Biostar A760G M2 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

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B IOS Setup.... ............ ............ ............ ........................ ............ ............ .........1

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

2 Adv anced Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........6

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................19

5 Chipset Me nu.........................................................................................2 1

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

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................35

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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 S etup program allows users to modify the basic

system configuration and save these settings to CMOS R AM. 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. T his 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 process, l oading and executing the operating system. 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 the P lug and Play Version 1.0A specific ation.

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ation. Power man agement fe atures a re im pl emented vi a the Sy stem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. P ower to the hard disk drives and video m onitors can also be managed by

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Supp ort

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power manag ement and

device con figuration 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 ) lo cal bu s speci ficatio n .

DRA M Support

DDR2 S DR AM (Double Data Rat e II Synchronous DRAM) is supported.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

Using Setup

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 th ese key s t o sel ect item and ch ange the settings.

Notice

z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performan 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 Exi t Menu.

z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmwa re is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS inform ation described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS informat ion and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual .

z T he content of this manual is subject to be changed 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

Navigation Keys

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1 Main Menu

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

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overvie w AMI BIOS

Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008] Floppy A > IDE Configur ation

AM I BI O S

BIOS SETU P UT ILITY

[ :0 0:00]

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field. Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Field

Se lect Field

Tab

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Shows system informati on includi ng BIOS version and built date.

System Memory

Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory 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 i n /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

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IDE Configuration

Th e BIOS wi ll au t o m ati cal l y d etect t h e presen ce o f ID E/ SA TA d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A d evice. Sel ect a d evice and p ress <Ent er> 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

> SATA 5 Device > SATA 6 Device

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

While entering setup , BIOS auto detects th e presence of IDE

devices. This displa ys 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/Slave ; 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 resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown bel ow t o the name of the sub-menu.

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Type

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

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s abl e mu l ti -s ect or t rans fer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

PIO Mode

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

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Auto (Default) / S WDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Moni toring, Analys is, and Reporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Trans fer

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

Har d Disk Wr i te Protect

Disable or enable device write protection. This 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 det ecting IDE/ SATA devi ces. 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 settings of C P U, Super I/O, P ower Management, and other system devices.

Notice

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

system to malfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in b elow sections may c ause system to malf u nction.

> CPU Configur ation

> SuperIO Conf iguration > Smart Fan Co nfiguration > Hardware Hea lth Configuration

> Power Config uration > USB Configur ation

BIOS SETU P UT ILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Setti ngs

Exit

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configurati on

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 : Current FSB Multiplier:

Maximum FSB Multiplier: Able to Change Freq : uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

PowerNow [Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machi ne Mode (SVM)

+F1

F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option General Help

Save and Exit Exit

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Secure Vi r t ual Ma chin e Mode

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

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PowerNow

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

ACPI SRAT Ta bl e

Th e operat i n g sy s t em scans t h e ACPI S RAT at b oot t ime and u s es the i n fo rmati o 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 to enable or disable CPU P refetching fun ction. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Co nfi g urati o n

Advan ced

Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t

Onboard Floppy Controller [Ena bled]

Serial Port1 A ddress [3F8 /IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378 ] Parallel Por t Mode [Nor mal] Parallel Por t IRQ [IRQ 7] Keyboard Power On [Dis abled] Mouse PowerOn [Dis abled]

Restore on AC Power Loss [Pow er Off]

BIOS SETU P UT ILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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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 FDC or the system uses no floppy dri ve, select disabled in this field.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr esponding i nterrupt fo r the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IR Q4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Di sabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i tem al lows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address.

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

Parallel Port M ode

T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port shoul d functi on. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer P ort.

EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel P ort. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

ECP +EPP Using P arallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you to select paral lel port ECP DM A. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DM A1

Parallel Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IR Q5 / Disabled

Keyboard Powe rO n

T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / S pecifi c Key / Stroke Key

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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 “St roke Key.” Options: Ctrl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F 2 / Ctrl+F3 /

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

Mouse PowerOn

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

Restore on AC Power Loss

T his setting specifies how your system 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 State

Smart Fan Configuration

Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration

CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled]

Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode

Fan Ctrl OFF( C) Fan Ctrl On(C) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive

BIOS SETU P UT ILITY

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

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

CPU Sm art Fan

This item allo w s you to control the CPU Smart Fan f unctio n. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Sm art Fan Cali br ation

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

Control Mode

T his item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performance / Manual

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)

If the CP U/System Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

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

Fan Ctrl S tart Val ue

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

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

Increasi n g t h e valu e wil l rai s e t he sp eed of C PU/ Sy stem fan. Options: 1~127 (With the interval of 1)

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Hardware Health C onfiguration

T his item shows the system temperat ure, fan speed, and volt age information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Co nfiguration

H/W Health Functio n [ Enabled]

Shutdown Temperatu re [ Disabled]

CPU Temperature CPU FAN Speed(JCFA N1)

SYS FAN Speed(JSFA N1) CPU Voltage

Chip Voltage +3.30V +12.0V DDR Voltage HT Voltage

5VSB

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitorin g Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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H/W Health Function

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

Shutdown Te m perature

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

Options: Disabled (Default) / 70℃/158℉ / 6 0 ℃/140℉ / 65 ℃/149℉ / 7 5℃/158℉

/ 80℃/ 158℉ / 85℃/158℉ / 90 ℃/ 158℉ / 95℃/158℉

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