A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he 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.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU .
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual 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...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual IDE 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. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.
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A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Type Select the type of the IDE/SAT A 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.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interf ace systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PowerNow T his item allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology.
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A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Serial Port1 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Smart Fan Conf iguration When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin], CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled] please run the Smart Fan Cali bration calibration to define Control Mode the Fan parameters for...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. 0~127 (℃) Options: Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 Hardware Health Configuration...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Power Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced ACPI Settings Select the ACPI state used for Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] System Suspend. ACPI Version F eatures [ACP I v1.0] ACPI APIC supp ort [Ena bled] AMI OEMB table [Ena bled]...
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A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is a server-speci f ic 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.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices Enabled: no USB devices are...
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A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Number of seconds POST waits for the USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] USB mass storage device after start Device # unit command.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus bef ore another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. T he option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Options: Pri.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset HD Audio Azali a Device [Ena bled] Options Auto Disabled Enabled S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual SATA IDE Combined Mode T his option controls the SAT A/PAT A combined mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled RS780 Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset RS780 Configur ation Internal Graphics Conf >...
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A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Mode T his item allows you to select the memory mode used for internal graphi cs device. Options: UMA (Default) / Disable UMA Frame Buffer Size T his item allows you to choose the UMA frame buffer size for internal graphics. Options: Auto (Default) / 16M / 32M / 64M / 128M / 256M / 512M / Disabled GFX Engine Clock Override...
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A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual GPP Slots Power Limit, W Options: 25 (Default) / 0-255 Port #02 Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Gen2 High Spee d Mode [Dis abled] Auto - RC only Link ASPM [Dis abled] advertize Gen2 Link Width...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual NB-SB Port Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset NB-SB Link ASP M [Dis abled] Options NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o] Disabled S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset MAC ID Informa tion 00-E 0-4C-36-00-04 Enable/Disable Realtek PCIE N IC [Ena ble] Onboard Broadcom Realtek Optio n ROM [Dis abled] PCIE Network Controller S elect Screen S elect Item...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual HT Overvoltage T his item allows you to select HT Voltage Control. Options: 1.20V (Default) / 1.25V / 1.30V / 1.35V / 1.40V CPU Frequency T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600 DRAM Timing Configuration...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Mode T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM T iming. Options: Auto (Default) / MaxMemClk Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance Hyper Transpor t Configuration The Hypertransport...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance Memory Configu ration Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleav ing [Aut o] Enable Clock t o All DIMMs [Dis abled] MemClk Tristat e C3/ATLVID [Dis abled] Memory Hole Re mapping [Ena bled]...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual DC T Unganged Mode T his item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2) dual-chann el operation mode. If two DRAM modules with different size are installed, using unganged mode can still make it run in dual-channel operation. Options: Auto (Default) / Ganged / Unganged Power Dow n Enable...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset...
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Manual Security T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Exit Security Setti ngs Install or Change the password. Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d Change Supervi sor Password...