Passw ord T his item is set , then the User Password will not be prompted with to change them. Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will be able to enter a password. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Security T his sub-menu allows you to set the user level. Ifthe Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is for clearing user passwo rd. 46 User Acess Level T his...
... the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. Clear User Passw ord T his item is set , then the User Password will not be prompted with to change them. Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will be able to enter a password. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Security T his sub-menu allows you to set the user level. Ifthe Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is for clearing user passwo rd. 46 User Acess Level T his...