Biostar TA760G M2 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 T-Series Menu........................................................................................28

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................39

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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. T his system controls most of the input and output

devices such as keyboard, m ouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting process, l oading and executing the operating system. Some 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 P l ay Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Vers ion 1.0A specifi c ati on.

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 m anagement features a re im pl emented via the System

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

this AMI BIOS.

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 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 ) local b us speci fic atio n .

DRAM Support

DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD C P U.

Usin g 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 thes e keys to select item and ch ange the settings.

Notice

z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance

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

Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu.

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

T he BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference onl y. The actual BIOS information 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 t he basic system information.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

System Overvie w AMI BIOS

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

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008] Floppy A

> IDE Configur ation

AM I BI O S

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

[ :00:00]

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

Shows system information including BIOS version and built dat e.

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 fl oppy disk dri ve inst all ed in your system. Options: 360K, 5. 25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 i n / 1.44M, 3.5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

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IDE Configuration

The BIO S w i ll au t o m ati cal l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SAT A d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/SATA d evice. S elect a device and press <E nter> t o en ter

the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.

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 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 (Default) / CDROM / AR MD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s abl e mul ti -s ect o r t ransfer. 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 / MW DMA0 ~ 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 Transfer

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

Har d Disk Write Protect

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

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SATA devices. Options: 35 (De fault) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced M enu all ows you to configu re the settings o f 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 T-Series

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sec tions may cause system to m alfunction.

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Smart Fan Configuration > Hardware Health Configuratio n

> Power Configuration > USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Confi guration

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 : Able to Change Freq :

uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [ Enabled]

PowerNow [ Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled] CPU Prefetching [ Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM)

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Secur e Vi r t ual Ma chine Mode

Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce 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 t o enable or disable the P owerNow power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Ta bl e

The operat i n g sy s t em scans t h e ACPI SRAT at b oot t im e and u s es the i n format 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

CPU Prefetching

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

S uperI O Co n f i g urati o n

Advanced

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset

Onboard Floppy Controller [ Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [ 3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [ 378]

Parallel Port Mode [ Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [ IRQ7]

Keyboard PowerOn [ Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [ Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [ Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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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 drive, select disabled in this field.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr espondi ng interrupt for the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Thi s i t em al l ows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (De fault) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his item allows you t o 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 Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

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

Paralle l Port IRQ

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

Keyboard PowerOn

T his item allows you t o control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabl ed (De fault) / S pecific Key / Stroke Key

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Specific Key Enter

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

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard P owerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: C trl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F 2 / Ctrl+F3 /

Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6

Mouse PowerOn

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

Restore on AC P owe r Loss

T his setting specifi es how your sys tem 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 Off (De fault) / P ower ON / Last State

Smart F an 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

CPU Sm art Fan

This ite m a llo w s you to c ontr ol the CPU Sma r t Fan functio n. Options: Disabl ed (default) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Sm art Fan Cal ibr ation

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

Control Mode

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

Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ )

If the C PU/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/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

Fan Ctrl S tart Val ue

When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/S ystem fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (W ith the interval of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensiti ve

Increasin g t h e val u e w ill rai s e t he sp eed of CP U / Sys t em fan. Options: 1~127 (W ith the interval of 1)

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Hardware Health Configuration

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

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

SYS Temperature CPU Temperature

CPU FAN Speed(JCFAN1) SYS FAN Speed(JSFAN1)

CPU Voltage Chip Voltage +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V

DDR Voltage HT Voltage 5VSB

H/W Health Functio n

If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during P OST s t ag e. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdown Tempe rature

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring 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 effective under Wi ndows 98 ACP I m ode.

Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65 ℃/149℉ / 7 0 ℃/158℉ / 7 5℃/167℉

/ 80℃/ 176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

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Power Configuration

Advanced

Power Configuration

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 Time (HH:MM:SS) USB Resume from S3/S4 [Disabled] Power On by PCIE/Onboard LAN Wake Up by PCI [Disabled] Wake on Ring [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Disabled]

Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Suspe nd m ode

T he item allows you to select the s uspend type under the ACP I operating system. Opt i ons : S1 (POS) (Defaul t ) Po wer on S uspen d S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR

ACPI Version Features

The it em all o ws y o u to sel ect t he vers i o n of AC PI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / AC PI v2.0 / ACP I 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 faste r interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AMI OEMB table

Set this value to allow the ACPI B IOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Descri ption Table (RS DT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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