FT5000 (Sitka motherboard)

FT5000 (Sitka motherboard) - BIOS Setup

Setup Menus

Setup has six major menus and several submenus:

1. Main Menu

Primary IDE Master and Slave

Keyboard Features

2. Advanced Menu

PCI Configuration

PCI Device, Embedded SCSI

PCI Devices

I/O Device Configuration

Advanced Chipset Control

3. Security Menu

4. Server Menu

System Management

Console Redirection

5. Boot Menu

Boot Device Priority

Hard Drive

6. Exit Menu

Control Keys

To:	Press
Get general help	<F1> or <Atl+H>
Move between menus	left arrow, right arrow
Go to the previous item	up arrow
Go to the next Item	down arrow
Change the value of an item	+ or -
Select an item or display a submenu	<Enter>
Leave a submenu or exit Setup	<Esc>
Reset to Setup defaults	<F9>
Save and exit Setup	<F10>

When you see this:	What it means
On screen, an option is shown but you cannot select it or move to that field.	You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen. Either the option is autoconfigured or autodetected, or you must use a different Setup screen, or you must use the SSU.
On screen, the phrase Press Enter appears next to the option.	Press <Enter> to display a submenu that is either a separate full-screen menu or a pop-up menu with one or more choices.

The rest of this section lists the features that display onscreen after you press <F2> to enter Setup. Not all of the option choices are described, because (1) a few are not user-selectable but are displayed for your information, and (2) many of the choices are relatively self-explanatory.

Main Menu

This table lists the selections you can make on the Main Menu itself. Use the submenus for other selections. Default values are in bold.

Feature	Choices	Description
System Time	HH:MM:SS	Sets the system time.
System Date	MM/DD/YYYY	Sets the system date.
Legacy Diskette A:	Disabled 360KB 1.2 MB 720KB 1.44 MB 2.88 MB	Selects the diskette type.
Legacy Diskette B:	Disabled 360KB 1.2 MB 720KB 1.44 MB 2.88 MB	Selects the diskette type.
Hard Disk Pre-delay	Disabled 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 21 or 30 seconds	Adds a delay before the first BIOS access of a hard disk drive. Some hard disk drives hang if accessed before they initialise themselves. This delay ensures the hard disk drive has initialised after powerup, before being accessed.
Primary Master	N/A	Enters submenu.
Primary Slave	N/A	Enters submenu.
Keyboard Features	N/A	Enters submenu.
Language	English (US) Spanish Italian French German Japanese (Kanji)	Selects which language BIOS displays. NOTE Serial redirection does not work with Kanji.

Primary master and slave Submenu

In the following table, the features other than "Type" appear only for Type Auto if a drive is detected.

Feature	Choices	Description
Type	Auto None CD-ROM IDE Removable ATAPI Removable User	Auto forces the system to attempt autodetection of the drive type. None informs the system to ignore this drive. CD ROM allows the manual entry of fields described below. User allows the manual entry of all fields described below.
Cylinders	1 to 2048	Number of Cylinders on Drive. This field is changeable only for Type User. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
Heads	1 to 16	Number of read/write heads on drive. This field is available only for Type User. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
Sectors	1 to 64	Number of sectors per track. This field is available only for Type User. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
Maximum Capacity	N/A	Computed size of drive from cylinders, heads, and sectors entered. This field is available only for Type User. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
Multi-Sector Transfer	Disabled 2, 4, 8, or 16 sectors	Determines the number of sectors per block for multisector transfers. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
LBA Mode Control	Disabled Enabled	Enabling LBA causes logical block addressing to be used in place of cylinders, heads, and sectors. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
32 Bit I/O	Disabled Enabled	Enabling allows 32 bit IDE data transfers. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
Transfer Mode	Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 FPIO 3 / DMA 1 FPIO 4 / DMA 2	Selects the method for moving data to and from the drive. This field is informational only for Type Auto.
Ultra DMA	Disabled Enabled	For use with Ultra DMA driver This field is informational only for Type Auto.

Keyboard features submenu

Feature	Choices	Description
Num Lock	Auto On Off	Selects the power-on state for Num Lock.
Key Click	Disabled Enabled	Enables or disables key click.
Keyboard auto-repeat rate	30, 26.7, 21.8, 18.5, 13.3, 10, 6, or 2 per second	Sets key repeat rate.
Keyboard auto-repeat delay	1/4 sec 1/2 sec 3/4 sec 1 sec	Sets delay before key repeat.

Advanced Menu

You can make the following selections on the Advanced Menu itself. Use the submenus for the three other selections that appear on the Advanced Menu.

Feature	Choices	Description
Plug and Play OS	No Yes	Select Yes if you are booting a Plug and Play capable OS.
Reset Configuration Data	No Yes	Select Yes if you want to clear the system configuration data during next boot. System automatically resets to No in next boot.
PCI Configuration	N/A	Enters submenu.
I/O Device Configuration	N/A	Enters submenu.
Use Multiprocessor Specification	1.1 1.4	Selects the version of multiprocessor specification to use. Some operating systems require version 1.1 for compatibility reasons.
Large Disk Access Mode	LBA CHS	Applies to IDE drives only; refers to the method used to access the drive. Most OSs use logical block addressing (LBA); some use cylinder head sector (CHS). To verify method, consult OS documentation.
Pause before Boot	Enabled Disabled	Enables five-second pause before booting OS.
Advanced Chipset Control	N/A	Enters submenu.

PCI configuration submenu

The PCI Configuration Menu contains selections that access other submenus, shown here below.

PCI device, embedded SCSI submenu

Feature	Choices	Description
Option ROM Scan	Enabled Disabled	Enables option ROM scan of the selected device.
Enable Master	Enabled Disabled	Enabled selected device as a PCI bus master.
Latency Timer	Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h 00E0h	Minimum guaranteed time, in units of PCI bus clocks, that a device can be master on a PCI bus. Typically, option ROM code overwrites the value set by the BIOS.

PCI devices submenu

Feature	Choices	Description
Option ROM Scan	Enabled Disabled	Enables option ROM scan of all devices other than the onboard SCSI controllers.
Enable Master	Enabled Disabled	Enables all devices, other than the onboard SCSI controllers, as a PCI bus master.
Latency Timer	Default 020h 040h 060h 080h 0A0h 0C0h 0E0h	Minimum guaranteed time, in units of PCI bus clocks, that a device can be master on a PCI bus. Typically, option ROM code overwrites the value set by the BIOS.

I/O device configuration submenu

Feature	Choices	Description
Serial Port A	Disabled Enabled Auto OS Controlled	Auto forces BIOS to configure the port. OS Controlled displays when OS controls the port.
Base I/O Address	3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8	Selects the base I/O address for COM port A.
Interrupt	IRQ 4 IRQ 3	Selects the IRQ for COM port A.
Serial Port B	Disabled Enabled Auto OS Controlled	Auto forces BIOS to configure the port. OS Controlled displays when OS controls the port.
Base I/O Address	3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8	Selects the base I/O address for COM port B.
Interrupt	IRQ 4 IRQ 3	Selects the IRQ for COM port B
Parallel Port	Disabled Enabled Auto OS Controlled	Auto forces BIOS to configure the port. OS Controlled displays when OS controls the port.
Mode	ECP Output only Bidirectional EPP	Selects mode for parallel port.
Base I/O Address	378 278	Selects the base I/O address for parallel port.
Interrupt	IRQ 5 IRQ 7	Selects the interrupt for parallel port.
DMA channel	DMA 1 DMA 3	Selects the DMA channel for parallel port.
Floppy disk controller	Disabled Enabled	Enables onboard diskette controller.
Base I/O Address	Primary Secondary	Sets the base I/O address for diskette controller.
PS/2 Mouse	Auto Disabled Enabled	Enables or disables onboard mouse. Disabling the mouse frees up IRQ 12. If this feature is enabled, the OS can determine whether to enable or disable the mouse.

Advanced chipset control submenu

Feature	Option	Description
Address Bit Permuting	Disabled Enabled	To be enabled, there must be a power of 2 number of rows, all rows must be the same size, and all populated rows must be adjacent and start at row 0. Two-way or four-way permuting is set automatically based on memory configuration.
Base RAM Step	1 MB 1 KB Every location	Tests base memory once per MB, once per KB, or every location.
Extended RAM Step	1 MB 1 KB Every location	Tests extended memory once per MB, once per KB, or every location.
L2 Cache	Enabled Disabled	When enabled, the secondary cache is sized and enabled. For Core Clock Frequency-to-System Bus ratios equal to two, BIOS automatically disables the L2 cache.
ISA Expansion Aliasing	Enabled Disabled	When enabled, every I/O access with an address in the range x100-x3FFh, x500-x7FFh, x900-xBFF, and xD00-xFFFh is internally aliased to the range 0100-03FFh before any other address range checking is performed.
Memory Scrubbing	Disabled Enabled	When enabled, BIOS automatically detects and corrects SBEs.
Restreaming Buffer	Enabled Disabled	When enabled, the data returned and buffered for a Delayed Inbound Read can be reaccessed following a disconnect.
Read Prefetch for PXB0A	N/A	Information field only. Configures the number of Dwords that are prefetched on Memory Read Multiple commands.
Read Prefetch for PBX0B	N/A	Information field only. Configures the number of Dwords that are prefetched on Memory Read Multiple commands.

Security Menu

You can make the following selections on the Security Menu. Enabling the Supervisor Password field requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case sensitive.

Feature	Choices	Description
Administrator Password is	Clear Set	Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on the mainboard (see the ‘Mainboard’ chapter for details)
User Password is	Clear Set	Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on the mainboard (see the ‘Mainboard’ chapter for details)
Set Administrative Password	Press Enter	When the <Enter> key is pressed, the user is prompted for a password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on the mainboard. (see the ‘Mainboard’ chapter for details)
Set User Password	Press Enter	When the <Enter> key is pressed, the user is prompted for a password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on the mainboard. (see the ‘Mainboard chapter for details)
Password on Boot	Disabled Enabled	If enabled and the user password is set, the system prompts the user for a password before the system boots.
Fixed Disk Boot Sector	Normal Write Protect	Write-protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses.
System Backup Reminder	Disabled Daily Weekly Monthly	Displays system-backup reminder message at boot.
Virus Check Reminder	Disabled Daily Weekly Monthly	Displays virus-check reminder message at boot.
Secure Mode Timer	Disabled 1, 2, 5, 10, or 20 min 1 or 2 hr	Period of keyboard or PS/2 mouse inactivity specified for secure mode to activate. A password is required for secure mode to function. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.
Secure Mode Hot Key (Ctrl-Alt- )	[ ] [A, B, ..., Z] [0-9]	Key assigned to invoke the secure mode feature. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled. Can be disabled by entering a new key followed by a backspace or by entering <Delete>.
Secure Mode Boot	Disabled Enabled	System boots in secure mode. The user must enter a password to unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.
Video Blanking	Disabled Enabled	Blank video when secure mode is activated. The user must enter a password to unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.
Floppy Write Protect	Disabled Enabled	When secure mode is activated, the diskette drive is write protected. The user must enter a password to re-enable diskette writes. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

Server Menu

Feature	Choices	Description
System Management	N/A	Enters submenu.
Console Redirection	N/A	Enters submenu.
Processor Retest	No Yes	Instructs BIOS to clear historical processor status and to retest all processors on next boot.

System management submenu

Feature	Choices	Description
Server Management Mode	Disabled Enabled	Enabled loads Server Management Interrupt handler, which handles system errors.
System Event Logging	Disabled Enabled	Enabled forces BIOS and BMC to log system events.
Clear Event Log	Disabled Enabled	Enabled clears the system event log.
Assert NMI on AERR	Disabled Enabled	Enabled generates a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) on an address parity error (AERR).
Assert NMI on BERR	Disabled Enabled	Enabled generates an NMI on a bus error (BERR).
Assert NMI on PERR	Disabled Enabled	Enabled generates an NMI on a parity error (PERR). To activate this feature, the system error (SERR) option must be enabled.
Assert NMI on SERR	Disabled Enabled	Enabled generates an NMI on SERR.
Enabled Host Bus Error	Disabled Enabled	Enables host single-bit errors (SBEs) and multiple-bit errors (MBEs).

Console redirection submenu

Feature	Choices	Description
COM Port Address	Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8	When enabled, console redirection uses the I/O port specified. When disabled, console redirection is completely disabled.
IRQ #	None, 3 or 4	When console redirection is enabled, this displays the IRQ assigned per the address chosen in the COM Port Address field.
Baud Rate	9600 19.2k 38.4k 115.2k	When console redirection is enabled, use the baud rate specified. When the Emergency Management Port (EMP) shares the COM port as console redirection, the baud rate must be set to 19.2k to match EMP baud rate, unless the autobaud feature is used.
Flow Control	No Flow Control CTS/RTS XON/XOFF CTS/RTS + CD	None disables flow control. CTS/RTS is hardware flow control. XON/XOFF is software flow control. CTS/RTS +CD is hardware plus carrier-detect flow control.

Boot Menu

You can make the following selections on the Boot Menu itself.

Feature	Choices	Description
Floppy Check	Disabled Enabled	If Enabled, system verifies diskette type on boot. Disabled results in a faster boot.
Multi-boot Support	Disabled Enabled	Enable this option only if the total number of hard drives is less than eight.
Boot Device Priority	N/A	Enters submenu.
Hard Drive	N/A	Enters submenu.
Removable Devices	N/A	Enters submenu.
Maximum Number of I²O Drives	1 4	Selects the maximum number of I2O drives assigned a DOS drive letter.
Message Timeout Multiplier	1, 2, 8, 10, 50, 100, 1000	All timeout values are multiplied by this number.

Boot Device Priority

Use the up or down arrow keys to select a device. Press the <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list.

Boot Priority	Device	Description
1	Diskette Drive	Attempts to boot from drive A.
2	Removable Devices	Attempts to boot from a removable media device.
3	Hard Drive	Attempts to boot from a hard drive device.
4	ATAPI CD-ROM Drive	Attempts to boot from an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.

Hard Drive submenu

For options on this menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a device. Press the <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list.

Option	Description
1. Drive #1 (or actual drive string)	N/A
2. Other bootable cards (additional entries for each drive that has a PnP header)	Covers all the boot devices that are not reported to the system BIOS through the BIOS boot specification mechanism.

Exit Menu

You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the up or down arrow keys. Press <Enter> to execute the option. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

Choices	Description
Exit Saving Changes	Exits after writing all modified Setup item values to NVRAM.
Exit Discarding Changes	Exits leaving NVRAM unmodified and continues POST. User is prompted if any of the Setup fields were modified.
Load Setup Defaults	Loads default values for all Setup items.
Load Custom Defaults	Loads settings from custom details.
Save Custom Defaults	Saves present Setup values to custom defaults. These settings override the standard BIOS defaults; BIOS loads these values when CMOS is corrupted or when the Clear CMOS jumper is in the clear position. CAUTION Verify that custom defaults are saved before saving. Failure to do so can result in system malfunction.
Discard Changes	Reads previous values of all Setup items from NVRAM.
Save Changes	Writes all Setup item values to NVRAM.