Biostar A760G M2 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

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A7 60G M2+ BIOS Manua l

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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Power Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend mode [ S1 (POS)]

ACPI Version Featu res [ ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [ Enabled]

AMI OEMB table [ Enabled] Headless mode [ Disabled]

RTC Resume [ Disabled] USB Wakeup From S3 /S4 [ Disabled]

Power On by LAN [ Disabled] Resume On RING [ Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Suspend m ode

T he it em allows you to select the suspend type under the AC P I operating system. Opt i ons : S 1 (PO S ) (Defaul t ) P o wer on S usp end S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR

ACPI Version Features

Th e item al l o ws y ou to sel ect t he vers i o n of ACPI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (De fault) / ACP I v2.0 / ACPI v3. 0

ACPI AP I C support

This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handl ing. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AMI OEMB tabl e

Set this value to allow the ACPI B IOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Description T abl e (RSDT) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Headless mode

This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operat ion.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Resume

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alar m awakens t he s y s tem fro m Su s pen d m o d e.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alar m Date (D ays )

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

RTC Ala r m Time (HH:M M:SS)

You can choose the syst em boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify.

USB Resume from S3/S4

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S 3/S 4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Powe r On by LAN

T his item allows you control t he wake on LAN (WOL) funct ion. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Resume On RING

T his item allows you control t he wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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USB Configurati on

T his item shows the USB controller and usi ng USB device information.

Advanced

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4

USB Devices Enabled:

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

> USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables

legacy support if no USB devices are

connected.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Legacy USB Support

T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices li ke the key board, mouse, and US B drive. T h is is a useful featu re when using such

USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT).

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

T his item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 cont roller. Options: HiSpeed (Default) US B 2.0-480Mbps

FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps

BIO S EHCI Hand-Off

This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-off feature.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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US B Mass St o rag e De vi ce C on f i gurati o n

Advanced

USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]

Device #

Emulation Type [Auto]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Number of seconds POST waits for the

USB mass storage device after start

unit command.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

T his item allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device. Op t i ons : 20 Sec (D e fau l t ) / 1 0 Sec / 3 0 Sec / 40 Sec

E m ula ti o n T yp e

T his item allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / F orced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM

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3 PCIPnP Menu

T his section describes configuring the PC I bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the

speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.

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

Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections

may c ause system to malf unction.

Clear NVRAM [No]

Plug & Play O/ S [No] PCI Latency Ti mer [64] Allocate IRQ t o PCI VGA [Yes ]

Palette Snoopi ng [Dis abled] PCI IDE BusMas ter [Ena bled]

> PCI Resource > PCI Express Configuration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Clear NVRAM during System Boot.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10 ESC

Exit

Clear NVRAM

T his item allows you to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting “ Yes”. Options: No (Default) / Yes

Plug & Play OS

When set to YES, B IOS will only initialize the P nP cards used for the boot sequence (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating

system like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

Options: No (Default) / Yes

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PCI Latency Timer

T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus befor e anothe r takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PC I device can retain control of the bus

before handing it over to another PCI device. Options: 64 (Default) / 0-255

Allocate IRQ to P CI VGA

T his item allows B IOS to choose a IR Q to assi gn for the PCI VGA card. Opti ons: Yes (De fault) / No

Palette Sn ooping

Som e old graphic controllers need to “snoop” on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility . This item

allows such snoopi ng to take place. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PCI IDE BusMaster

T his item is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows the onboard IDE controller to perform DMA (Di r ect Mem o ry Acces s ) tran sfers .

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PCI Resource

PCIPnP

PCI Resource

IRQ3 [Available]

IRQ4 [Available] IRQ5 [Available]

IRQ7 [Available] IRQ9 [Available] IRQ10 [Available]

IRQ11 [Available] IRQ14 [Available] IRQ15 [Available]

DMA Channel 0 [Available] DMA Channel 1 [Available] DMA Channel 3 [Available]

DMA Channel 5 [Available] DMA Channel 6 [Available] DMA Channel 7 [Available]

Reserved Memory Size [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Available: Specified IRQ is available to be

used by PCI/PnP devices.

Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA

devices.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15

T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. The option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically.

Options: Available (Default) / Reserved

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. The option “ Available” means the channel is

going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved

Reserved M emo r y Size

T his item allows BIOS to reserve certain memory size for specific PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K

PCI Express Con figuration

PCIPnP

PCI Express Configuration

Active State Power-Management[Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power

states.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Active State Po wer- Manage ment

This item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices before the operating sys tem boots. This function is for OS which does not support ASPM.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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4 Boot Menu

T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance

Boot Settings Conf iguration

> Boot Device Priority

> Hard Disk Drives > Removable Drives

> CD/DVD Drives

Quick Boot [ Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS]

Bootup Num-Lock [ ON] Interrupt 19 Capture [ Enabled] Ignore Memory Error Messages [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence.

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter F1

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Boot Device Priority

Items in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devi ces installed in the system. Options: Removable / Hard Disk / CDROM / Legacy LAN / Disabled

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS will att empt to arran ge t he hard di sk bo ot sequence automati cally. Yo u can also ch an ge th e b oot i ng s equen ce. T h e n u mber o f devi ce i t ems th at ap p ears on

the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Op t i ons : P ri. M as t er / Pri. Sl ave / Sec. Mas t er / Sec. Sl ave / US B HDD0 /

USB HDD1 / USB HDD2 / Bootable Add-in C ards

Re mo va ble Dr ives

T he BIOS will att empt to arrange the removab le d rive b oot s equence aut omaticall y. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that

appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es installed in the system . Options: Floppy Disks / Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 /

USB-ZIP1 / LS120

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CD/DV D Drives

T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that

appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es installed in the system . Op t i ons : P ri. M as t er / Pri. Sl ave / Sec. Mas t er / Sec. Sl ave / US B C DRO M0 /

USB CDROM 1

Quick Boot

Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AddOn ROM Display Mode

T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Op t i ons : F orce B IOS (D efaul t) / K eep Cu rren t

Boot u p Num- Lock

Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OFF

Interrupt 19 Capture

When set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

I gnore Memory Erro r Messages

When set to Enabled, the POST will ignore memory error messages. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

BOOT SUCCESS BEEP

W hen this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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5 Chipset Menu

Th i s s u b m en u all o w s you to co nfi g u re t he sp eci fic feat u res of th e chip s et i n s tall ed o n your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory

resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinat es communications with the PC I bus.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance

> SouthBridge Configuration

> RS780 Configuration > OnBoard Peripherals Configur ation

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Options for SBAdvanced Chipset Settings

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

S out h B ri dg e Co nfi gu ra t ion

> SB Azalia Au dio Configuration

OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn o) [Ena bled] OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) [Ena bled] EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [Ena bled] OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Ena bled]

OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1) [Ena bled] EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2) [Ena bled] OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 20 Fn 5) [Ena bled] OnChip SATA Ch annel [Ena bled]

OnChip SATA Ty pe [Nat ive IDE] SATA IDE Combi ned Mode [Ena bled]

SB CIM Version

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Chipset

Options for SB HD Azal

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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SB Aza l i a Audi o Configura tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

HD Audio Azali a Device [Ena bled] Options

Chipset

Auto Disabled Enabled

+F1

F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help Save and Exit Exit

H D Au d i o A zal i a Device

T his item allows you to control the HD audio device. Options: Enabled (Default) / Auto / Disabled

OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19/20 Fn 0/1/5)

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19 Fn 2)

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OnChip SATA Channel

T his option allows you to enable the on-chip Serial ATA. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OnChip S ATA Type

T his option allows you to select the on-chip Serial ATA operation mode. Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI /

HyperFla sh / IDEÆHyperFlash

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SATA IDE Combined Mode

T his option controls the S AT A/PATA combined mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

RS780 Configuration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

RS780 Configur ation

> Internal Gra phics Configuration

> PCI Express Configuration

Primary Video Controller [PCI -GFX0-GPP-IGFX]

NB Power Manag ement Features [Aut o]

Chipset

Internal Graphics Conf

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10 ESC

Exit

Internal G raphics Configura tion

Internal Graph ics Configuration

Internal Graph ics Mode [UMA ]

UMA Frame Bu ffer Size [Aut o] GFX Engine Clo ck Override [Dis able]

Surround View [Dis abled]

FB Location [Abo ve 4G]

NB Azalia [Ena ble]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Chipset

Options

Disable UMA

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Int ern al Graphi cs Mode

T his item allows you to select the m emory mode used for internal graphi cs device. Options: UMA (De fault) / Disable

UMA Frame Buffer Size

T his item allows you to choose the UMA frame buffer size for internal graphics. Options: Auto (Default) / 32M / 64M / 128M / 256M / 512M / Disabl ed

GFX En gin e Clock Override

T his item allows you to control the internal GFX engine clock override function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

GFX En gin e Clock

T his item allows you to set the int ernal GF X engine clock. Options: 500 (Default) / Min: 150, M ax: 1000

Surround Vi ew

T his item allows you to control the Surround View F unction. Options: Disabled (Default)

FB Location

T his item allows you to set the FB-DIMM locati on. Options: Above 4G (De fault) / Under 4G

NB Azalia

T his item allows you to control the northbridge HD azalia function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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PCI Expr ess Config uration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

PCI Express Co nfiguration

GPP Slots Powe r Limit, W [25 ]

> Port #02 Fea tures > NB-SB Port F eatures

GPP S l ots Pow er Limit, W

Options: 25 (Default) / 0-255

Port #02 Feat ures

Gen2 High Spee d Mode [Dis abled]

Link ASPM [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o] Slot Power Lim it,W [75 ]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Chipset

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Update

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Auto - RC only advertize Gen2

capability.

Gen2 H igh S peed Mode

Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto

Link AS PM

Opti ons: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0x & L1

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Li nk Wi dt h

Opti ons: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16

Sl ot Power Lim it, W

Opti ons: 75 (Default) / 0-255

NB-SB Po rt Featu res

NB-SB Link ASP M [Dis abled]

NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Chipset

Options

Disabled L1

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

NB-S B Link ASPM

Options: Disabled (Default) / L1

NP NB-SB V C 1 Tr affic Su p port

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Li nk Wi dt h

Opti ons: Auto (Default) / 8bit / 16bit

Pri mary Vide o Controll er

T his option allows you to select the video controller in charge. Opt i ons : P CI-GF X 0-GP P -IGFX (D e faul t ) / GFX0-GPP-IGFX -P CI /

GPP-GFX0-IGFX-PCI / IGFX-GFX0-GPP-PCI

NB Power Ma na gement Features

T his option controls the NB power management function. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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OnBoard Peripherals Configu ration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

MAC ID Informa tion 00-E 0-4C-36-00-04

Realtek PCIE N IC [Ena ble]

Realtek Optio n ROM [Dis abled]

Chipset

Enable/Disable Onboard Broadcom

PCIE Network Controller

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

MAC ID Information

T his item shows the MAC ID.

Realtek PCIE NIC

T his option allows you t o control the onboard LAN controller. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable

Realtek Option ROM

T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN B oot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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6 Performance Menu

T his submenu allows you to change voltage and cl ock of various devices. (However, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock

improperly may damage the device.)

Notice

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

system to malfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance

Performance Settin gs WARNING: Setting w rong values in below sections

may cause system to m alfunction.

CPU Overvoltage [ StartUp]

Memory Overvoltage [ 1.95V] Chipset Overvoltag e [ 1.15V]

HT Overvoltage [ 1.20V] CPU Frequency [ 200] > DRAM Timing Conf iguration

> Hyper Transport Configuratio n > Memory Configura tion

> CPU FID/VID Cont rol

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Change CPU volta ge value.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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CPU Overvoltage

T his item allows you to select CP U Voltage Control. Options: S tartUp (Default) / +0. 10V / +0.20V / +0.30V

Memory Overvoltage

T his item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control. Options: 1. 95V (Defaul t) / 2.05V / 2.15V / 2.25V / 2.35V / 2.45V / 2.55V / 2. 65V

Chi pset Overvoltag e

T his item allows you to select NB/SB Voltage Control. Options: 1. 15V (Defaul t) / 1.20V / 1.25V / 1.30V

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HT Overvoltage

T his item allows you to select HT Voltage Control. Options: 1. 20V (Defaul t) / 1.30V / 1.40V / 1.50V

CPU Fr e que nc y

T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600

DRA M Timing Co nfiguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

DRAM Timing Config uration

Memory Clock Mode [ Auto]

Memclock Value [ DDR2-400]

Memory CLK :

DRAM Timing Mode [ Auto]

Memory CLK : CAS Latency(Tcl) : RAS/CAS Delay(Tr cd) : Row Precharge Ti me(Trp): Min Active RAS(T ras) : RAS/RAS Delay(Tr rd) : Row Cycle (Trc) :

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Performance

Select the DRAM Frequency progra mming method. If Auto,

the DRAM speed w ill be based on SPDs .

If Limit, the DR AM spe will not exceed the specified value. If Manual, the DRAM speed

specified will b e programmed regar dless.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Memory Clock Mode

T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / Limit / Manual

Me mclock Value

T his item allows you to set the Memory Clock. Options: DDR2-400 (Default) / DDR2-533 / DDR2-667 / DDR 2-800

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D RAM Timing M o de

T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM Timing. Options: Auto (Default) / DCT 0

Hyper Transport Configuration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Hyper Transpor t Configuration

NODE0:PCI-X2 HT Link

HT Link Speed [Auto]

HT Link Width [Auto]

Performance

The Hypertransport link will run at this

speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and the board is capable.

+F1 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

HT Link S peed

Options: Auto (Default) / 200MHz / 400MHz / 600MHz / 800M Hz / 1GHz

H T Link Widt h

Options: Auto (Default) / 4 Bit / 8 Bit / 16 Bit

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Memory Configu ration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Memory Configu ration

Bank Interleav ing [Auto]

Enable Clock t o All DIMMs [Disabled] MemClk Tristat e C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Memory Hole Re mapping [Enabled]

DCT Unganged M ode [Auto] Power Down Ena ble [Enabled] Power Down M ode [Channel]

> ECC Configur ation

Performance

Enable Bank Memory Interleaving

+F1

F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help Save and Exit Exit

Bank Interleaving

Bank Interleaving is an advanced chipset technique used to improve memory perform ance. Memory interleaving increases bandwidth by allowing simultaneous

acc ess t o m o re than o ne pi ece o f memo ry. Options: Auto (Default)

Enable Cl ock to Al l DI MMs

This item determines whether the BIOS should actively reduce EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) and reduce power consumption by turning off

unoccupied or inactive DIMM slots. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Me mClk Tristate C3/ATLVID

T his item enables or disables the MemClk Tristate function in C3 Mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

M emory Hole Remapping

This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total phys ical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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DC T Unganged M ode

This item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2) dual-channel operation mode. If two DRAM modules with different size are installed, using unganged mode can still m ake it run in dual-channel operation.

Options: Auto (Default) /Always

Power Down Enable

T his item controls the DRAM power down function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Power Dow n M ode

T his item allows you to select the DR AM power down mode. Options: Channel (Default) / CS

ECC Configur ation

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

ECC Configurat ion

ECC Mode [Disabled]

DRAM ECC Ena ble [Disabled] DRAM SCRUB R EDIRECT [Disabled] 4-Bit ECC Mo de [Disabled]

DRAM BG Scru b [Disabled] Data Cache B G Scrub [Disabled] L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] L3 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled]

Performance

Set the level of ECC protection. Note: The

Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is

scrubbed in 8 hours.

+F1

F10 ESC

ECC M o de

T his item allows you to select the DR AM ECC Mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Basic / Good / Super / Max / User

DRAM ECC En abl ed

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help Save and Exit Exit

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DR AM Scru b R edi r ect

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

4-bit E CC Mode

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

DRAM BG Scrub/Data Cache BG Scrub/L2 Cache BG Scrub/L3 Cache BG Scrub

Options: Disabled (Default) / 40ns / 80ns / 160ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28us / 2. 56us /

5.12us / 10.2us / 20.5us / 41.0us / 81.9us / 163.8us / 327.7us / 655.4us /

1.31ms / 2.62m s / 5.24ms / 10.49ms / 20.97m s / 42.00m s / 84. 00ms

CPU FID/VID Control (for AM2 CPU)

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

CPU FID/VID Contro l

Processor Multipli er [ Auto]

Processor Voltage [ Auto]

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Performance

Options

Auto x4.0 800 MHz

x4.5 900 MHz x5.0 1000 MHz

Reserved x6.5 1300 MHz Reserved

x7.5 1500 MHz

+F1

F10 ESC

Proc e ssor Mult iplier

T his item allows you to select CP U frequency. Options: Auto (Default) / x4. 0 800 M Hz ~ x13.0 2600 MHz

Pro c essor V o l t age

T his item allows you to select CP U voltage. Options: Auto (Default) / 0. 800 V ~ 0.950 V

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

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CPU FID/VID Control (for AM2+ CPU)

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

CPU FID/VID Contro l

Custom P-States [ Disabled]

Core FID [ x11.5 2300MHz] Core DID [ Divided by 1]

Core VID [ 1.2500 V] NB FID [ 2000 Mhz]

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Performance

Options

+F1

F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit

Custom P-States

T his item allows you to select the P-States controlling. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Core FID

T his item allows you to select the R atio/Frequency of AM2+ CP U. Options: x8.0 1600MHz ~ x31.5 6300MHz (Diffe red by C PU)

Core DID

Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8 /

Divi ded by 16

Core VI D

T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of CPU. Options: 0. 0125V ~ 1. 5500V (Differ ed from CPU).

NB FID

T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip. Options: 2000MHz (De fault) / 800MHz ~ 7000MHz

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7 Exit Menu

This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Exit Options

Save Changes a nd Exit

Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s

Load Optimal D efaults

Security Setti ngs

> Security

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Exit

Exit system setup after saving the

changes. F10 key can be used

for this operation.

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Save Changes and E xit

Save all configur ation changes to C MOS R AM and exit setup.

Discard Changes and Exi t

Abandon all changes made during t he current session and exit setup.

Discard Changes

Abandon all changes made during the current session and restore the previously saved values.

Load Optimal Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized for this

system.

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Security

T his sub-menu allows you t o provide/revise supervisor and user password.

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Exit

Security Setti ngs

Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed

Change Supervi sor Password

Change User Pa ssword Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Disabled]

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen Select Item Change

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Change Supervi sor Password

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.

Cha nge Us er Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is s et and the User

Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be abl e to ch an g e t hem.

Boot Sec tor Virus Protec tion

T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS W arning featur e that i s used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. I f this fun ction is enabled and an attempt is made to

write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled