Biostar TA790GXB A2 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

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

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

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

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

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

5 Chipse t Menu.........................................................................................21

6 T-Se ries Menu........................................................................................30

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................42

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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. 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. 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 o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. S ome 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 P lug and Play Version 1.0A specific ation.

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 ati on. Power m an agement feat ures are implemen ted 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 managed by

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Supp ort

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). It provides ASL code for pow er manag ement 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 u s s p eci fi cati on .

DRA M Support

DDR2 SDR AM (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.

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 t he bottom right corner, and you can us e thes e keys to sele ct it em and ch ange the settings.

Notice

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

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 only. 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 chang ed without notice. We will not be

responsibl e 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 Advanc ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.0 1.01 Build Date:01/0 1/08

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008] Floppy A > Hard Drive Co nfiguration

AM I BI O S

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :0 0:00]

Exit

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

select a field. Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Field

Se lect Field

Tab

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Shows syst em information, including B IOS 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 t he 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

Th e BIOS wi ll au t o m atical ly d et ect 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/S AT A devi ce. Select a devi ce and p ress <Ent er> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed opti ons.

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 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 informati on and values are shown below to the name of the s ub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SATA drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

Enabl e or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s ab l e m u l 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. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monit oring, Analysis, and R eporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

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32Bit Data Transfer

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

Har d Disk Write P r otect

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 t he 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 to configu re the settings of C PU, S uper I/O, P ower Management, and other sys tem devices.

Notice

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

system to m alfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

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

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Smart Fan Configuration > Hardware Health Configuration > Power Configuration

> USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Options for CPUAdvanced 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 CPU information that the B IOS automatically detects.

Advanc ed

CPU Configurati on

Module Version: AGESA Version: Physical Count: Logical Count:

AMD CPU Revision:

Cache L1: Cache L2: Cache L3: Speed : ncHT Speed : Current FSB Mul tiplier: Maximum FSB Mul tiplier: Able to Change Freq : uCode Patch Lev el :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

Cool N Quiet [Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [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 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 interfa ce systems.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Cool N Qui et

T his item allows you to enable or disable the Cool & Quiet power savi ng technol ogy. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Table

Th e operat i n g sy s t em scans t h e A C PI SRAT at b oot t im e an d 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

S uper IO Co n f i g urat io n

Advanc ed

Configure ITE87 18 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Ad dress [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port A ddress [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Keyboard PowerO n [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC P ower 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 Controlle r

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you inst alled another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled i n this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding int errupt fo r the fi rst and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IR Q4 (Default ) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i 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 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port M ode

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 Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Parallel Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboa rd PowerO n

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

Mouse PowerOn

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

Restore on AC Power Loss

T his sett ing 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: Power Off (Default) / P ower ON / Last State

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Smart Fan Configuration

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

+F1

F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help Save and Exit Exit

CPU S m art Fa n

This item allows you to contr ol the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (de fault ) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin

Sm art Fan Ca l i br a tion

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

Control M ode

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

Fan Ctrl OFF (℃ )

If the CP U/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 arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function m ode. Options: 0~127 (℃)

Fan Ctrl Sensiti ve

Increasi n g t h e v al u e wil l rai s e t he sp eed of C PU / Sys t em fan. Options: 1~127

Hardware Health Configuration

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

Advanc ed

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Func tion [Enabled]

Shutdown Temper ature [Disabled]

SYS

Temperature

CPU Temperature CPU FAN Speed(J CFAN1) CHIP FAN Speed( JNFAN1)

SYS FAN Speed(J SFAN1)

CPU VCore NB Voltage

+3.30V +5.00V

+12.0V DDR Voltage

HT Voltage 5VSB

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

H/W Health Function

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 Tem perature

T his item allows you to set up the CP U shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under W indows 98 ACPI mode.

Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 6 5 ℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 7 5 ℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

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Power Configuration

Advanc ed

ACPI Settings

Suspend mode [S1 (POS)]

ACPI Version Fe atures [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC suppo rt [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 PCI E/Onboard LAN [Disabled] Wake up by PCI [Disabled]

Time

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the ACPI state used for

System Suspend.

+F1

F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help Save and Exit Exit

Suspe nd m ode

T he item allows you to select t he suspend t ype under the ACPI operating system . Opt i ons : S 1 (P OS) (Default ) Po wer on S usp end S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 & S3 POS+STR

ACPI Version Features

Th e item al l o ws yo u to sel ect the vers i o n 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 tabl e

Set this value to allow the ACP I BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Description Table (RSDT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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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 S erver 2003) mus t support headless operation.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

RTC Re sume

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alar m awakens th e s y s tem from Su s pen d mod e.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

RTC Alar m Date (Days)

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

RTC Alarm Time

You can choose the system boot up t ime, input hour, m inute and second to specify.

USB Wakeup from S3/S4

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Power O n by P CIE/Onboard LAN

T his item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Wake Up by PCI

T his item allows you control the wakeup by P CI function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

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