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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the

motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup,

saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows

the user to modify basic system conguration settings or to activate certain system features.

When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to

keep the conguration values in the CMOS.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on.

To upgrade the BIOS, use the GIGABYTE @BIOS utility, which is a Windows-based utility that searches and

downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS.

• Because BIOS ashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it

is recommended that you not ash the BIOS. To ash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS ashing may

result in system malfunction.

• It is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you need to) to prevent system instability or other

unexpected results. 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 "Restore Defaults" section in this chapter or

introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)

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13) TPM (Trusted Platform Module Header)

You may connect a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) to this header.

Pin No. Denition Pin No. Denition

1 LCLK 11 LAD0

2 GND 12 GND

3 LFRAME 13 NC

4 No Pin 14 NC

5 LRESET 15 SB3V

6 NC 16 SERIRQ

7 LAD3 17 GND

8 LAD2 18 NC

9 VCC3 19 NC

10 LAD1 20 SUSCLK