Biostar TA870 BIOS MANUAL

TA870 BIOS Manual

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

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

2 Adv anced Menu.......................................................................................6

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

4 Boot Men u..............................................................................................19

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

6 T-Se ries Menu........................................................................................27

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................40

TA870 BIOS Manual

BIOS Se tup

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The S etup 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 fi rst stag e o f the booting process, loading and executing t he 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 AM I BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1. 0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AM I 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 m an agement fe atures a re im pl ement ed vi a the Sy stem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video moni tors 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 m anagement and

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

DRA M Support

DDR3 SD R AM (Do u ble Data Rat e III Syn chro nous DR A M) is su pport ed.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AM I 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 the bottom right corner, and you can us e thes e keys to sele ct i tem and ch an ge 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 S etup Default under the Exit Menu.

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

T he BIOS information described in thi s manual is for your refer ence only. The actual BIOS informat ion and settings on board may be slightly differ ent from t his manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed without notice. W e 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 inform ation.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/10

System Memory

Size :

System Time [ :00:00]00

System

Date [Fri 01/01/2010]

Floppy A > IDE Configuration

AM I BI O S

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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 syst em 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.

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

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IDE Configuration

Th e BIO S w i ll au t o m ati cal l y d etect t h e presence of ID E/SA TA devices . T her e i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A devi ce. Select a devi ce an d pres s <Enter> to ent er

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confuguration

> 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

SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Device

Main

SATA 1

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 t he 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 LB A mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s able mu 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 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

32Bit Data Transfer

Enable or disabl e 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 (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

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CP U, 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 Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series

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

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Smart Fan Configuration

> Hardware Health Configuration > Power Configuration > USB 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 Configuration

T his item shows the CPU information that the B IOS 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 : WidthI/O : Able to Change Freq :

uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

PowerNow [Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled]

C1E Support [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM)

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

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Secur e Virtual Ma chin e Mo d e

Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resource into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interfa ce systems.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PowerNow

T his i tem allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Tabl e

Th e operat i n g sy s t em scans t h e ACPI S RAT at b oot tim e and u s es the i n for mati 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 consum ption of your system when the system is idle.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Core Leveling

T his i tem allows you to activate Core Leveling function. Options: Auto(Default) / Manual

CPU Core0/1/2/3

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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S uper IO Co n f i g urat ion

Advanced

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

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

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

OnBoard CIR Port [Disabled] CIR Port IRQ [IRQ10]

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

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 syst em uses

no fl oppy drive, select disabled i n this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / 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 / 3B C / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his i tem 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.

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ECP Mode DM A Channel

T his i tem allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (De fault) / DMA0 / DM A1

Parallel Port IRQ

T his i tem allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard paral lel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

OnBoard CIR Por t

T his i tem allows you to select consumer IR port. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

CIR Port IRQ

T his i tem allows you to select consumer IR port IRQ. Options: IRQ10 (Default) /IRQ3 / IRQ4 / IRQ11

Keyboard PowerO n

T his i tem allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / S pecific Key / Stroke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

T his i tem will show only when Keyboard P owerOn is s et “Specific Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

T his i tem will show only when Keyboard P owerOn is s et “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+ F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F 2 / Ctrl+F3 /

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

Mouse PowerOn

T his i tem allows you to control the m ouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Restore on AC Powe r Loss

T his s etting 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: Power Off (De fault) / Power ON / Last State

Smart Fan Confi guration

Advanc ed

Smart Fan Confi guration

CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled]

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

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU S m art Fan

This ite m allo ws you to control the CPU Smart Fan func tio n. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin

Sm art Fan Ca l i bration

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

Contr ol Mode

T his i tem provides s everal oper ation modes of t he fan. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual

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Fan Ctrl OFF (℃ )

If the CP U/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℃)

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 (W ith the int erval of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensiti ve

Increasi n g t h e valu e w ill rai s e t he sp eed of CPU/ Sys t em fan. Options: 1~127 (W ith the int erval of 1)

Hardware H ealth C onfiguration

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

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Temperature SYS Temperature

CPU Fan Sytem1 Fan

Sytem2 Fan +12.0V

+5.00V CPU Vcore

HT Voltage DDR Voltage CPU-NB Voltage

SB Voltage

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

+F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

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H/W Health Function

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health st atus during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdown Tem pe r ature

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under Wi ndows 98 ACPI m ode.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / 60 /140 / 65 / 149 / 70 /158 / 75 /167 ℃℉℃℉℃℉ ℃℉

/ 80 /176 / 85 /185 / 90 /194℃℉℃℉℃℉

Power Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

EuP Control [Disabled]

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 LAN [Disabled]

Wakeup On Ring [Disabled]

Time

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

When EuP Enabled. System meets EuP

requirment. All wake up events

do not work except Power Button after

power down system(S5)

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

EuP Control

T his i tem is used to enable or disable EuP Control (Energy Usi ng Products). Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Suspe nd m ode

T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACP I operating system. Opt i ons : S 1 (P OS) (Default ) P o wer on S uspen d

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

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