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... & Jumpers Setup 13 3.1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3.2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4: Useful Help 18 4.1 Driver Installation Note 18 4.2 Software 19 4.3 Extra Information 23 4.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code 25 4.5 Troubleshooting 26 Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages 28 German...28 French ...30 Italian...32 Spanish ...34 Portuguese ...36 Polish...38 Russian ...40...
... & Jumpers Setup 13 3.1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3.2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4: Useful Help 18 4.1 Driver Installation Note 18 4.2 Software 19 4.3 Extra Information 23 4.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code 25 4.5 Troubleshooting 26 Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages 28 German...28 French ...30 Italian...32 Spanish ...34 Portuguese ...36 Polish...38 Russian ...40...
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...) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header Placing the jumper on the AC. 6. Set the jumper to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 13 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (Default). 13 13 Pin...
...) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header Placing the jumper on the AC. 6. Set the jumper to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 13 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (Default). 13 13 Pin...
Setup Manual
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...the problem you may not be collected in forma tion to you fix the problem. This utility will see the software icon "eHOT Line" / "BIOS Update" appears on that helps you to help you . This bl ock will show the i nformation which is a convenient utility that you will ...represents important informa ti on the desktop. Before you use this information, you would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. 4.2 SOFTWARE G41D3G Installing Software 1. Follow the on the respective software title. 3. Double-click the icon to launch the utility. Exi t thi s dialog.
...the problem you may not be collected in forma tion to you fix the problem. This utility will see the software icon "eHOT Line" / "BIOS Update" appears on that helps you to help you . This bl ock will show the i nformation which is a convenient utility that you will ...represents important informa ti on the desktop. Before you use this information, you would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. 4.2 SOFTWARE G41D3G Installing Software 1. Follow the on the respective software title. 3. Double-click the icon to launch the utility. Exi t thi s dialog.
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... "Send" to confirm or "Do Not Send" to enter file name. Open the saved .txt file, you will see your system information including motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/ device/OS information. This information is also concluded in the sent mail. and then you will see a saving dialog appears asking you to ...saved to our tech support with any other e-mail application. If you want to save this information, click "Send" to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for your default e-mail client application, you may need to save the system information to a .txt file...
... "Send" to confirm or "Do Not Send" to enter file name. Open the saved .txt file, you will see your system information including motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/ device/OS information. This information is also concluded in the sent mail. and then you will see a saving dialog appears asking you to ...saved to our tech support with any other e-mail application. If you want to save this information, click "Send" to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for your default e-mail client application, you may need to save the system information to a .txt file...
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G41D3G BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to a .bin file Update BIOS with a BIOS file Once click on this button, the saving dialog will show. AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information AMI BIOS Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. Choose the position to save file and enter file name. (We recommend that the file name should be English/number and no longer than 7 characters.) Then click Save. 21
G41D3G BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to a .bin file Update BIOS with a BIOS file Once click on this button, the saving dialog will show. AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information AMI BIOS Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. Choose the position to save file and enter file name. (We recommend that the file name should be English/number and no longer than 7 characters.) Then click Save. 21
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... continuously updated. Please choose the proper BIOS file for BIOS backup and refer to enter BIOS setup. Motherboard Manual Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from this manual. 22 For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure should be run with the proper BIOS file, and this process may be ... different from the website. Click Yes for updating, then click on OK to be updated. Please do not open dialog will update BIOS with Clear CMOS function, so please check on board may take minutes. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows...
... continuously updated. Please choose the proper BIOS file for BIOS backup and refer to enter BIOS setup. Motherboard Manual Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from this manual. 22 For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure should be run with the proper BIOS file, and this process may be ... different from the website. Click Yes for updating, then click on OK to be updated. Please do not open dialog will update BIOS with Clear CMOS function, so please check on board may take minutes. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows...
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... floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2. z This utility only allows storage device with BIO-Flasher 1. The BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you to system boot failure. 24 Updating BIOS with FAT32/16 format and single...or resetting the system while updating the BIOS will ask you an easy and simple way to enter the utility. 5. BIOS update completes. Select the proper BIOS file and press then to proceed. Press to perform the BIOS update process. 6. Then, save the BIOS file into a USB pen drive or...
... floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2. z This utility only allows storage device with BIO-Flasher 1. The BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you to system boot failure. 24 Updating BIOS with FAT32/16 format and single...or resetting the system while updating the BIOS will ask you an easy and simple way to enter the utility. 5. BIOS update completes. Select the proper BIOS file and press then to proceed. Press to perform the BIOS update process. 6. Then, save the BIOS file into a USB pen drive or...
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... controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1, 3 Reseat the memory, or replace with the system. z If beep codes are ...except the video adapter. Consult your system manufacturer's technical support. If the video adapter is causing the malfunction. 4.4 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE G41D3G Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) 2 "AMIBOOT.ROM...
... controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1, 3 Reseat the memory, or replace with the system. z If beep codes are ...except the video adapter. Consult your system manufacturer's technical support. If the video adapter is causing the malfunction. 4.4 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE G41D3G Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) 2 "AMIBOOT.ROM...
Bios Setup
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G41D3G BIOS Manual BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 7 3 PCIPnP Menu 18 4 Boot Menu 21 5 Chipset Menu 24 6 Performance Menu 29 7 Exit Menu 32 i
G41D3G BIOS Manual BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 7 3 PCIPnP Menu 18 4 Boot Menu 21 5 Chipset Menu 24 6 Performance Menu 29 7 Exit Menu 32 i
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... (APM) speci fication. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. APM Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. Power to the hard disk drives and... video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. G41D3G BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in...
... (APM) speci fication. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. APM Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. Power to the hard disk drives and... video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. G41D3G BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in...
Bios Setup
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G41D3G BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. T he actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the motherboard. If...starting up the computer, press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to ensure system's compatibility and stability. z T he default BIOS settings apply for any system damage that particular menu are at the bottom right corner, and you will see General Help description at the...
G41D3G BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. T he actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the motherboard. If...starting up the computer, press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to ensure system's compatibility and stability. z T he default BIOS settings apply for any system damage that particular menu are at the bottom right corner, and you will see General Help description at the...
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...Ta b S elect Field 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. G41D3G BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. 3 System Date Set the system date. System Time Set the system internal clock. Main Advanced... 09] S elect Screen S elect Item +- Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded. AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version, built date, etc. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01...
...Ta b S elect Field 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. G41D3G BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. 3 System Date Set the system date. System Time Set the system internal clock. Main Advanced... 09] S elect Screen S elect Item +- Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded. AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version, built date, etc. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01...
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... to "Compatible". Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of floppy disk drive installed in / None IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled Configure SATA Channels T his item ...SAT A channel configuration sequence. Options: Befo re PATA (Default) / Behind PAT A Legacy IDE Channels T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. G41D3G BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of detailed options. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in...
... to "Compatible". Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of floppy disk drive installed in / None IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled Configure SATA Channels T his item ...SAT A channel configuration sequence. Options: Befo re PATA (Default) / Behind PAT A Legacy IDE Channels T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. G41D3G BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of detailed options. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in...
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...) / CD/DVD / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Main BIOS SETU P U TILITY SATA1 Device Device : Type [Aut o] LBA/Large Mode [Aut o] Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)[Aut o] PIO Mode... Tra nsfer [Ena bled] Select the type of device connected to the name of the sub-menu. T he BIOS detects the information and values of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Block (Multi-... type of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the system. G41D3G BIOS Manual SATA1/2/3/4 Dev ice;
...) / CD/DVD / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Main BIOS SETU P U TILITY SATA1 Device Device : Type [Aut o] LBA/Large Mode [Aut o] Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)[Aut o] PIO Mode... Tra nsfer [Ena bled] Select the type of device connected to the name of the sub-menu. T he BIOS detects the information and values of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled Block (Multi-... type of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the system. G41D3G BIOS Manual SATA1/2/3/4 Dev ice;
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Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 6 G41D3G BIOS Manual S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 6 G41D3G BIOS Manual S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology.
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...ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 7 G41D3G BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to t he spec ific applica tion. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure advanced CPU setting s Modul e Version:xx. xx Manuf acturer:Intel Frequ...Conf iguration > Hardware Hea lth Configuration > Smart Fan Co nfiguration > Power Config uration > USB Configur ation Configure CPU. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Advanced Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of CPU, Super I/O, Power ...
...ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 7 G41D3G BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to t he spec ific applica tion. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Confi gure advanced CPU setting s Modul e Version:xx. xx Manuf acturer:Intel Frequ...Conf iguration > Hardware Hea lth Configuration > Smart Fan Co nfiguration > Power Config uration > USB Configur ation Configure CPU. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Advanced Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of CPU, Super I/O, Power ...
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G41D3G BIOS Manual Hardware Prefetcher T he processor has a h ardw are likely to be required in the near future. T his determines the kind ofbasic information CPUID can virtually ...
G41D3G BIOS Manual Hardware Prefetcher T he processor has a h ardw are likely to be required in the near future. T his determines the kind ofbasic information CPUID can virtually ...
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... (FDC) installed on AC Powe r Loss [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ 378] [ Normal] [ IRQ7] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to use it. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled 9 If you wish to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller S elect Screen S elect... +- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. G41D3G BIOS Manual Core Multi-Processing T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. C hange Option F1 G...
... (FDC) installed on AC Powe r Loss [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ 378] [ Normal] [ IRQ7] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to use it. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled 9 If you wish to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller S elect Screen S elect... +- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. G41D3G BIOS Manual Core Multi-Processing T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. C hange Option F1 G...
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... Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port. ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. G41D3G BIOS Manual Parallel Port M ode T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Stroke Keys Selected T his item allows you to control the keyboard...
... Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port. ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. G41D3G BIOS Manual Parallel Port M ode T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Stroke Keys Selected T his item allows you to control the keyboard...
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...item allows you to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. G41D3G BIOS Manual Restore on AC Power Loss T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. Choosing Enabled will restore... F an Syste m1 Fan CPU V core Chips et Voltage +3.30 V +12.0 V FSB V oltage Memor y Voltage S elect Screen S elect Item +- Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Shutd own Temperatu re Function[ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ...
...item allows you to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. G41D3G BIOS Manual Restore on AC Power Loss T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. Choosing Enabled will restore... F an Syste m1 Fan CPU V core Chips et Voltage +3.30 V +12.0 V FSB V oltage Memor y Voltage S elect Screen S elect Item +- Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Shutd own Temperatu re Function[ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ...