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A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................6
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................17
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................21
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................30
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................38
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- Page 1 A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................6 3 PCIPnP Menu..................17 4 Boot Menu....................21 5 Chipset Menu..................24 6 Performance Menu................30 7 Exit Menu....................38...
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Page 2: Bios Setup
A880GU3/A880GB 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
A880GU3/A880GB 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: Main Menu
A880GU3/A880GB 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/S Ata Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual IDE/S ATA 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 SETUP UTILITY Main IDE/SATA Configuration... - Page 6 A880GU3/A880GB 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...
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Page 7: Advanced Menu
A880GU3/A880GB 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 A880GU3/A880GB 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...
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Page 9: Super Io Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure ITE8718 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] OnBoard CIR Port [Disabled]... - Page 10 A880GU3/A880GB 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 OnBoard CIR Port...
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Page 11: Smart Fan Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Restore on AC Power Loss T his setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. 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 O ff (Default) / Last State Smart Fan Configuration... -
Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ ) If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) Options: Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System f an starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) Options: Fan Ctrl Start Value... -
Page 13: Power Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Shutdow n Temperature 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 (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉ / 80℃/176℉... - Page 14 A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description T able (RSD T ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his is a server-speci f ic feature.
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Page 15: Usb Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB 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 - 2.24.5-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices Enabled: no USB devices are connected. -
Page 16: Audio Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB 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: Onboard Peripherals Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual AMD 880 HD Audio T his item allows you to control AMD 880 HD audio function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled HD Audio Azalia Device T his item allows you to control the HD audio device. Options: Enabled (Default) / Auto / Disabled OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY... -
Page 18: Pcipnp Menu
A880GU3/A880GB 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 19: Pci Latency Timer
A880GU3/A880GB 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 20: Reserved Memory Size
A880GU3/A880GB 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 21 A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Maximum Payload Size T his item sets Maximum Payload of Pci Express Device or allows System BIOS to select the value. Options: Auto (Default) / 128 Bytes / 256 Bytes / 512 Bytes / 1024 Bytes / 2048 Bytes / 4096 Bytes Extended Tag Field If this item is enabled, it will allow the system to use 8-bit TAG filed as a requester.
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Page 22: Boot Device Priority
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority >... -
Page 23: Quick Boot
A880GU3/A880GB 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 24 A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual BOOT S UCCESS BEEP When this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled...
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Page 25: Chipset Menu
A880GU3/A880GB 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 26: Internal Graphics Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Internal Graphics Configuration Options VBIOS Type [HDMI] HDMI Internal Graphics Mode [UMA] UMA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] GFX Engine Clock Override [Disable] Surround View [Auto] FB Location [Above 4G] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help... - Page 27 A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset PCI Express Configuration > Port #02 Features > Port #04 Features > Port #07 Features > NB-SB Port Features Select Screen Select Item Enter Update General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
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Page 28: Primary Video Controller
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Link Width (Only for Port #02) Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 Slot Power Limit, W (Only for Port #02) Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255 NB-SB Port Features BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et NB-SB Link ASPM [ L1]... -
Page 29: Southbridge Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Options SB710 CIMx Verison: 5.3.0 Disabled Enabled OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn o) [Enabled] OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) [Enabled] EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [Enabled] OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Enabled]... -
Page 30: Power Saving Features
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Power Saving Features T his item allows you to enable or disable power saving f eatures in SB. As general rule, this feature should be disabled for desktop and enabled fo r mobile. See AMD SB710 Power Saving document for more details. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled... -
Page 31: Performance Menu
A880GU3/A880GB 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 32: Cpu Frequency
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Memory Over Voltage T his item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control. CPU Frequency T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600 CPU FID/VID Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance CPU FID/VID Control Tells BIOS whether to... -
Page 33: Dram Timing Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Core DID T his is the Core Divider. Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8 / Divided by 16 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. - Page 34 A880GU3/A880GB 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) / DCT0 / DCT 1 / Both CAS Latency (CL) Options: Auto (Default) / 4~12 CLK 2T Command Options: Auto (Default) / 1T / 2T...
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Page 35: Hyper Transport Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance Hyper Transpor t Configuration The Hypertransport link will run at this speed if it is slower NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link than or equal to the HT Link Speed [ Auto] system clock and the HT Link Width... -
Page 36: Memory Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance Memor y Configurati on Enab le Bank Memo ry Inte rleaving Bank Interleaving [ Auto] Chann el Interleavi ng [ XOR of Addre ss bit] Enabl e Clock to Al l DIMMs [ Disabled] MemCl k Tristate C3 /ATLVID [ Disabled]... -
Page 37: Ecc Configuration
A880GU3/A880GB 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 A880GU3/A880GB 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...
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Page 39: Save Changes And Exit
A880GU3/A880GB 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 A880GU3/A880GB 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 A880GU3/A880GB 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.