Biostar A880G PLUS, A785G3 PLUS, TA880G BIOS MANUAL

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

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

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

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................17

4 Boot Men u..............................................................................................21

5 Chipse t Menu.........................................................................................24

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................30

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. 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. 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 proc ess, l oading and executing the operating syst em. S om 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 Plug and Play Version 1.0A specific ati on.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Versi on 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 ati on. Power m anagement fe atures are im pl ement ed 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 specific ation, developed by Microso ft, Intel and Toshiba.

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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

DDR3 SDRAM (Do uble Dat a Rat e III Synch ro nous DR A M) is suppo rt ed.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD C PU.

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 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 information described in this manual is for your re ference 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 changed without notice. We will not be

responsible for any mistakes 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 Main Men u

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

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/SATA Configuration

AM I BIO S

Shows s ystem information i ncluding BIOS 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

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

System Memory

Shows s ystem m emory 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 fl oppy disk drive installed in your system. Options: 360K, 5. 25 i n / 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 /SAT A C onfig uration

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m atical ly detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SATA d evices . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A device. Select a d evice and p ress <Enter> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE/SATA Configuration

> 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 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 the name of the sub-menu.

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Type

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

LBA/Large Mode

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

PIO Mode

Select the P IO m ode. Options: Auto (De fault) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

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

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysi s, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (De fault) / 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 B IOS.

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 t o configu re the settings of CP U, Super 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 Performance

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Smart Fan Configuration

> Hardware Health Configuration > Power Configuration

> USB Configuration > AUDIO Configuration > Onboard LAN Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10

Save and Exit 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] Probe Filter [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM)

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Secur e Virt ual Ma chine Mod e

Virtualization Technology can virtually separ ate your system resource into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PowerNow

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

ACPI SRAT Tabl e

Th e operat i n g sys tem scans t h e A C PI SRAT at b oot t im e an d u s es the i n fo rmat i 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

Probe Filter

T his item allows you to set ini tialization mode for Probe Filter. Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled / MP Mode

Core Per formanc e Boos t

If this item is enabled, Revision E CP U automatically transition to pop-down p-state Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Advanced Clock Calibration

Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) is an enhanced technology for overclocking, needing support from both chipset and CPU. When enabled, it will improve the stability of advanced ove rclocki ng greatly.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Auto / All Cores / Per C ore

Core Leve ling

T his item allows you to activate Core Leveling function. Options: Auto(Default) / Force Single Core / Force Dual Core / Force Tri Core /

Enable all Cores

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S uperI O Co nf i g urat io n

Advanced

Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [Disabled]

OnBoard CIR Port [Disabled] 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 wis h to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses

no floppy drive, select disabl ed in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding i nterrupt for the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IR Q4 (Default) / 2F8/ IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard parall el port controller with whi ch I/O Address.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / 378 / 278 / 3BC

Parallel Port Mode

T his item allows you to determine 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 Usi ng Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

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ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you to sel ect parallel port ECP DM A. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default ) / DM A0 / DMA1

Parallel P ort IRQ

T his item allows you to sel ect t he IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (De fault) / IRQ5 / Disabled

OnBoard CIR Por t

T his item allows you to sel ect consum er IR port. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

CIR Port IRQ

T his item allows you to sel ect consum er IR port IRQ. Options: IRQ10 (Default) /IRQ3 / IRQ4 / IRQ11

Keyboa rd PowerOn

T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Specifi c Key / Stroke 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: C trl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

Mouse PowerOn

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

C t rl +F 4 / Ctrl + F 5 / Ct rl +F 6

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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: P ower O ff (Default) / Last State

Smart Fan Confi guration

Advanc ed

Smart Fan Confi guration

CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]

Smart Fan Calib ration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF( C ) Fan Ctrl On(C) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensit ive

BIOS SETUP 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 w s you to control the CPU Sma rt Fan func tio n. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin

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 / Performan ce / Manual

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Fan Ctrl OFF (℃)

If the C PU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN 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 arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (W ith the interval of 1℃)

Fan Ctrl S tart Va l ue

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 int erval of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

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

Hardware Health Configuration

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

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Temperature NB Temperature

SYS Temperature CPU Fan

Sytem1 Fan +12.0V

Chip Voltage +5.00V

CPU Vcore DDR Voltage HT Voltage

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

H/W Health Functio n

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

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Shutdown Te m perature

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℉ / 6 5 ℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90 ℃/194℉

Power Con figuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend mode [S1 (POS)]

ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled]

AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [Disabled]

RTC Resume [Disabled] RTC Alarm Date(Days)

RTC Alarm USB Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled] Power ON by PCIE/Onboard LAN [Disabled] Wake Up by PCI [Disabled] Wakeup on Ring [Disabled]

Time

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

Suspe nd m ode

T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the AC P I operating system . Opt i ons : S 1 (PO S ) (Defaul t ) P ower on Suspen d

S3 (ST R) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR

ACPI Version Features

Th e item al l o ws yo u to sel ect t he vers i o n of ACPI. Options: ACP I v1.0 (De fault) / ACPI 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 handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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