Biostar TA785G3 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

TA785G3+ BIOS Manual

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

1 Mai n Menu...............................................................................................3

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........7

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

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................21

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................2 3

6 T-Se ries Menu........................................................................................29

7 Exit Me nu...............................................................................................42

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BIOS Se tup

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 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 stage o f the booting process , l oading and executing the operating system. S om e additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in B IOS . 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 specification.

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ation. Power managem ent fe atures a re im plem ented via t he Sys tem

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

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Support

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

device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, 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 ecifi c ati o n.

DRA M Support

DDR3 SD R AM (Do uble Dat a Rate III Sy nch ron ous DR A M) is sup ported .

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 B IOS 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 sele ct i tem 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 S etup Default under the Exit M enu.

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

T he BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference onl y. The actual BIOS informati on and settings on board may be slightly differ ent from thi s manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed 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

Navigation Keys

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1 Main Menu

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

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/09

System Memory

Size :

System Time [ :00:00]00

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

> IDE Configuration

AM I BI O S

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TA B] 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 syst em information, i ncluding BIOS version and built date.

System Memory

Shows system memory si ze.

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.

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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

IDE Configuratio n

Th e BIOS 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 . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. S elect a device and pres s <Enter> t o ent er

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 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

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Primary IDE Master/Slave ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice

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 nam e of the sub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SATA 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 Tran sfer)

En able o r d i s able m u l ti -s ect or t ran sfer. 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 (De fault) / S WDM A0 ~ 2 / M W DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and R eporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

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32Bit Data Transfer

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

Har d Disk Write Protect

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/SATA 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 the 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 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 > AUDIO Configuration > Onboard LAN Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Exit

CPU Configurati on

T his item shows the C PU 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 Freq : uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [ Enabled]

Cool N Quiet [ Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled]

CIE Support [ 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 Vi rt ual Machin 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 system s.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Cool N Qui et

T his it em allows you to enable or disable t he Cool & Quiet power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Table

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 the i n formati 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

C1E Support

T his item allows you to configure the Enhanced Halt State (C1E) function, which may reduce the power consumption of your system when the system is idle.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

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 overclocking greatly. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Auto / All Cores / Per Core

Core Leveling

T his it em allows you to activate C ore 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 n f igurati on

Advanced

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enab led]

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

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7 ] Keyboard PowerOn [Disa bled] Mouse PowerOn [Disa bled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Powe r Off]

BIOS SETUP UT ILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Onboard Floppy Control ler

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wi sh 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 fo r the first and s econd serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s it em al l ows y ou to det er m ine acces s onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his it em allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as S tandard 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.

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ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his it em allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (De fault) / DMA0 / DMA1

Paralle l Port IRQ

T his it em allows you to select the IR Q for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerOn

T his it em allows you to control the keyboard power on functi on. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Specific Key / St roke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

T his it em will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

T his it em will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: C trl+ F1 (Default) / Wake Key / P ower Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

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

Mouse PowerOn

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

Restor e on AC Power Loss

T his setting specifies how your syst em should behave a fter 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 (Default) / P ower ON / Last State

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Smart Fan Configuration

Advanced

Smart Fan Configuration

CPU Smart Fan [Disa bled]

Smart Fan Calibration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF( C ) Fan Ctrl On(C) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensitive

BIOS SETUP UT ILITY

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 S m art Fan

This item allows you to control the CPU Smar t Fa n f unc tion. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin

Sm art Fan Ca li br a tion

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

Control Mode

T his it em provi des s everal operation m odes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performance / Manual

Fan Ctrl OF F(℃)

If the CPU/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 arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃)

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Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan F unction mode. Options: 0~127 (W ith 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 CPU / Sys t em fan. Options: 1~127 (W ith the interval of 1)

Hardware Health C onfiguration

T his it em shows the system temperature, fan speed, and vol tage information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

Temperature

CPU SYS Temperature

CPU Fan System1 Fan System2 Fan

CPU Vcore Chip Voltage

+3.30V +5.00V

+12.0V HT Voltage DDR Voltage

5VSB

H/W Health Function

If with a m onitoring system, t he syst em will show PC health status during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdown Tempe r ature

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 Temperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACP I mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60 /140 / 65 /149 / 70 /158 / 75 /167 ℃℉℃℉℃℉℃℉

/ 80 /176 / 85 /185 / 90 /194℃℉℃℉℃℉

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Power Configuration

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

Suspend m ode

T he item allows you to select the suspend t ype under the ACP I operating system. Opt i ons : S 1 (P OS ) (Defau l t ) P o wer on S usp end 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: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2. 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

AMI OEMB table

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Description Table (RS DT ) table.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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