User manual GIGABYTE GA-6PXSV4

[. . . ] LGA 2011 socket motherboard for Intel® E5-1600/E5-2600 series processors GA-6PXSV4 User's Manual Rev. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations:  For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. [. . . ] Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the Exit section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values. ) BIOS Setup Program Function Keys <f><g> Move the selection bar to select the screen <h><i> Move the selection bar to select an item <Enter> Execute command or enter the submenu <Esc> Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus: Exit current submenu <F1> Show descriptions of general help <F3> Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus <F9> Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus <F10> Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program - 33 - BIOS Setup  Main This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. This setup page includes all the items of AMI BIOS special enhanced features. (ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters. ) This setup page includes all the submenu options for configuring the function of North Bridge and South Bridge. (ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters. ) Change, set, or disable supervisor and user password. Configuration supervisor password allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes. Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <F10> can also carry out this task. ) Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task. )  Advanced  Chipset  Security  Server Management  Boot Options  Boot Manager  Exit BIOS Setup - 34 - 2-1 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu. Submenu Help While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the menu. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu. • When the system is not stable as usual, select the Load Default Values item to set your system to its defaults. • The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version. - 35 - BIOS Setup BIOS Information BIOS Version Memory Information Total Memory System Date Display version number of the BIOS setup utility. Determines how much total memory is present during the POST. Display the current accessing level information. System Time Access Level BIOS Setup - 36 - 2-2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components. Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen. - 37 - BIOS Setup 2-2-1 PCI Configuration PCI Express Slot 1/2/3/4 I/O ROM When enabled, This setting will initialize the device expansion ROM for the related PCI-E slot. Enable/Disable onboard LAN1 device and initialize device expansion ROM. When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus parity error (PERR) is generated and is routed to NMI. When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus system error (SERR) is generated and is routed to NMI. [. . . ] Default setting is Enabled. - 67 - BIOS Setup 2-7 Boot Manager The Boot manager menu allows you to specify the boot-up drive. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable. Boot Override IBA GE Slot 0600 v1376 UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell Press Enter to configure the device as the boot-up drive. Press Enter to configure the device as the boot-up drive. BIOS Setup - 68 - 2-8 Exit Menu The Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit options then press Enter. Save Changes and Exit Saves changes made and close the BIOS setup. Options available: Yes/No. Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes Discard Changes Saves changes made in the BIOS setup. [. . . ]