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Led StatuS indicatorS
RE S E TClrCMOS
D I M Mwa r n i n gL ED
P C I EL ED
Po w er LE D
S u s p e nd LE D
C PU Pha s eL E D s
P C I EL ED
P C I EL ED
P C I EL ED
P C I EL ED
P CI LE D
P CI LE D
CPU Phase LEDs
These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons
below to read.
 5 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 5 phase power mode.
 4 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 4 phase power mode.
 3 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 3 phase power mode.
 2 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 2 phase power mode.
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DIMM Warnng LED
Lghts red when the ncorrect memory nstalled nto DIMM_C0/ DIMM_C1 (the DIMMs
of 3rd channel).
Power LED
Lghts green when the system s n power-on(S0/S1) status.
Suspend LED
Lghts yellow when the system s suspended (S3/S4/S5).
PCIE and PCI LEDs
Lghts blue when the slots s functonal. 
						

							
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Ths  chapter  provdes 
nformaton  on  the  BIOS  Setup 
program and allows you to configure  the system for op-
tmum use.
You may need to run the Setup program when:
An error message appears on the screen durng 
the  system  bootng  up,  and  requests  you  to  run 
SETUP.
You want to change the default settngs for cus
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entering Setup
Power on the computer and the system wll start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press  key to enter Setup.
Press DEL to enter SETUP
If the message dsappears before you respond and you stll wsh to enter Setup, restart 
the system by turnng t OFF and On or pressng the RESET button. You may also re-
start the system by smultaneously pressng , , and  keys.
Important
The  tems under each BIOS category descrbed  n ths chapter are under contnuous 
update for better system performance. Therefore, the descrpton may be slghtly df-ferent from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.
Upon boot-up, the 1st lne appearng after the memory count  s the BIOS verson. It s 
usually n the format: 
A7522IMS V3.1 032509 where:
 
  1st dgt refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 
  2nd - 5th dgt refers to the model number. 
  6th dgt refers to the chpset as I = Intel, N = nVda, A = AMD and V = VIA.
  7th - 8th dgt refers to the customer as MS = all standard customers.
  V3.1 refers to the BIOS verson.
  032509 refers to the date ths BIOS was released.
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Control Keys
Move to the prevous tem
Move to the next tem
Move to the tem n the left hand
Move to the tem n the rght hand
Select the tem
Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the man menu from a submenu
Increase the numerc value or make changes
Decrease the numerc value or make changes
General Help
Enter CPU Specficatons submenu
Enter Memory-Z submenu
Load Optmzed Defaults
Load Fal-Safe Defaults
Save all the CMOS changes and ext
Gettng HelpAfter enterng the Setup menu, the first menu you wll see s the Man Menu.
Man Menu
The  man  menu  lsts  the  setup  functons  you  can  make  changes  to.  You  can  use  the 
arrow  keys  (  ↑↓  )  to  select  the  tem.  The  on-lne  descrpton  of  the  hghlghted  setup 
functon s dsplayed at the bottom of the screen.
Sub-Menu
If you find a rght ponter symbol (as shown  n the rght  vew) ap
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pears to the left of certan fields that means a sub-menu can be 
launched from ths field. A sub-menu contans addtonal optons 
for a field parameter. You can use arrow keys  ( ↑↓ ) to hghlght 
the field and press  to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys to enter values and  move from field to 
field wthn a sub-menu. If you want to return to the man menu, just press the .
General Help The BIOS setup program provdes a General  Help screen. You can call up ths screen 
from any menu by smply pressng . The Help screen lsts the approprate keys to 
use  and  the  possble  selectons  for  the  hghlghted  tem.  Press    to  ext  the  Help 
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the Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features
Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc.
Advanced BIOS Features
Use ths menu to setup the tems of AMI?specal enhanced features.
Integrated Perpherals
Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for ntegrated perpherals.
Power Management Setup
Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for power management.
H/W Montor
Ths entry shows your PC health status.  
Green Power
Use ths menu to specfy the power phase.  
BIOS Settng Password
Use ths menu to set the password for BIOS.
Cell Menu
Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for frequency/voltage control and overclockng.
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User Settngs
Use ths menu to save/ load your settngs to/ from CMOS for BIOS.
M-Flash
Use ths menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only).
Load Fal-Safe Defaults
Use  ths  menu  to  load  the  default  values  set  by  the  BIOS  vendor  for  stable  system 
performance.
Load Optmzed Defaults
Use ths menu to load the default values set by the manboard manufacturer specfically 
for optmal performance of the manboard.
Save & Ext Setup
Save changes to CMOS and ext setup.
Ext Wthout Savng
Abandon all changes and ext setup.
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Standard cMoS featureS
The tems  n Standard CMOS Features Menu  ncludes some basc setup tems. Use the 
arrow keys to hghlght the  tem and then use the  or  keys to select the 
value you want n each tem.
Date (MM:DD:YY)
Ths allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). 
The format s   . day    Day  of  the  week,  from  Sun  to  Sat,  determned  by  BIOS.  Read-
only.
month  The month from Jan. through Dec. 
date    The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numerc functon keys.
year    The year can be adjusted by users. 
Tme (HH:MM:SS)
Ths allows you to set the system tme that you want (usually the current tme). The tme 
format s   . 
SATA1~7 & IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & E-SATA1
Press  to enter the sub-menu, and the followng screen appears.
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Devce / Vendor / Sze
It wll showng the devce nformaton that you connected to the SATA connector.
LBA/Large Mode
Ths  allows  you  to  enable  or  dsable  the  LBA  Mode.  Settng  to  Auto  enables  LBA 
mode  f  the  devce  supports  t  and  the  devces s  not  already  formatted  wth  LBA 
mode dsabled. 
DMA Mode
Select DMA Mode. 
Hard Dsk S.M.A.R.T.
Ths  allows  you  to  actvate  the  S.M.A.R.T.  (Self-Montorng  Analyss  &  Reportng 
Technology)  capablty  for  the  hard  dsks.  S.M.A.R.T  s  a  utlty  that  montors  your 
dsk  status  to  predct  hard  dsk  falure.  Ths  gves  you  an  opportunty  to  move  data 
from  a  hard  dsk  that  s  gong  to  fal  to  a  safe  place  before  the  hard  dsk  becomes 
offlne.
Important
SATA1~7, IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & E-SATA1 are appearng when you connect the  HD devces to the IDE/ SATA connectors on the manboard.
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System Informaton
Press  to enter the sub-menu, and the followng screen appears.
Ths  sub-menu  shows  the  CPU  nformaton,  BIOS  verson  and  memory  status  of  your 
system (read only).
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advanced bioS featureS
Full Screen Logo Dsplay
Ths  tem  enables  ths  system  to  show  the  company  logo  on  the  boot-up  screen.  Set
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tngs are:
[Enabled]  Shows a stll mage (logo) on the full screen at boot.
[Dsabled]  Shows the POST messages at boot.
Quck Bootng
Settng  the  tem  to  [Enabled]  allows  the  system  to  boot  wthn  10  seconds  snce  t  wll 
skp some check tems. 
Boot Up Num-Lock LED
Ths  settng  s  to  set  the  Num  Lock  status  when  the  system  s  powered  on.  Settng  to 
[On] wll turn on the Num Lock key when the system  s powered on. Settng to [Off] wll 
allow users to use the arrow keys on the numerc keypad.
IOAPIC  Functon
Ths  field  s  used  to  enable  or  dsable  the  APIC  (Advanced  Programmable  Interrupt 
Controller). Due to complance wth PC2001 desgn gude, the system  s able to run n 
APIC mode. Enablng APIC mode wll expand avalable IRQ resources for the system. 
MPS Table Verson
Ths field allows you to select whch MPS (Mult-Processor Specficaton) verson to be 
used for the operatng system. You need to select the MPS verson supported by your 
operatng system. To find out whch verson to use, consult the vendor of your operatng 
system. 
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