Biostar A780L, A780L M2L PLUS, A780L M2G PLUS BIOS MANUAL

A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Man u al

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

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

2 Adv an ced Menu.................. ............ .................................... ............ .........6

3 PCIPnP Me nu........................................................................................16

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

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21

6 Performance Me nu ...............................................................................29

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

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BIOS Setup

Introducti on

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. The 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. B IOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting proc ess, loading and executing the operating syst em. Som e 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 t he EPA 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 featu res a re im pl ement ed via t he S ystem

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 Supp ort

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interfa ce specifi cation (ACP I). It provides ASL code for pow er manag ement 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 us speci ficati on .

DRA M Support

DDR2 S DRAM (Double Data Rate II S ynchronous 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 these k eys to s ele ct 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 per form ance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS inform ation described in thi s manual is for your refer ence only. The act ual 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 changed without notice. We will not be

responsible for any mistakes found in this user’s manual and any system damage t hat may be caused by wrong-settings.

General Help

Navigati on 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 inform ation.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01/0 9

System Memory

Size :

System Time [ :00:00]00

System Date [Thu 01/01/2009] Floppy A

> IDE Configuratio n

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AM I BIOS

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [SHIFT-TAB] t o select a field.

Use [+] or [-] t o configure system Time.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Shows s ystem i nformation including BIOS version and built date.

System Memory

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

System Ti me

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 Configuration

Th e BIO S w i ll au t o m aticall y d et ect t h e presen ce of ID E / SAT A d evices . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A devi ce. S elect a devi ce and pres s < Ent er> t o enter

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confuguration

> Primary IDE Mast er

> Primary IDE Slav e > SATA 1 Device

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

Hard Disk Write Pr otect [ Disabled] IDE Detect Time Ou t (Sec) [ 35]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

While entering s etup, BIOS auto detect s the presence of IDE

devices. This di splays the status of au to

detection of IDE devices.

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Scr een

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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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 nam e of the sub-m enu.

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Type

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

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector 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 m ode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Auto (Defaul t) / S WDMA0 ~ 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. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A 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 t he settings of CP 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 malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malfunction.

> CPU Configur ation

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

> Power Config uration > USB Configur ation

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

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 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 : Width I/O :

Able to Change Fre q : uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Mac hine Mode [ Enabled]

PowerNow [ Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled]

CPU Prefetching [ Enabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual M achine

Mode (SVM)

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

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Secure Vi r t ual Machine Mode

Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resource 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 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 s t em scans t h e ACPI 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 mode for Probe Filt er. 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 n f i gurati on

Advan ced

Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 A ddress [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Por t Mode [Normal]

Parallel Por t IRQ [IRQ7] Keyboard Power On [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

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

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

Serial Port1 Address (A780L M2G+ Only)

Select an address and corr esponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default ) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows y o u to det erm ine acces s onboard parallel port controller wi th which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his item allows you t o determ ine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.

EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP + EPP Using P arall el port as ECP & EPP mode.

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ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you t o select parallel port ECP DM A. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default ) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel P ort IRQ

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

Keyboard PowerO 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 “S pecific Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / P ower Key / C trl+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 (De fault) / 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 S tate

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Smart Fan Configuration

Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration

CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]

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 UTILITY

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

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

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Smart Fa n

This ite m allo w s you to control the CPU Smar t Fan f unc tion. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin

Sm art Fan Cali bration

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 / Performance / Manual

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)

If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With 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 (℃) (With 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

Increas i n g t he val ue w ill r ai s e t he speed of C PU / Sy s t em fan. Options: 1~127 (With the interval of 1)

Hardware Health C onfiguration

T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Co nfiguration

H/W Health Functio n [ Enabled]

Shutdown Temperatu re [ Disabled]

CPU Temperature SYS Temperature

CPU Fan Ssytem1 Fan

CPU Voltage Chip Voltage +3.30V

+5.00V +12.0V DDR Voltage HT Voltage 5VSB

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H/W Health Function

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

Shutdown Temperature

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitorin g

Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effecti ve under W indows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 7 5 ℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90 ℃/194℉

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