Biostar A780L User guide

A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual

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

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

2Advanced Menu.......................................................................................6

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

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

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

6Performance Menu...............................................................................29

7Exit Menu...............................................................................................38

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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 abattery sothat it retains theSetup 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 protection 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.

Plugand Play Support

ThisAMI BIOS supports thePlug and Play Version 1.0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

ThisAMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 ofthe EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management

(APM) specification. Power management features are implemented via the System

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 theACPI 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 specification.

DRAM Support

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

Supported CPUs

ThisAMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

Using Setup

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test

(POST) to enter theBIOS 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

zThe default BIOS settings applyfor 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.

zFor better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

The BIOS information described in this manual isfor your referenceonly. The actual

BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.

zThe content ofthis 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 ofthe basic system information.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Tab

F10

ESC

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

Use [+] or [-] t o

configure system Time.

System Overview

AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01

Build Date:01/01/09

System Memory

Size :

System Time [ :00:00]00

System Date [Thu 01/01/2009]

Floppy A

> IDE Configuratio n

Exit

AMI BIOS

Shows systeminformation including BIOS version and built date.

System Memory

Shows systemmemory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded..

System Time

Set the systeminternal clock.

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the

date.

Floppy A

Select the typeof floppy disk drive installed in yoursystem.

Options: 360K, 5.25in / 1.2M, 5.25 in/ 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in /

2.88M, 3.5in / None

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IDE 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 ofdetailed options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Enter

F10

ESC

While entering setup,

BIOS auto detect s the

presence of IDE

devices. This displays

the status of au to

detection of IDE

devices.

IDE Confuguration

> Primary IDE Slave

> SATA 1 Device

Hard Disk Write Pr otect [Disabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

> SATA 2 Device

> SATA 3 Device

> SATA 4 Device

> Primary IDE Master

Primary IDEMaster/Slave ;SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Device

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Select the type

of device connected

to the system.

Primary IDE Master

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]

Device :

Type [Auto]

The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these

information and values are shown below to the name ofthesub-menu.

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Type

Select the typeofthe IDE/SATAdrive.

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

PIOMode

Select the PIOmode.

Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1/ 2 / 3 /4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode.

Options: Auto (Default) / SWDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and ReportingTechnology.

Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

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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2Advanced Menu

The Advanced Menu allows you to configure thesettings ofCPU, Super I/O, Power

Management, and othersystem devices.

Notice

zBeware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system tomalfunction.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

Enter

F10

ESC

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

> SuperIO Configuration

> Smart Fan Configuration

> Hardware Health Configuration

> Power Configuration

> USB Configuration

> CPU Configuration

Exit

CPU Configuration

Thisitem shows theCPU information that theBIOS automatically detects.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Enable/Disable

Secure Virtual Machine

Mode (SVM)

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]

CPU Prefetching [Enabled]

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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

PowerNow

Thisitem allows you to enable or disablethe PowerNow 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 performance.

This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at

boot up, or not.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

CPUPrefetching

Thisitem allows you to enable or disableCPU Prefetching function.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Probe Filter

Thisitem allows you to set initializationmode forProbe Filter.

Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode

C1E Support

C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and

decrease heat by lowering CPU frequency while the processor is not working.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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SuperIO Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advan ced

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

F10

ESC

Allows BIOS to Enable

or Disable Floppy

Controller

Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Ena bled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8 /IRQ4]

Parallel Port Address [378 ]

Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Keyboard Power On [Dis abled]

Mouse PowerOn [Dis abled]

Restore on AC Power Loss [Pow er Off]

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. Ifyou installed another FDC or the system uses

no floppy drive, select disabled in this field.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1Address (A780L M2G+Only)

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.

Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3/ Auto / Disabled

ParallelPort Address

Thisitem allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which

I/O Address.

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

ParallelPortMode

Thisitem 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 DMA Channel

Thisitem allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA.

Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel Port IRQ

Thisitem allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerOn

Thisitem allows you to control the keyboard power on function.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key / Any Key

Specific KeyEnter

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

Stroke KeysSelected

Thisitem will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.”

Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / PowerKey / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6

MousePowerOn

Thisitem allows you to control the mouse power on function.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restore on AC Power Loss

Thissetting specifies how your system should behave aftera 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)/ Last State

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