Biostar TA790GX A3+ Manual

TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual
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BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2Advanced 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. T he power of CMOS
RAM is supplied by a battery so that 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 o f 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.
Plug and Pla y Support
This AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
EPA Gre e n 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 Man agement
(APM) speci fication. Power management features a re implemented via the System
Management Int errupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power man agement 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 specifi cation (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 Support
This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconn ect) local bus speci fication.
DRAM S upp ort
DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported.
Supported CP Us
This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.
Using Setup
W hen 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
use these keys to select item and ch ange
the settings.
Noti ce
zThe 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.
zFor better system perform ance, 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.
zThe 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 inform ation.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series
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S elect Screen
S elect Item
C hange Field
S elect Field
G eneral Help
S ave and Exit
Exit
+-
Tab
F1
F10
ESC
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
System Overvie w
AMI BIOS
System Memory
[ : 00:00]
System Date [Tue 01/01/2008]
Floppy A
> Hard Drive C onfiguration
Version :01. 01.01
Build Date:01/ 01/08
Size :
System Time 00
Exit
AMI BIOS
Shows system 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.

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Floppy A
Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.
Options: 360K, 5.25in / 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 the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. There is a
sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. S elect a device and press <Enter> to enter
the sub-menu of detailed options.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Go to Sub Screen
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
Enter
F1
F10
ESC
While entering setup ,
BIOS auto detects th e
presence of IDE
devices. This displa ys
the status of auto
detection of IDE
devices.
IDE Confuguration
> Primary IDE Slave
> SATA 1 Device
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
> SATA 2 Device
> SATA 3 Device
> SATA 4 Device
> SATA 5 Device
> SATA 6 Device
> Primary IDE Master

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Primary IDEMaster/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Device
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
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]
T he BIOS detects the information 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 disable multi-sector 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) / SWDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5
S.M.A.R.T
Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and ReportingTechnology.
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 configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power
Management, and other system devices.
Notice
zBeware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause
system to malfunction.
BIOS SETU P U TILITY
Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series
vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
S elect Screen
S elect Item
G o to Sub Screen
G eneral Help
S ave and Exit
Exit
Enter
F1
F10
ESC
Options for CPUAdvanced Setti ngs
WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections
may c ause system to malf unction.
> SuperIO Conf iguration
> Smart Fan Co nfiguration
> Hardware Hea lth Configuration
> Power Config uration
> USB Configur ation
> CPU Configur ation
Exit
CPU Configuration
Thisitem shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced
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S elect Screen
S elect Item
C hange Option
G eneral Help
S ave and Exit
E xit
+-
F1
F1 0
ES C
Enab le/Disable
Secu re Virtual M achine
Mode (SVM)
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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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
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 operating system scans the ACP I SRAT at boot time and uses the information to
better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum perform ance.
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 for 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
“Per Core”.
Options: -2% (Default) / 0% / +2% / +4% / +6% / +8% /+10% / +12% / -4% / -6%
/ -8% / -10% / -12%
C1E Support
This item allows you to configure the Enhanced Halt 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 /
Enable all Cores

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S upe r IO Conf igur a t io n
BIOS S ETUP UTILITY
Advanced
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S elect Screen
S elect Item
C hange Option
G eneral Help
S ave and Exit
E xit
+-
F1
F1 0
ES C
Allo ws BIOS to E nable
or D isable Flopp y
Cont roller
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]
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 Pow erOn
This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key
Specific KeyEnter
This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.”
Stroke KeysSelected
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+F5 / Ctrl+F6