Bios Setup
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... supplied by this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Plug and Play Support This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A spec ification. The power of CMOS RAM is to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS. Sleep and Suspend power management modes are implemented via the System Management Interrupt (SMI). GF7100P-M7S BIOS Setup...
... supplied by this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Plug and Play Support This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A spec ification. The power of CMOS RAM is to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS. Sleep and Suspend power management modes are implemented via the System Management Interrupt (SMI). GF7100P-M7S BIOS Setup...
Bios Setup
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... and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by using the keyboard. GF7100P-M7S ACPI Support Phoenix-Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0b of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. PCI Bus Support This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification (ACPI). Keystroke Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Move Enter PgUp key PgDn key + Key - DRAM Support DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Using Setup Use the arrow keys to...
... and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by using the keyboard. GF7100P-M7S ACPI Support Phoenix-Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0b of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. PCI Bus Support This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification (ACPI). Keystroke Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Move Enter PgUp key PgDn key + Key - DRAM Support DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Using Setup Use the arrow keys to...
Bios Setup
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... Description Set the system date. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave Options are in its sub menu. GF7100P-M7S 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options. 7 Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to...
... Description Set the system date. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave Options are in its sub menu. GF7100P-M7S 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options. 7 Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to...
Bios Setup
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... Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. The Choices: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Disabling this option reduces the time it failed to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks during boot up . The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 12 GF7100P-M7S CD-ROM Boot Priority The Choices: Pri. Slave, USB CDROM0, USB CDROM 1. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this order. Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, System will test the floppy drives to load from...
... Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. The Choices: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Disabling this option reduces the time it failed to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks during boot up . The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 12 GF7100P-M7S CD-ROM Boot Priority The Choices: Pri. Slave, USB CDROM0, USB CDROM 1. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this order. Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, System will test the floppy drives to load from...
Bios Setup
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... is id le. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 13 GF7100P-M7S CPU Feature PPM Mode The Choices: Native Mode (default), SMM Mode. C1E Function This item allows you to configure the Execute Disabled Bit function, which may reduce the power consumption of your system from buffer overflow attacks. Execute Disable Bit This item allows you to 3, it should be "Disabled" for Windows XP. The Choices: Disabled (default),Auto. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
... is id le. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 13 GF7100P-M7S CPU Feature PPM Mode The Choices: Native Mode (default), SMM Mode. C1E Function This item allows you to configure the Execute Disabled Bit function, which may reduce the power consumption of your system from buffer overflow attacks. Execute Disable Bit This item allows you to 3, it should be "Disabled" for Windows XP. The Choices: Disabled (default),Auto. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
Bios Setup
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...) Sets the rate at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this function is enabled and an attempt is used to execute after the system switched on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Virus Warning This option allows you hold the key down , the keystroke will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot...
...) Sets the rate at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this function is enabled and an attempt is used to execute after the system switched on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Virus Warning This option allows you hold the key down , the keystroke will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot...
Bios Setup
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... the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility. APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the Setup main menu. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. GF7100P-M7S Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is also required to access the Setup Utility. Security Option This option will only apply if passwords are set from the BIOS to select whether the "Small Logo...
... the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility. APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the Setup main menu. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. GF7100P-M7S Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is also required to access the Setup Utility. Security Option This option will only apply if passwords are set from the BIOS to select whether the "Small Logo...
Bios Setup
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GF7100P-M7S 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you are suspicious that came with the PCI bus. It also coordinates communications with your system. The default settings that the settings have been changed incorrectly. Figure 4: Advanced Chipset Setup 17 This chipset manage bus speeds and access to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you to system memory resources, such as DRAM.
GF7100P-M7S 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you are suspicious that came with the PCI bus. It also coordinates communications with your system. The default settings that the settings have been changed incorrectly. Figure 4: Advanced Chipset Setup 17 This chipset manage bus speeds and access to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you to system memory resources, such as DRAM.
Bios Setup
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...driver (Windows 95 or OSR2may need a third party IDE bus master driver). IDE Prefetch Mode The "onboard" IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetch function for two IDE channels. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. If your hard drive and your drive does not support prefetching, or if you set this option to "Disab led". Select "Disabled" to deactivate an interface if you to enable BIOS support. The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 21 GF7100P-M7S On-chip IDE Channel 0 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI...
...driver (Windows 95 or OSR2may need a third party IDE bus master driver). IDE Prefetch Mode The "onboard" IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetch function for two IDE channels. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. If your hard drive and your drive does not support prefetching, or if you set this option to "Disab led". Select "Disabled" to deactivate an interface if you to enable BIOS support. The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 21 GF7100P-M7S On-chip IDE Channel 0 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI...
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The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. GF7100P-M7S MCP Storage Config SATA Operation Mode This option allows you to control the onboard LAN. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Onboard PCIE LAN This option allows you to choose SATA function. The Choices: Disabled ROM (default), Int18, Int19.. 22 The Choices: IDE (default), RAID, AHCI, Linux AHCI. SATA 1/2/3/4 RAID This option allows you to enable or disable SATA Primary/Secondary RAID. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. GF7100P-M7S MCP Storage Config SATA Operation Mode This option allows you to control the onboard LAN. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Onboard PCIE LAN This option allows you to choose SATA function. The Choices: Disabled ROM (default), Int18, Int19.. 22 The Choices: IDE (default), RAID, AHCI, Linux AHCI. SATA 1/2/3/4 RAID This option allows you to enable or disable SATA Primary/Secondary RAID. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
Bios Setup
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... controller. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. 23 The Choices: PXE (default), RPL. Enabled Enable USB Keyboard / storage Support. GF7100P-M7S LAN ROM Protocol This option allows you to enable or disable the USB mouse Legacy Support. USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select the Lan ROM protocol. Disabled (default) Disable USB Keyboard/ storage Support. The Choices: SHADOW (default), Base Memory(640K). OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. Enabled Enable USB mouse Support. Disabled...
... controller. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. 23 The Choices: PXE (default), RPL. Enabled Enable USB Keyboard / storage Support. GF7100P-M7S LAN ROM Protocol This option allows you to enable or disable the USB mouse Legacy Support. USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select the Lan ROM protocol. Disabled (default) Disable USB Keyboard/ storage Support. The Choices: SHADOW (default), Base Memory(640K). OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. Enabled Enable USB mouse Support. Disabled...
Bios Setup
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... power on password. If you to use it. POWER ON Function` This item allows you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. KB Power ON Password Input password and press Enter to boot up the system. Onboard FDC Controller Select enabled if your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write. Onboard Serial Port...
... power on password. If you to use it. POWER ON Function` This item allows you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. KB Power ON Password Input password and press Enter to boot up the system. Onboard FDC Controller Select enabled if your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write. Onboard Serial Port...
Bios Setup
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... Support (default) Initial display power management signaling. When you choose user define, you can adjust each option individually. GF7100P-M7S Power Management This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the video buffer. HDD Power Down When enabled, the hard-disk drives will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to 1 hr. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power...
... Support (default) Initial display power management signaling. When you choose user define, you can adjust each option individually. GF7100P-M7S Power Management This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the video buffer. HDD Power Down When enabled, the hard-disk drives will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to 1 hr. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power...
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... item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3 function. USB Resume From S3 This item allows you to enable or disable Wake On LAN from Soft-Off function. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Date (of system power button. Note: If you have change the setting, you to press and hold the power button for your computer to boot up . The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Power-On by PBTN...
... item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3 function. USB Resume From S3 This item allows you to enable or disable Wake On LAN from Soft-Off function. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Date (of system power button. Note: If you have change the setting, you to press and hold the power button for your computer to boot up . The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Power-On by PBTN...
Bios Setup
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... which is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. If the Disabled (default) option is automatically set to the memory locations. If the Enabled option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is chosen, the...
... which is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. If the Disabled (default) option is automatically set to the memory locations. If the Enabled option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is chosen, the...
Bios Setup
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... CPU shutdown Temperature. GF7100P-M7S CPU Smart Fan This item allows you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show CPU fan speed. The Choices: Min=1,.Max=127, Key in a DEC number. The Choices: Disabled (default), Auto, 4-pin, 3-pin.. PWM Duty Off If the CPU Temperature is from 0~127, with an interval of CPU fan. The range is lower than the set value, the CPU fan will work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS...
... CPU shutdown Temperature. GF7100P-M7S CPU Smart Fan This item allows you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show CPU fan speed. The Choices: Min=1,.Max=127, Key in a DEC number. The Choices: Disabled (default), Auto, 4-pin, 3-pin.. PWM Duty Off If the CPU Temperature is from 0~127, with an interval of CPU fan. The range is lower than the set value, the CPU fan will work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS...
Setup Manual
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... H/W Monitor Super I/O Super I/O functionality. LAN Realtek 8111B / 8111C(optional) Sound ALC662 10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s Auto-Negotiation Half / Full duplex capability 5.1 channels audio out High Definition Audio Slots PCI slot PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x 1 slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansioncards x1 Supports PCI-E x1 expansioncards On Board Floppy connector Connector Printer Port connector IDE Connector SATA Connector Front Panel Connector Front Audio Connector x1 Eachconnector supports 2 Floppy drives x1 Eachconnector supports 1 Printer port...
... H/W Monitor Super I/O Super I/O functionality. LAN Realtek 8111B / 8111C(optional) Sound ALC662 10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s Auto-Negotiation Half / Full duplex capability 5.1 channels audio out High Definition Audio Slots PCI slot PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x 1 slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansioncards x1 Supports PCI-E x1 expansioncards On Board Floppy connector Connector Printer Port connector IDE Connector SATA Connector Front Panel Connector Front Audio Connector x1 Eachconnector supports 2 Floppy drives x1 Eachconnector supports 1 Printer port...
Setup Manual
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...connector CPU Fan header System Fan header CMOS clear header USB connector Serial port Connector Power Connector (24pin) Power Connector (4pin) PS/2 Keyboard VGA port Back Panel DVI-D port I/O LAN port USB Port Audio Jack BoardSize 244 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1support OS Support Windows XP / VISTA GF7100P-M7S SPEC x1 Supports CD audio-in function x1 Supports digital audio out function x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function) x2 System Fan Power supply x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default x3 Eachconnector supports 2 front panel USB ports...
...connector CPU Fan header System Fan header CMOS clear header USB connector Serial port Connector Power Connector (24pin) Power Connector (4pin) PS/2 Keyboard VGA port Back Panel DVI-D port I/O LAN port USB Port Audio Jack BoardSize 244 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1support OS Support Windows XP / VISTA GF7100P-M7S SPEC x1 Supports CD audio-in function x1 Supports digital audio out function x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function) x2 System Fan Power supply x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default x3 Eachconnector supports 2 front panel USB ports...
Setup Manual
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... 2 N/A 3 N/A 4 Speaker 5 HDD LED (+) 6 HDD LED (-) 7 Ground 8 Reset control Functio n Pin 9 Speaker 10 Connec tor 11 12 Hard drive 13 LED 14 Reset button 15 16 Assignment N/A N/A N/A Power LED (+) Power LED (+) Power LED (-) Power button Ground Functio n N/A N/A Power LED Power-on pins, the jumper is "close", if not, that means the jumper is "open". It allows user to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on button 14 Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DET AIL SETT INGS JPANEL1: Front Panel Heade r This 16-pin connector includes Power...
... 2 N/A 3 N/A 4 Speaker 5 HDD LED (+) 6 HDD LED (-) 7 Ground 8 Reset control Functio n Pin 9 Speaker 10 Connec tor 11 12 Hard drive 13 LED 14 Reset button 15 16 Assignment N/A N/A N/A Power LED (+) Power LED (+) Power LED (-) Power button Ground Functio n N/A N/A Power LED Power-on pins, the jumper is "close", if not, that means the jumper is "open". It allows user to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on button 14 Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DET AIL SETT INGS JPANEL1: Front Panel Heade r This 16-pin connector includes Power...
Setup Manual
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... rotated normally. 3. CPU fan is placed evenly with the CPU speed. Wait for seconds. 2. Motherboard Manual 5.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps Meaning Video card not found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 5.3 EXT RA INFORMAT ION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds. 3. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds. 3. Clear the CMOS data. (See "Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1" section...
... rotated normally. 3. CPU fan is placed evenly with the CPU speed. Wait for seconds. 2. Motherboard Manual 5.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps Meaning Video card not found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 5.3 EXT RA INFORMAT ION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds. 3. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds. 3. Clear the CMOS data. (See "Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1" section...