TG31-A7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1 1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3 2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7 3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18 4 Boot Menu......................................................
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system inform ation. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset System Overvie w Exit Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. AMI BIOS Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08 System Time System Date T-Series Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/Slave BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Select the type of device connected to the system. 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] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Advanced Setti ngs T-Series Exit Configure CPU. WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Hardware Prefetcher T he processor has a hardw are prefetch er that automatically analy zes its requirements and prefetches dat a and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. T his reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Single Logical Processor Mode T his item controls multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock speed o f the processor to be dynamically changed by software.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled Parallel Port Mode T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Hardware Healt h Configuration H/W Health Fun ction [Ena bled] Shutdown Tempe rature Function[Dis abled] Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device. CPU Temperatur e CPU FAN Speed SYS FAN Speed NB FAN Speed CPU Vcore Chipset Voltag e +3.30V +5.00V +12.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced 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 value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive [Dis abled] When you choice [Auto] , please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (℃) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On Ring T his item allows you control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state. For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the Wake on LAN function.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced USB Configurat ion Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4 USB Devices En abled: Legacy USB Sup port USB 2.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command. [Auto] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device. Options: 64 (Default) / 32 / 96 / 128 / 160 / 192 / 224 / 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI V GA T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. T he option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. T he option “ Available” means the channel is going to assign automatically.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual SB PCIE Ports Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP PCIE Ports Con figuration PCIE Port 0 PCIE Port 1 PCIE Port 2 PCIE Port 3 PCIE Port 4 PCIE Port 5 PCIE High Pr iority Port PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE Port Port Port Port Port Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Options [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] Auto
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Boot Settings Configuration > > > > T-Series Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Dr ives Removable Dr ives CD/DVD Drive s > Boot Setting s Configuration S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to Sub Screen G eneral Help F1 F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Bootup Num-L ock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset North Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Memory Remap F eature PCI MMIO All ocation: Memory Hole [E nabled] [D isabled] ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Initiate Graph ic Adapter Internal Graph ics Mode Select [P EG/PCI] [E nabled,8MB] DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual PEG Port T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset South Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Options USB Functions USB 2.0 Contro ller Audio Controll er [8 USB Ports] [E nabled] [A zalia] Onboard Lan Co ntrol Onboard Lan Bo ot ROM MAC ID Informa tion [E nabled] [D isabled] SMBUS Controll er [E nabled] SLP_S4# Min.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Onboard Lan Control T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Onboard Lan Boot Rom T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MAC ID Information T his item shows the LAN MAC ID. SMBUS Controller T his BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers fo r the SMBus. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SLP_S4# Min.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 6 T-Series Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series T-Series Setti ngs Exit Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series T-Series Setti ngs Exit Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual FS B Voltage T his item allows you to select FSB Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V Chipset Voltage T his item allows you to select chipset Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V Memory Voltage T his item allows you to select memory Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or softw are. Step 1: T his item is disabled on default; change it to “ Enable” to precede memory test. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Exit T-Series T-Series Setti ngs Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Exit Options T-Series Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s F10 key can be used for this operation.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual CMOS Backup Function It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM and reload any saved CMOS setting for customizing system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation. T here are 10 sets o f record address es in total, and users are able to nam e the CMOS data acco rding to personal preference.
TG31-A7 BIOS Manual Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password. User Acess Level T his item allows supervisor to set the user level. Options: Full Access (Default) / No Access / View Only / Limited Change User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password.
