Biostar A740G M2L PLUS, A780LB BIOS MANUAL

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B IOS Set up.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1

1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ........................ ............ .........6

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................1 6

4 Boot Men u..............................................................................................19

5 Chipset Me nu.........................................................................................21

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................28

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................38

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic

system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and output

devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting proc ess, loading and executing the operating sys tem. S ome additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

T his AMI BIOS supports t he Plug and Play Version 1.0A specific ati on.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EP A Green PC specification.

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ati on. Power m anagement fe atures a re im plemen ted via t he S yst em

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can also be m anaged by

this AMI B IOS.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interfa ce specifi cation (ACPI). It provides ASL code for pow er management and

device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2. 3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect ) local b u s s p eci fic atio n .

DRAM Sup port

DDR2 S DRAM (Double Data Rate II S ynchronous DRAM) is support ed.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports t he AMD CP U.

Using Setu p

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.

In the BIOS setup utility, you will see General Help description at the top right

corner, and this is providing a brief description of the selected item. Navigation Keys for that particular menu

are at the bottom right corner, and you can us e these keys to sel ect it em and ch ange the settings.

Notice

z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum per forman ce

of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after changing any settings, please load the default settings to ensure system’s compatibility and stability. Use

Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu.

z For better system per formance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS informati on described in t his manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS i nformation and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed without notice. W e will not be

responsible for any mist akes found in this user’s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

General Help

Navigati on Keys

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1 M ain Men u

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system inform ation.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/10

System Memory

Size :

System Time [ :00:00]00

System Date [Fri 01/01/2010] Floppy A

> IDE Configuration

AM I BIO S

Shows s ystem inform ation including B IOS version and built date.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

Select Screen Select Item Change Field

+Tab

Select Field

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

System Memory

Shows s ystem mem ory size, VGA shard m emory will be excluded. .

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.

Floppy A

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. Options: 360K, 5. 25 in / 1. 2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3. 5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

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IDE Configuratio n

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m atical ly detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SAT A d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A dev ice. Select a devi ce and pres s < Enter> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confuguration

> Primary IDE Master

> Primary IDE Slave > SATA 1 Device

> SATA 2 Device > SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE

devices. This displays the status of auto

detection of IDE devices.

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Device

Main

Primary IDE Master

Device :

Type [Auto]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto]

DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these information and values are shown below to t he name of the sub-menu.

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Type

Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / AR MD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)

En able o r d i s ab l e m u l ti -s ect or t ran s fer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

PIO Mode

Select the P IO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Aut o (De faul t) / S WDM A0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Trans fer

Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Har d Disk Wri te Protec t

Disable or enable device write protection. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out value for detecti ng IDE/SATA devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configure the sett ings of CP U, S uper I/O, Power Management, and other system devices.

Notice

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performanc e

WARNING: Setti n g wrong values in below sections may c a use system to malfunction.

> CPU Configur a tion

> SuperIO Conf i guration > Smart Fan Co n figuration > Hardware Hea l th Configuration

> Power Config u ration > USB Configur a tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Setti n gs

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configuration

T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Module Version: AGESA Version:

Physical Count: Logical Count:

AMD CPU Revision: Cache L1:

Cache L2: Cache L3:

Speed : NB Clk: ncHT Speed : WidthI/O :

Able to Change Freq : uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

PowerNow [Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled]

CPU Prefetching [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine

Mode (SVM)

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

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Secure Vi rt ual Machine Mod e

Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface system s.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PowerNow

T his item allows you t o enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Tabl e

Th e operat i n g sy stem scans t h e A C PI SRAT at b oot t im e and u s es th e i nformatio n t o better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum performance. This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at boot up, or not. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

CPU Prefetching

T his item allows you t o enable or disable CPU Prefetching fun ction. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Probe Filter

T his item allows you t o set ini tialization m ode for Probe F ilter. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode

C1E Support

C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and decr ease heat by lowering CPU frequen cy while the processor is not working.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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S uperI O Co nf i guratio n

Advanced

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Onboard Floppy Controller

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another F DC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled i n this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard parallel port controller wi th which I/O Address.

Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port M ode

T his item allows you t o determ ine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as S tandard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel P ort.

ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP + EPP Using Parall el port as ECP & EPP mode.

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ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you t o select parallel port EC P DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default ) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel P ort IRQ

T his item allows you t o select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboard Powe rO n

T his item allows you t o control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Specific Key / S troke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

Mouse PowerOn

C t rl +F 4 / Ctrl + F5 / Ct rl +F 6

T his item allows you t o control the mouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restore on AC Power Loss

T his setting specifies how your syst em should behave a fte r a power fail or interrupts occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state.

Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs.

Options: Power O ff (Default) / Last S tate

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Smart Fan Confi guration

Advan c ed

Smart Fan Conf i guration

CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]

Smart Fan Cali b ration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF( C ) Fan Ctrl On(C) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi t ive

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin],

please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Sma r t Fa n

This item a llo ws you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / 4Pin / 3P in

Sm art Fan Calibr a tion

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/S ystem fan speed.

Control Mode

T his item provides several oper ation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / P erforman ce / Manual

Fan Ctrl OFF (℃)

If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, F AN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (W ith the interval of 1℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

CPU/S ystem fan starts to work under smart fan function when ar rive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (W ith the interval of 1℃)

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Fan Ctrl S tart Value

When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart F an Function mode. Options: 0~127 (With the interval of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

Increasi ng t h e valu e w ill rai s e t he sp eed of C PU/ Sy s t em fan. Options: 1~127 (With the interval of 1)

Hardware Health Configuration

T his item shows the system temperat ure, fan speed, and voltage informat ion.

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Temperature SYS Temperature

CPU Fan Ssytem1 Fan

CPU Voltage Chip Voltage

+5.00V +12.0V DDR Voltage

HT Voltage 5VSB

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

H/W Health Functio n

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdown Temperature

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effecti ve under W indows 98 ACPI mode.

Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90 ℃/194℉

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