Biostar TA880GB, TA880GB PLUS BIOS MANUAL

TA880GB+/TA880GB BIOS Manual

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

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

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........6

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

4 B o o t Men u..............................................................................................19

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

6 T-Se ries Menu........................................................................................28

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 S etup program allows users to modify the basic

system configuration and save these settings to CMOS R AM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup inform ation when the power is turned off.

Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without acc essing 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 stag e of the booting process, l oading and executing the operating system. S ome additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are al so 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 P lug and Play Version 1. 0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Versi on 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 atio n. Power m anagem ent feat ures a re im plem ented via t he S ystem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. P ower to t he hard disk dri ves and video monit ors 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 pow er management and

device configuration 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 sp eci fic ati on .

DRA M Support

DDR3 SD R AM (Do uble Dat a Rate III Sy nch ro nous DR A M) is sup port ed.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CP 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 th ese keys to s ele 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 Setup Default under the Exit Menu.

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

T he BIOS information described in t his manual is for your reference onl y. 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. W e will not be

responsi ble for any mistakes found in this user’s manual and any system damage t hat 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 t he basi c system inform ati on.

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]

> IDE Configuration

AM I BIOS

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 system information, includi ng BIOS vers ion and built dat e.

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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IDE Configuratio n

The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of SATA devices. There is a su b-menu fo r ea ch SAT A dev ice. Select a device an d press < Enter> to enter th e

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 resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the name of the sub-menu.

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Type

Select the type of the IDE/S ATA drive. Options: Auto (De fault) / CDROM / AR MD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

Enable or disable the LBA m ode. Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled

Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)

En able o r d i s abl e m u l ti -s ect o r t ransfer. Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled

PIO Mode

Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (De fault) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Auto (De fault ) / S WDM A0 ~ 2 / M WDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Sm art Monit oring, Analys is, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

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

Har d Disk Wr i te 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/S AT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu all ows you t o configure the settings of C PU, Super I/O, P ower Management, and ot her system devices.

Notice

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

sys tem to m alfunction.

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 > ACPI 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 Configurati on

T his item shows the CPU 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 : WidthI/O : Able to Change Freq :

uCode Patch Level :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

PowerNow [Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled]

Probe Filter [Auto]

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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Secure 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 system s.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PowerNow

T his item allows you to enabl e or disable the PowerNow power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Ta bl e

Th e operat i n g sy s t em scans t h e AC PI SRAT at b oot tim e and u s es th e i nformati 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

Probe Filter

T his item allows you to set init ializat ion mode for Probe Fil ter. Options: Auto (De fault) / Disabled / MP Mode

C1E Support

T his item allows you to configur e the Enhanced H alt State (C1E) fun ction, which may reduce the power consumption of your system when the system i s idle. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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S uperI O Co n f igurati on

Advanced

Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset

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 Select Serial Port1 Base

Addresses.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding int errupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Defaul t) / 2F 8/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 Addres s.

Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard P rinter Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+ EPP Using P arallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you to select parall el port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default ) / DMA0 / DMA1

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Parallel Port IRQ

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

OnBoard CIR Por t

T his item allows you to enabl e or disable Consumer IR Port. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

CIR Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select Cons umer IR P ort IRQ. Options: IRQ10 (Default) /IRQ3 / IRQ4 / IRQ11

Keyboard PowerOn

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

Specific Key Enter

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

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+ F3 /

Mouse PowerOn

T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restore on AC P ower Loss

T his setting speci fies how your s ystem should behave a ft e 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) / Power ON / Last S tate

C t rl +F 4 / Ct rl + F 5 / Ctrl +F 6

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Smart Fan Configuration

Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration

CPU Smart Fan [Disa bled]

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 UTILITY

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 Sm art Fan

This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan functio n. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin

Sm art Fan Cali bration

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

Control Mode

T his item provides several operat ion m odes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performance / Manual

Fan Ctrl OFF (℃ )

If the CP U/System Temperature is lower than the set value, F AN 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 Ctr l S tart Value

When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under S mart Fan F unction mode. Options: 0~127 (Wi th the interval of 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensiti ve

Increas i n g t h e v al u e w ill rai s e t he sp eed of C PU / Sy s t em fan. Options: 1~127 (Wi th the interval of 1)

Hardware Health C onfiguration

T his item shows the syst em temperature, fan speed, and vol tage information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Temperature CHIP Temperature SYS Temperature

CPU Fan Sytem1 Fan

Sytem2 Fan +12.0V

+5.00V CPU Voltage

Chip Voltage HT Voltage DDR Voltage

H/W Health Function

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Shutdown Tem pe r ature

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

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

/ 80 /176 / 85 /185 / 90 /194℃℉℃℉℃℉

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ACPI Configura tion

Advanced

ACPI Settings

EuP Control [Disabled]

Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] ACPI Version Features [ACPI v3.0]

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 item is used to enable or dis able EuP Control ((Energy Using Products). Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Suspend mode

T he it em allows you t o s elect t he suspend type under the AC PI operating system. Opt i ons : S 1 (P OS ) (Defaul t ) P ower on Susp 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 the vers i o n of AC PI. Options: ACPI v3.0 (De fault) / AC P I v1.0 / ACP I v2. 0

ACPI API C 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

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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 (RS DT) 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 operat ion. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Res u me

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

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alar m Date (Days)

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

RTC Al arm Tim e

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

USB Wakeup from S3/S4

T his item allows you to enabl e or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Powe r On by LAN

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

Wakeup O n Ring

T his item allows you control the wakeup on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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