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MS1421 164x Bios Rev0 01
MS1421 164x Bios Rev0 01
AMIBIOS Setup Utility, version MS1421 & MS164x, 06/2007 AMIBIOS is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
USING KEYS
set the current time and date,
customise your hardware settings according to your needs,
secure your computer with a password. The following table lists the BIOS Setup keys and their functions:
Key Function
ENTERING BIOS SETUP
F1 Displays a general help screen
You can access the BIOS program just after you turn on your computer. Just press the F2 key when the & Moves between the available menus.
following prompt appears: & Moves the cursor between the displayed parameters.
Press <F2> to enter Setup. Enter Selects a sub-menu (sub-menus are indicated with a at the beginning of the
When you press F2 to enter BIOS Setup, the system interrupts the Power-On Self-Test (POST). line), a menu command (such as Exit Discarding Changes), or displays the options
If the system detects an error during POST, it prompts you with a double beep and a message: Press <F1> available for the currently selected parameter.
to resume. If you press F1, the system enters the BIOS Setup program. If you want to fix the error, carefully +&- Steps forward/backward through the settings available for the selected parameter.
read the error message that appears above the prompt (taking notes if you want) and press F2.
Tab For some parameter settings, moves the cursor between the subfields. For
Note: if you receive this message repeatedly and the date displayed by your computer is inaccurate, example, for System Time, Tab moves the cursor from hour to minute to second.
then your CMOS battery may have lost charge. Contact your Technical Support Centre for advice.
Esc Exits any pop-up window, and from any menu screen, prompts for the discarding
of changes before exiting.
BIOS SETUP SCREENS
F9 Loads the default configurations, as recorded before the computer left the factory.
After you press F2, the system displays the BIOS Setup interface. Use the left and right arrow keys to F10 Saves and exits the BIOS setup utility.
toggle through the BIOS Setup menu items.
Table 1: BIOS Setup Keys and Associated Functions
SETUP MENUS
The Setup Utility features several menus which are listed on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Main - use this menu for basic system configuration.
Advanced - use this menu to set ATA/IDE configuration, I/0 device configuration and more.
Power Manager - use this menu to enable or disable controllers or define suspend modes.
Security - use this menu to set user and administrator passwords, or the hard disk drive password.
Boot - use this menu to set the boot sequence.
Exit - use this menu to exit the Setup utility with various save or discard options.
These menus are described in detail in the following pages.
Note: we continually strive to bring you the latest and proven features and technologies. As part of our
drive to continually improve our products modifications may have been made to the BIOS menus,
therefore some menus may differ from what is described in this guide. Visit our web site at
www.nec-computers.com for updated information.
Use this sub-menu to modify settings of trusted computing TCG/TPM Support No The TPM is a distinct component on the computer motherboard that is
features. Yes. responsible for storing platform information that is unique to that computers
Factory settings are shown in red. configuration in a secure manner.If your system is equipped with a TPM module,
this option allows you to activate/deactivate the TCG/TPM support in the
BIOS.
Table 4: Trusted Computing Sub-Menu
Use this sub-menu to modify the USB configuration. Legacy USB Support Enabled Legacy USB Support refers to the USB mouse and USB keyboard support. When
Factory settings are shown in red. Disabled this option is not enabled, any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard will not
Auto work until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB
drivers loaded. When this option is enabled, any attached USB mouse or USB
keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB drivers loaded on
the system.
Disabled: set this value to prevent the use of any USB device in DOS or during
system boot.
Enabled: set this value to allow the use of USB devices during boot and while
using DOS.
Auto: this option detects automatically USB keyboards or mice and if found,
allows them to be used during boot and while using DOS.
USB 2.0 Controller Mode FullSpeed Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or
HiSpeed FullSpeed (12 Mbps).
Hotplug USB FDD support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the support for a USB floppy disk drive. When set
Enabled to auto, the system automatically detects the device and enables the support for
Auto the device.
Table 5: USB configuration Sub-Menu
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IDE CONFIGURATION SUB-MENU Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. ATA/IDE Configuration Disabled Specifies the integrated IDE controller.
Compatible Disabled disables the integrated IDE controller.
Enhanced Compatible enables up to two IDE channels for operating systems requiring
legacy IDE operation.
Enhanced enables all SATA and PATA resources.
Configure SATA as IDE This option is displayed when the ATA/IDE Configuration option is set to
RAID Enhanced.
AHCI The SATA controller has three modes of operation:
IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID
AHCI mode - AHCI enabled, no RAID
RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled
WARNING: Switching SATA modes in the BIOS after installing the operating
system is not recommended or supported when a SATA drive is the boot drive. Switch-
ing modes may cause an immediate blue screen, followed by a reboot.
Legacy IDE Channels SATA only This option is displayed when the ATA/IDE Configuration option is set to
STA pri, PAT sec Compatible.
PATA only Configures PATA and SATA resources for operating systems requiring legacy
IDE operation.
X Primary IDE Master [Hard Disk] Refer to Primary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Master Sub-Menus on
page 5.
X Secondary IDE Master [Type of secondary IDE Refer to Primary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Master Sub-Menus on
device installed. Example page 5
ATAPI CDROM]
Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Disabled: set this value to allow the hard disk drive to be used normally. Read,
Enabled write, and erase functions can be performed to the hard disk drive.
Enabled: set this value to prevent the hard disk drive from being erased.
Table 7: IDE Configuration Sub-Menu
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CHIPSET CONFIGURATION SUB-MENU Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. DVMT Mode Select Fixed mode Dynamic Video Memory Technology
DVMT mode DVMT mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests
made by application and are released back to the system once the requesting
application has been terminated.
Fixed mode is non-contiguous page locked memory allocated during driver
initialization to provide a static amount of memory.
DVMT/FIXED Memory 128 MB Allows you to select the maximum amount of graphics memory to be shared
256 MB with the system memory.
Maximum DVMT
Boot Display Device VBIOS-Default This option allows you to set the video display that the internal graphics device
CRT will enable during the POST.
TV Selecting VBIOS Default will allow the VBIOS to choose the video display to
CRT + TV enable.
SDVO
CRT + SDVO
LVDS
CRT + LVDS
Table 8: Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu
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ADVANCED PCI/PNP SETTINGS SUB-MENU Parameter Options Description
Factory settings are shown in red. Serial Port 1 Address Disabled Allows you to set the address and interrupt request for serial port 1 on the
3F8/IRQ4 optional port replicator.
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
IR Address Disabled Allows you to set the address and interrupt request for the infrared port.
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
IR Mode FIR Allows you to set the infrared mode for the infrared port.
SIR
IR DMA Channel DMA 1 Allows you to set the DMA channel for the infrared port.
DMA 3
Parallel Port Address Disabled Allows you to set the address for the parallel port on the optional port replicator.
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278
3BC
Parallel Port Mode SPP Allows you to set the mode for the parallel port on the optional port replicator.
Bi-directional
EPP
ECP
Parallel Port IRQ IRQ5 Allows you to set the interrupt request for the parallel port on the optional port
IRQ7 replicator.
Table 9: Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Sub-Menu
Press the F12 key when the following prompt appears: Press F12
key for LAN Boot.