TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual UEFI BIOS Setup...................................................................................... 1 1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3 2 Advanced Menu...................................................................................... 4 3 Chipset Menu ....................................................................................... 18 4 Boot Menu.....................................................
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual UEFI BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI UEFI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to NVRAM. UEFI BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Supported CPUs This AMI UEFI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI BIOS setup utility. In the UEFI BIOS setup utility, you will see General Help description at the top right corner, and this is providing a brief description of the selected item. Navigation Keys for that particular menu are at the bottom right corner, and you can use these keys to select item and change the settings.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter AMI UEFI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Information Shows system information including UEFI BIOS version, model name, marketing name, built date, etc. Total Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded. System Date Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date. System Time Set the system internal clock.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu allows you to configure 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.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), this item specifies what PCI Option ROM to launch Options: Legacy ROM (Default) / EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer This item sets the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration This item enables or disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Enable Hibernation This item enables or disables system ability to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OSes. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI Sleep State This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual PS2 Keyboard PowerOn This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Any Key / Stroke Key / Specific Key Stroke Keys Selected This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: Wake Key (Default) / Power Key / Ctrl+F1 / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6 Specific Key Enter This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.” Press Enter to set Specific key.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Wake up date You can choose which date the system will boot up. Wake up hour / Wake up minute / Wake up second You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify. USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4 This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled CPU Configuration Active Processor Cores This item sets number of cores to enable in each processor package.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Execute-Disable Bit XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Intel Virtualization Tech Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resource into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual SATA Configuration SATA Controller(s) This item enables/disables Serial ATA Device. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SATA Mode Selection This item determines how SATA controller(s) operate. Options: IDE (Default) / AHCI / RAID SMART Self Test This item runs SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled ASM1061 SATA Mode This item provides (1) IDE Mode (2) AHCI Mode for SATA4 controller.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology This item enables/disables Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Entry on S3 RTC Wake This item sets iFFS invocation upon S3 RTC wake. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Entry After This item enables RTC wake timer at S3 entry.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Active Memory Threshold This item allows system to try to support RST when partition size > Active Page Threshold size in MB. When set to zero, the item will be in AUTO mode and check if partition size is enough at S3 entry. Options: 0 (Default) USB Configuration Legacy USB Support This item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support for USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual EHCI Hand-Off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Port 60/64 Emulation This items enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB transfer time-out The time-out value for Control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual SMART FAN Control CPU Smart FAN This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto CPU FAN Calibrate Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU FAN. Control Mode This item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Aggressive / Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃) When CPU temperature is lower than this value, the CPU fan will keep lowest RPM.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value This item sets CPU FAN Start Speed Value. Options: 50 (Default) Fan Ctrl Sensitive The bigger the numeral is, the higher the FAN speed is.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Serial Port This item enables or disables Serial Port (COM). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Change Settings This item selects an optimal setting for Super IO device. Options: Auto (Default) / IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 / IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 / IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 / IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 / IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 CIR Controller Configuration CIR Controller This item enables or disables CIR Controller.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual H/W Monitor Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual 3 Chipset Menu This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of 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.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration PEX1_1/16_3 Slot This item controls the PCI Express Root Port. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ASPM This item sets PCI Express Active State Power Management settings. Options: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0sL1 / Auto PCIe Speed This item selects PCI Express port speed.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual USB Configuration XHCI Pre-Boot Driver This item enables or disables XHCI Pre-Boot Driver support. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled XHCI Mode This item sets the mode of operation of XHCI controller. Options: Smart Auto (Default) / Auto / Enabled / Disabled EHCI1/2 This item controls the USB EHCI (USB2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual PCH Azalia Configuration Azalia This item controls detection of the Azalia device. Disabled = Azalia will be unconditionally disabled. Enabled = Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled. Auto = Azalia will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled Azalia Internal HDMI/DP Codec This item enables or disables internal HDMI/DP codec for Azalia.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Onboard PCI-E Devices Launch Storage OpROM This item enables/disables Boot Option for Legacy Mass Storage Devices with Option ROM. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Launch Video OpROM This item enables/disables execution of the Legacy Option ROM for video devices. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Enabled when no UEFI driver Onboard PCIE Giga LAN This item enables/disables Onboard PCIE Giga LAN.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d This item checks to enable VT-d function on MCH. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Graphics Configuration Primary Display This item select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics device should be Primary Display or select SG for Switchable Gfx.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Internal Graphics This item keeps IGD enabled based on the setup options. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled GTT Size This item select GTT Size. Options: 2MB (Default) / 1MB Aperture Size This item select Aperature Size. Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / 512MB DVMT Pre-Allocated This item select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual PEG0 ASPM / PEG1 ASPM This item controls ASPM support for the PEG: Device 1 Funtion0. This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / ASPM L0s / ASPM L1 / ASPM L0sL1 De-emphasis Control This item configures the De-emphasis control on PEG. Options: -6 dB (Default) / -3.5 dB PEG Sampler Calibrate This item enables or disables PEG Sampler Calibrate. Auto means Disabled for SNB MB/DT, Enabled for IVB A0 B0.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual MRC Fast Boot This item enables or disables MRC Fast Boot. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Memory Remap This item enables or disables memory remap above 4G.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Setup Prompt Timeout This item sets number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Options: 2 (Default) Bootup NumLock State This item selects the keyboard NumLock state. Options: On (Default) / Off Full Screen LOGO Display This item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show function.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual GateA20 Active Upon Request – GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. Always – do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB Options: Upon Request (Default) / Always Option ROM Messages This item sets the display mode for Option ROM. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities This item sets the order of the legacy devices in this group. Hard Drive BBS Priorities This item sets the order of the legacy devices in this group.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual 5 Security Menu Administrator Password This item sets Administrator Password. User Password This item sets User Password.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual 6 O.N.E Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, we suggest you 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. Start Page You can set the entrance page when you enter UEFI BIOS Setup.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Host Clock Override (1/100 MHz) This item sets Host Clock Override. Options: 10000 (Default) CPU C1E C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CPU frequency while the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology This item enables/disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual iGFX Core Current Max (Amp) This item sets iGFX Core Current Max. Options: 35 (Default) Graphics Core Ratio Limit This item sets Graphics Core Ratio Limit. Options: 21 (Default) DDR3 DRAM Timing Control This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DRAM Timing. Options: By SPD (Default) / Manual DDR3 DRAM Multiplier This item allows you to set DDR3 DRAM Multiplier. Options: 13.33 (Default) / 10.67 / 16 / 18.67 / 21.33 / 24 / 26.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual RAS# Active Time (tRAS) This item allows you to select Row Active Time of DDR3. Options: 24 (Default) / 9 ~ 63 Write Recovery Time (tWR) This item allows you to select Internal Write to Read Command Delay of DDR3. Options: 10 (Default) / 3 ~ 31 Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) This item allows you to select Minimum Refresh Recovery Time of DDR3. Options: 107 (Default) / 15 ~ 255 Write to Read Delay (tWTR) This item allows you to select Internal Write to Read Command Delay of DDR3.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual CPU VCore Fixed This item sets CPU Vcore Fixed Voltage. IGD VCore Mode This item sets the mode of IGD over voltage. Options: SPEC Voltage (Default) / Auto / Offset Mode / Fixed Mode IGD VCore Offset This item sets IGD Vcore Offset Voltage. IGD VCore Fixed This item sets IGD Vcore Fixed Voltage. CPU VCore LoadLine This item sets VCore LoadLine. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DRAM Voltage This item sets DRAM Voltage.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual BIOSTAR Memory Insight DDR3 1/2/3/4 Information These items display SPD information of DDR3 memory.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. Restore Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system.
TZ77XE4 UEFI BIOS Manual Saving SetupData to Profile Saving SetupData to Profile Restoring SetupData from Profile Restoring SetupData from Profile 38
