Bios Setup
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... via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). APM Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. T he rest of this manual is turned off. TPower I55 BIOS M anual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this AMI BIOS. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can also be managed by Microso ft, Intel...
... via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). APM Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. T he rest of this manual is turned off. TPower I55 BIOS M anual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this AMI BIOS. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can also be managed by Microso ft, Intel...
Bios Setup
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... description of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. T he content of the motherboard. T he default BIOS settings apply for your reference only. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. We will see General Help description at the bottom right... is for most conditions to ensure optimum performan ce of this manual is subject to enter the BIOS setup utility. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he actual BIOS information and settings on board may be chang ed without notice. TPower I55 BIOS M anual PCI Bus Support T his AMI...
... description of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. T he content of the motherboard. T he default BIOS settings apply for your reference only. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. We will see General Help description at the bottom right... is for most conditions to ensure optimum performan ce of this manual is subject to enter the BIOS setup utility. General Help Navigation Keys Notice z T he actual BIOS information and settings on board may be chang ed without notice. TPower I55 BIOS M anual PCI Bus Support T his AMI...
Bios Setup
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... date. Floppy A Select the type of the basic system inform ation. Use [+] or [-] t o conf igure system Time. TPower I55 BIOS M anual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version, built date, etc. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M,... 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen...
... date. Floppy A Select the type of the basic system inform ation. Use [+] or [-] t o conf igure system Time. TPower I55 BIOS M anual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version, built date, etc. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M,... 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen...
Bios Setup
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...Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of ID E/SAT A devices. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled 4 Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY IDE/S ATA Configura tion Confi gure SATA as T his item allows you to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral Help...Hard Disk Write Pr otect [ Disabled] [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to choose the SAT A operation mode. TPower I55 BIOS M anual IDE/S ATA Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of detailed options. Options: Compatible (Default) / Enhanced SATA#2 Configuration T his item allows you to control the ...
...Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of ID E/SAT A devices. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled 4 Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY IDE/S ATA Configura tion Confi gure SATA as T his item allows you to Sub Scr een F1 G eneral Help...Hard Disk Write Pr otect [ Disabled] [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to choose the SAT A operation mode. TPower I55 BIOS M anual IDE/S ATA Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of detailed options. Options: Compatible (Default) / Enhanced SATA#2 Configuration T his item allows you to control the ...
Bios Setup
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... : SATA Port0 S.M.A.R.T. [Auto] [Enable d] Select the type of the SAT A controller. 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 +-... S elect Screen S elect Item +- AHCI BIOS Support T his BIOS feature controls the AHCI function of device connected to the system. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave ...
... : SATA Port0 S.M.A.R.T. [Auto] [Enable d] Select the type of the SAT A controller. 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 +-... S elect Screen S elect Item +- AHCI BIOS Support T his BIOS feature controls the AHCI function of device connected to the system. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave ...
Bios Setup
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...you to select the connected device type. This item allows you to control the device S.M.A.R.T function. ESATA 1/2; 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] ...Options: Auto (Default) / Not Installed S.M.A.R.T. T he BIOS detects the information and values of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Devic e This area shows the detected connected ...
...you to select the connected device type. This item allows you to control the device S.M.A.R.T function. ESATA 1/2; 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] ...Options: Auto (Default) / Not Installed S.M.A.R.T. T he BIOS detects the information and values of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Devic e This area shows the detected connected ...
Bios Setup
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... 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. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 ATA...
... 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. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 ATA...
Bios Setup
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Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure advanced CPU setting s Modul e Version:01. 06 Manuf acturer:Intel CPU Frequ ency : BCLK Speed : Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Cache L3 : ... dware Health Configuratio n > Sma rt Fan Config uration > ACPI Co nfiguration > Onb oard PCI/PCI- TPower I55 BIOS M anual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of that the BIOS automatically detects. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Advan ced Settings WARNI NG: Setting w rong values...
Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure advanced CPU setting s Modul e Version:01. 06 Manuf acturer:Intel CPU Frequ ency : BCLK Speed : Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Cache L3 : ... dware Health Configuratio n > Sma rt Fan Config uration > ACPI Co nfiguration > Onb oard PCI/PCI- TPower I55 BIOS M anual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of that the BIOS automatically detects. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et O.N.E Exit Advan ced Settings WARNI NG: Setting w rong values...
Bios Setup
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... reduces the latency associated with memory reads. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 9 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Intel(R) Virtualization Tech Virtualization T echnology can provide the operating system. TPower I55 BIOS M anual C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to identify the processor and its requirements and prefetches dat a and instructions from...
... reduces the latency associated with memory reads. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 9 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Intel(R) Virtualization Tech Virtualization T echnology can provide the operating system. TPower I55 BIOS M anual C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to identify the processor and its requirements and prefetches dat a and instructions from...
Bios Setup
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...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. 10 TPower I55 BIOS M anual 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: All (Default) / 1 / 2 A20M Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled SuperIO Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure ITE8720 Super IO Chi pset Onboa rd Floppy Con troller [Enabled] Flopp y Drive Swap [Disabled] Keybo ard PowerOn Mouse PowerOn...
...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. 10 TPower I55 BIOS M anual 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: All (Default) / 1 / 2 A20M Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled SuperIO Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure ITE8720 Super IO Chi pset Onboa rd Floppy Con troller [Enabled] Flopp y Drive Swap [Disabled] Keybo ard PowerOn Mouse PowerOn...
Bios Setup
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... / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6 Mouse PowerOn T his item allows you to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled if your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. If you wish to control the mouse power...
... / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6 Mouse PowerOn T his item allows you to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled if your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. If you wish to control the mouse power...
Bios Setup
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...8451;/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉ / 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉ 12 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. This ... 98 ACPI mode. 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. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature.
...8451;/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉ / 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉ 12 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. This ... 98 ACPI mode. 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. TPower I55 BIOS M anual Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature.
Bios Setup
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... Fan function. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ ) If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value. 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...: 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.
... Fan function. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ ) If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value. 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...: 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.
Bios Setup
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...+- Options: No (Default) / Yes 14 Options: 1~127 (Interv al: 1) ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode Repos t Video on S3/ST R resume. Options: ...+STR Repost Video on S3 Resume T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 Resume ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode...S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre 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...
...+- Options: No (Default) / Yes 14 Options: 1~127 (Interv al: 1) ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode Repos t Video on S3/ST R resume. Options: ...+STR Repost Video on S3 Resume T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 Resume ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode...S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre 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...
Bios Setup
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... Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 15 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his item is used to an OEMB table in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his is one that operates without a keyboard, ... Enabled High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. A headless server is a server-speci fic feature. TPower I55 BIOS M anual ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 T his item allows you to...
... Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 15 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his item is used to an OEMB table in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his is one that operates without a keyboard, ... Enabled High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. A headless server is a server-speci fic feature. TPower I55 BIOS M anual ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 T his item allows you to...
Bios Setup
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... will boot up time, input hour, minute and second to work, you may need a LAN add-on LAN function. Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Onboa rd PCI/PCI-E Devices Conf iguration JMicr on motherboard to Full ON state. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on 36x... system boot up . 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. 16 TPower I55 BIOS M anual Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from Suspend mode.
... will boot up time, input hour, minute and second to work, you may need a LAN add-on LAN function. Onboard PCI/PCI-E Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Onboa rd PCI/PCI-E Devices Conf iguration JMicr on motherboard to Full ON state. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on 36x... system boot up . 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. 16 TPower I55 BIOS M anual Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from Suspend mode.
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.... Options: IDE Mode (Default) / RAID+IDE Mode / AHCI+IDE Mode / Disabled Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller T his item allows you to select the GbE LAN Boot. TPower I55 BIOS M anual JMicron 36x ATA Controller T his item allows you to control GbE Controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled GbE Controller T his item allows you to select...
.... Options: IDE Mode (Default) / RAID+IDE Mode / AHCI+IDE Mode / Disabled Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller T his item allows you to select the GbE LAN Boot. TPower I55 BIOS M anual JMicron 36x ATA Controller T his item allows you to control GbE Controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled GbE Controller T his item allows you to select...
Bios Setup
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...-d Intel(R) Virtualization T echnology fo r Directed I/O (VT -d) provides hardware assists for virtualization, improving security, reliability, and performan ce o f I/O devices in virtualized environment. S elect Screen S elect Item +- TPower I55 BIOS M anual Intel V T-d Configuration Advanced Intel VT-d BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Disabled] Options Disa bled Enab led S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MPS Configuration Advanced...
...-d Intel(R) Virtualization T echnology fo r Directed I/O (VT -d) provides hardware assists for virtualization, improving security, reliability, and performan ce o f I/O devices in virtualized environment. S elect Screen S elect Item +- TPower I55 BIOS M anual Intel V T-d Configuration Advanced Intel VT-d BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Disabled] Options Disa bled Enab led S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MPS Configuration Advanced...
Bios Setup
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... ering is for Windows XP or later OSes. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 19 TPower I55 BIOS M anual MPS Rev ision T he BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor speci fication. Option: Modern ordering (D efault) / Legacy ordering PCI Express Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCI E xpress Config uration Activ e State Power -Management [Disabled] Enab le...
... ering is for Windows XP or later OSes. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 19 TPower I55 BIOS M anual MPS Rev ision T he BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor speci fication. Option: Modern ordering (D efault) / Legacy ordering PCI Express Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCI E xpress Config uration Activ e State Power -Management [Disabled] Enab le...
Bios Setup
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...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. S elect Screen S elect Item +- TPower I55 BIOS M anual Smbios Configuration Advanced Smbio s Configurati on disables lega cy support i f no U SB devices a re conn ected. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 ... ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 20 AUTO opti on Smbio s Smi Support BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [Enabled] SMBI OS SMI Wrapp er supp ort for lega cy USB. Option: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Configuration T his item shows...
...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. S elect Screen S elect Item +- TPower I55 BIOS M anual Smbios Configuration Advanced Smbio s Configurati on disables lega cy support i f no U SB devices a re conn ected. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 ... ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 20 AUTO opti on Smbio s Smi Support BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [Enabled] SMBI OS SMI Wrapp er supp ort for lega cy USB. Option: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB Configuration T his item shows...