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A740G3L BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................6
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................19
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................28
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................38
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  • Page 1 A740G3L BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................6 3 PCIPnP Menu..................16 4 Boot Menu....................19 5 Chipset Menu..................21 6 Performance Menu................28 7 Exit Menu....................38...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    A740G3L 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. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 3: Pci Bus Support

    A740G3L 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 DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU .
  • Page 4 A740G3L 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 SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit System Overview Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to...

  • Page 5: Ide Configuration

    A740G3L 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. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main IDE C onfuguration...
  • Page 6 A740G3L 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. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode...

  • Page 7: Advanced Menu

    A740G3L 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.
  • Page 8 A740G3L 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. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI SRAT Table...

  • Page 9: Super Io Configuration

    A740G3L BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Controller Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]...
  • Page 10 A740G3L BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1 Parallel Port IRQ T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled Keyboard Pow erOn...

  • Page 11: Smart Fan Configuration

    A740G3L 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 Fan Ctrl OFF( C) Smart Fan control...

  • Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration

    A740G3L 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. Options: 0~127 (With the interval of 1) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 (With the interval of 1) Hardware Health Configuration...

  • Page 13: Power Configuration

    A740G3L BIOS Manual Power Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select the ACPI state used for Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] System Suspend. 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...
  • Page 14 A740G3L 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. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Resume...

  • Page 15: Usb Configuration

    A740G3L BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced USB C onfiguration Enab les support for lega cy USB. AUTO Modul e Version - 2 .24.3-13.4 opti on disables lega cy support i f USB D evices Enable d: no U SB devices a re...
  • Page 16 A740G3L 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.

  • Page 17: Pcipnp Menu

    A740G3L 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. Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.

  • Page 18: Pci Latency Timer

    A740G3L 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.

  • Page 19: Reserved Memory Size

    A740G3L 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. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel.

  • Page 20: Boot Device Priority

    A740G3L BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio rity sequenc e. >...
  • Page 21 A740G3L 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.

  • Page 22: Chipset Menu

    A740G3L 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. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...
  • Page 23 A740G3L BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et HD Au dio Azalia De vice [ Enabled] Options Azali a Clock Gatin g [ Disabled] Auto Disa bled Enab led S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help F1 0...
  • Page 24 A740G3L BIOS Manual SureBoot Feature T his item allows you to control the SureBoot function. SureBoot is a technology that ensures a complete Windows environment will be available disaster recovery situations. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SureBoot Timeout T his item allows you to control the SureBoot timeout. Options: 4 Seconds (Default) / 1 Second / 2 Seconds / 3 Seconds OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19/20 Fn 0/1/5)
  • Page 25 A740G3L BIOS Manual AMD 740 Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et AMD 7 40 Configurat ion Inte rnal Graphic s Conf > Int ernal Graphic s Configurat ion > PCI Express Conf iguration AMD 7 40 HD Audio [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item G o to Sub Scr een...
  • Page 26 A740G3L BIOS Manual UMA Frame Buffer Size T his item allows you to choose the UMA frame buffer size for internal graphics. Options: Auto (Default) / 32MB / 64MB / 128MB / 256MB / 512MB / 1024MB Graphics Clock Mode T his item allows you to set the mode of Graphics Clock.

  • Page 27: Onboard Peripherals

    A740G3L BIOS Manual PCIE GFX0 Link Width Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 PCIE GFX Overclocking Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled NB-SB/GFX/GPP PCIE Link ASPM Options: Disabled (Default) / L0 / L1 / L0 & L1 GFX0 Slot Power Limit, W Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255...
  • Page 28 A740G3L BIOS Manual Realtek PCIE NIC T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable Realtek Option ROM T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled...

  • Page 29: Performance Menu

    A740G3L BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you 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 system to malfunction.
  • Page 30 A740G3L BIOS Manual CPU Tuning BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance CPU Tuning Allows BIOS to Select CPU Over Clock. CPU/HT Reference Clock (MHZ) [200] CPU Over Voltage [StartUp] CPU/HT Reference range Custom P-States [Disabled] 200MHz - 600MHz SVID Override [Disabled] Hyper Transfer Link Configuration HT Link Speed [Auto] HT Link Width...
  • Page 31 A740G3L BIOS Manual NB VID T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of NB chip. NB FID T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip. Options: 800MHz ~ 2000MHz (Di ffered by CPU) NB DID Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2...

  • Page 32: Clock Control

    A740G3L BIOS Manual Clock Control BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance Clock Control ATIG Reference Clo ck (MHZ) [ 100] SB Re ference Clock (MHZ) [ 100] Sprea d Spectrum [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit...

  • Page 33: Voltage Configuration

    A740G3L BIOS Manual Voltage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance Voltage Configuration Change CPU voltage value. CPU Over Voltage [StartUp] Memory Over Voltage [1.60V] Chipset/HT Over Voltage [1.25V] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Ov er Voltage T his item allows you to change CPU voltage value.

  • Page 34: Dram Timing Configuration

    A740G3L BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance DRAM Timing Configuration Select the DRAM Frequency programming Memory Clock Mode [Auto] method. If Auto, Memclock Value [DDR3-800] the DRAM speed will Memory CLK be based on SPDs. DRAM Timing Mode [Auto] If Limit, the DRAM spe will not exceed the...
  • Page 35 A740G3L BIOS Manual Options: Auto (Default) / 5~12 CLK tR TP Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK TR AS Options: Auto (Default) / 15~30 CLK TR C Options: Auto (Default) / 12~42 CLK Options: Auto (Default) / 5~8 / 10 / 12 CLK TR RD Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK...

  • Page 36: Memory Configuration

    A740G3L BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance Memory Configuration Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving [Auto] Channel Interleaving [XOR of Address bit] Enable Clock to All DIMMs [Disabled] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] DCT Unganged Mode [Always] Power Down Enable [Enabled]...

  • Page 37: Ecc Configuration

    A740G3L BIOS Manual Memory Hole Remapping T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled DC T Unganged Mode T his item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2) dual-chann el operation mode.
  • Page 38 A740G3L BIOS Manual ECC Mode T his item allows you to select the DRAM ECC Mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Basic / Good / Super / Max / User DRAM ECC Enabled Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled DRAM Scrub Redirect Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 4-bit ECC Mode...

  • Page 39: Save Changes And Exit

    A740G3L 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 Performance Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the...

  • Page 40: Change Supervisor Password

    A740G3L 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 User Access Le vel [Ful l Access]...
  • Page 41 A740G3L BIOS Manual Passw ord Check T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always Boot Sector Virus Protection T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector.

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