Biostar TA790GX 128M, TA790GX A2 PLUS SE, TA790GX A2 SE, TA790GX A2 PLUS BIOS MANUAL
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1 Main Menu............................................................................................... |
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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. This system controls most of the input and output
devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stage of the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Some additional features, such as virus and password prot ection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS.
The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.
Plug and Play Support
This AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
EPA Green PC Support
This 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 (APM) speci fication. Power management features are implemented via the System
Management Int errupt (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
This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus speci fication.
DRAM Support
DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported.
Supported CPUs
This 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 use these keys to select item and change the settings.
Notice
General Help
Navigation Keys
zThe 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 firmware is being continuously updated. The BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.
zThe 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.
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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.
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AMI BIOS
Shows system information, including BIOS version and built date.
System Memory
Shows system memory size.
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
Hard Drive Configuration
The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a sub-menu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter
the sub-menu of detailed options.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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 |
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IDE Detect Time |
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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 Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice
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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.
Type
Select the type of the IDE/SATA drive.
Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed
LBA/Large Mode
Enable or disable the LBA mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
Enable or disable multi-sector transfer.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
PIO Mode
Select the PIO mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
DMA Mode
Select the DMA mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
S.M.A.R.T
Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
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32Bit Data Transfer
Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Hard Disk Write 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 detecting IDE/SATA devices.
Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0
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2 Advanced Menu
The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices.
Notice
zBeware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
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WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
>CPU Configur ation
>SuperIO Conf iguration
> Smart Fan Co nfiguration
> Hardware Hea lth Configuration
>Power Config uration
>USB Configur ation
S elect Screen
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EnterG o to Sub Screen
F1 G eneral Help
F10 S ave and Exit
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CPU Configuration
This item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
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Secure Virtual Machine Mode
Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resource into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Cool N Quiet
This item allows you to enable or disable the Cool & Quiet power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
ACPI SRAT Table
The operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot time and uses the information to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum perform ance. This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at boot up, or not.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SuperIO Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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Serial Port1 Address |
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Parallel Port Address |
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Parallel Port Mode |
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Parallel Port IRQ |
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Keyboard PowerOn |
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Mouse PowerOn |
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Restore on AC Power Loss |
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General Help |
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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
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Serial Port1 Address
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled
Parallel Port Address
This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which
I/O Address.
Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled
Parallel Port Mode
This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function.
Options: Normal (Default) |
Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. |
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Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. |
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Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. |
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Parallel Port IRQ
This item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled
Keyboard Pow erOn
This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Mouse PowerOn
This item allows you to control the mouse power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Restore on AC Power Loss
This setting specifies how your system should behave after 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 Off (Default) / Power ON / Last State
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Smart Fan Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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General Help |
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CPU Smart Fan
This item allows you to control the CPUSmart Fan function.
Options: Disabled (default) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin
Smart Fan Calibration
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
This item provides several operation modes of the fan.
Options: Quiet / Performance / Manual
Fan Ctrl OFF()
If the CPU/System Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 ()
Fan Ctrl On()
CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 ()
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Fan Ctrl Start Value
When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode.
Options: 0~127 ()
Fan Ctrl Sensitive
Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan.
Options: 1~127
Hardware Health Configuration
This item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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H/W Health Function
If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during
POST stage.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Shutdow n Temperature
This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.
Options: Disabled (Default) / 60 /140 / 65 /149 / 70 /158 / 75 /167 / 80 /176 / 85 /185 / 90 /194
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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RTC Resume |
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Select Item |
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ESC |
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Suspend mode
The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
Options: S1 |
(POS) (Default) |
Power on Suspend |
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Suspend to RAM |
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ACPI Version Features
The item allows you to select the version of ACPI.
Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0
ACPI APIC support
This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced 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 allowthe ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT) table.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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