Biostar TA790GX A3 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual

BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1

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

2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7

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

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

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

6 T-S eries Menu........................................................................................30

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................44

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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 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 Pla y Support

This AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.

EPA Gre en PC Sup por t

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 (AP M) speci fication. Power managem ent feat ures a re implemented via t he Syst em

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 specification (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 Supp ort

This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect) local bus speci fication.

DRAM S upp ort

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

Supporte d CP Us

This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

Using Se tup

W hen st arting up t he computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-T est (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 sele ct item and ch ange the settings.

Noti ce

z The 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 performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

The BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference only. T he actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.

z The 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

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 the 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 Memory

Size :

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008]

Floppy A

> Hard Drive C onfiguration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

[ : 00:00]

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Field

S elect Field

Tab

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AMI BIOS

Shows system information, including BIOS version and built date.

Syste m Me m ory

Shows system memory size.

Syste m Tim e

Set the system internal clock.

Syste m 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

T he BIOS will automatically detect t he presenc e of ID E/SAT A devices. There is a sub-menu for each IDE/SAT A device. S el ect a device and press <Enter> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed options.

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

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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

T he BIOS detects the informati on and values of resp ective devic es, 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 dis abl e mul ti-s ector trans fer. 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) / S WDMA0 ~ 2 / MW DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. 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

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to malfunction.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

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

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Options for CPUAdvanced Setti ngs

S elect Screen S elect Item G o to Sub Screen

Enter

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Exit

CPU Configuration

This item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

Advanced

CPU C onfiguration

Modul e Version: AGESA Version:

Physi cal Count: Logic al Count:

AMD C PU Revis ion:

Cache L1: Cache L2:

Cache L3: Speed : NB Clk: ncHT Speed : Width I/O :

Able to Change Fre q : uCode Patch Level :

Secur e Virtual Mac hine Mode [ Enabled]

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

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BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Enab le/Disable Secu re Virtual M achine Mode (SVM)

S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F1 0

E xit

ES C

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Secure Virtual Machine Mode

Virtualization Technology 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

Cool N Quiet

This item allows you to enable or disable the Cool & Quiet power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Table

T he operati ng system scans the ACPI S RAT at boot t ime and u ses the information to 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

Advanced Clock Calibration

Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) is an enhanced technology fo r overclocking, needing support from both chipset and CPU. When enabled, it will improve the

stability of advanced overclocking greatly. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / All Cores / Per Core

Value (All Cores) / Value (Core 0) / Value (Core 1) / Value (Core 2 ) / Value (Core 3 )

This item shows only when “ Advanced Clock Calibration” is set to “All Cores” or

Options: -2% (Default) / 0% / +2% / +4% / +6% / +8% / +10% / +12% / -4% / -6%

C1E Support

This item allows you to configure the Enhan ced H alt State (C1E) fun ction, which may reduce the power consumption of your system when the system is idle.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Core Leveling

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

“Per Core”.

/ -8% / -10% / -12%

Enable all Cores

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Su pe r IO Conf igur a t io n

Advanced

Confi gure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset

Onboa rd Floppy Con troller [ Enabled]

Keybo ard PowerOn [ Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [ Disabled]

Resto re on AC Powe r Loss [ Power Off]

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller

S elect Screen S elect Item

C hange Option

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F1 0

E xit

ES C

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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

Keyboard PowerOn

This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key

Specific Key Enter

This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+ F 5 / Ctrl+F6

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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

Smart Fan Configuration

Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration

CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled]

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 U TILITY

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

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

S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Smart Fan

This item allows you to control the CPU Smart 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.

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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 (℃)

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

Incr easing the value will raise the speed of CP U/ System fan. Options: 1~127

Hardware Health Configuration

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

Advanced

Hardw are Health Co nfiguration

H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled]

Shutd own Temperatu re [ Disabled]

Temperat ure

SYS CPU T emperature

CPU F an (JCFAN1) CHIP Fan (JNFAN1) Syste m1 Fan (JSFAN 1)

CPU V core NB Vo ltage +3.30 V

+5.00 V +12.0 V

DDR V oltage HT Vo ltage

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BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce.

S elect Screen S elect Item

C hange Option

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F1 0

E xit

ES C

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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℃℉℃℉℃℉

Power Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspe nd mode [ S1 (POS)]

ACPI Version Featu res [ ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [ Enabled]

AMI O EMB table [ Enabled] Headl ess mode [ Disabled]

RTC R esume [ Disabled] RTC A larm Date(Day s) RTC A larm USB W akeup From S3 /S4 [ Disabled] Power On by PCIE/O nboard LAN [ Disabled] Wake Up by PCI [ Enabled]

T ime

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for

Syst em Suspend.

S elect Screen S elect Item

C hange Option

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F1 0

E xit

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Suspend mode

The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. Opt ions: S 1 (POS) (Default) Power on Suspend

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

ACPI Version Features

T he item all ows you to sel ect the version of AC P I. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0

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ACPI APIC support

T his item is used to enable or disabl e the mot herboard'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 System Description Table (RSDT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Headless mode

This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating

system (e.g. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Resume

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awak ens the system from Suspend mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Ala rm Date (Days )

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

RTC Alarm Time

You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify.

USB Wakeup from S3/S4

This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Power On by PCIE/Onboard LAN

This item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Wake Up by PCI

Enable / Disable PCI to generate a wake ev ent. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

USB Configuration

This item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.

Advanced

USB C onfiguration

Modul e Version - 2 .24.3-13.4

USB D evices Enable d:

Legac y USB Support [ Enabled]

USB 2 .0 Controller Mode [ HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled]

> USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration

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BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

Enab les support for lega cy USB. AUTO

opti on disables lega cy support i f no U SB devices a re

conn ected.

S elect Screen S elect Item

C hange Option

G eneral Help

S ave and Exit

F1 0

E xit

ES C

Legacy USB Support

This item determines if the BI OS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices li ke the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful feature when using s uch

USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microsoft DOS or Windows NT).

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller. Options: HiSpeed (De fault) USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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