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TA880G HD 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 T-S eries Menu........................................................................................30
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................44
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  • Page 1 TA880G HD 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 T-S eries Menu..................30 7 Exit Menu....................44...
  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    TA880G HD 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

    TA880G HD 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: System Memory

    TA880G HD 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 T-Series Exit System Overview Use [ENTER], [TAB]...
  • Page 5: Ide Configuration

    TA880G HD 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 SETUP UTILITY Main IDE Confuguration...
  • Page 6 TA880G HD 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.
  • Page 7: Advanced Menu

    TA880G HD 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 TA880G HD 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.
  • Page 9: Super Io Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Addresses. Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] OnBoard CIR Port [Disabled] CIR Port IRQ [IRQ10]...
  • Page 10 TA880G HD BIOS Manual 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 T his item allows you to enable or disable Consumer IR Port. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled CIR Port IRQ...
  • Page 11: Smart Fan Configuration

    TA880G HD 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)
  • Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration

    TA880G HD 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: Acpi Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings When EuP Enabled. System meets EuP EuP Control [Disabled] requirment. Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] All wake up events ACPI Version Features [ACPI v3.0] do not work except ACPI APIC support [Enabled] Power Button after AMI OEMB table...
  • Page 14 TA880G HD 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.
  • Page 15: Usb Configuration

    TA880G HD 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 TA880G HD 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

    TA880G HD 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

    TA880G HD 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

    TA880G HD 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...
  • Page 20: Boot Device Priority

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority >...
  • Page 21 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Quick Boot Enabling this option will cause an ab ridged version o f the Power On Sel f-T est (POST ) to execute after you power up the computer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show T his item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show function.
  • Page 22: Chipset Menu

    TA880G HD 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 SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...
  • Page 23: Internal Graphics Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Internal Graphics Configuration Options Internal Graphics Mode [UMA+SIDEPORT] Disable UMA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] SIDEPORT Clock Speed [667MHz] UMA+SIDEPORT SIDEPORT Clock Refer By [PCIE] UMA-SP Interleave Mode [Auto] SP Power Managment [Dynamic CMD] SP NB Termination [Auto]...
  • Page 24 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Interleave Size Interleave size out of SP memory. Interleave size for UMA calculate bas e on interleave ratio. Options: Auto (Default) / 4MB / 8MB / 16MB / 32MB / 64MB / 128MB Interleave Ratio (SP:UMA) Options: Auto (Default) / 1:1 / 1:3 / 1:7 / 1:15 / 3:5 / 3:13 / 5:11 / 7:9 SP Power Management...
  • Page 25: Pci Express Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset PCI Express Configuration > Port #02 Features > Port #04 Features > Port #05 Features > Port #06 Features > Port #07 Features > Port #09 Features > NB-SB Port Features Select Screen Select Item Enter...
  • Page 26: Primary Video Controller

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual 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] Options NP NB -SB VC1 Traff ic Support [ Disabled] Link Width [ Auto] Disa bled...
  • Page 27: Southbridge Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Options for SB Azalia > SB Azalia Audio Configuration > SB USB Configuration > SB SATA Configuration SB CIMx Verison: 1.0.0.1 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit...
  • Page 28: Sb Usb Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual SB USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Onchip USB Configuration Options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) [Enabled] EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [Enabled] OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Enabled] EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2) [Enabled]...
  • Page 29: Onboard Peripherals Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual OnChip SATA Channel T his option allows you to enable the on-chip Serial AT A. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OnChip SATA Type T his option allows you to select the on-chip Serial AT A operation mode. Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDE AHCI / AHCI as ID 0x4394 / IDE AHCI as ID 0x4394...
  • Page 30 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Realtek Option ROM T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled VT6330 1394/IDE T his item allows you to enable or disable VT 6330 1394/IDE. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled...
  • Page 31: Overclock Navigator

    OverClock Navigator OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that are able to raise the system perfo rmance.
  • Page 32 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options Notice: Please Clear CMOS if system no display Normal after overclocking. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navigator [Automate OverClock] =========== Automate OverClock System =========== Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech Engine]...
  • Page 33 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options Notice: Please Clear CMOS if system no display Normal after overclocking. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navigator [Manual OverClock] =========== Automate OverClock System =========== Auto OverClock System [V6-Tech Engine]...
  • Page 34 TA880G HD BIOS Manual CPU Tuning BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series CPU Tuning CPU Vcore Control CPU Voltage CPU-NB Voltage CPU Vcore [Auto] CPU-NB Over Voltage [Auto] Custom P-States [Disabled] Core FID [x14.0 2800 MHz] Core VID [1.3250 V] Core DID [Divided by 1] NB VID [1.1250 V]...
  • Page 35 TA880G HD 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 36: Clock Control

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual Clock Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series Clock Control ATIG Reference Clock (MHZ) [100] SB Reference Clock (MHZ) [100] Spread Spectrum [Disabled] GFX Enigne Clock Override [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 37: Voltage Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual Voltage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series Voltage Configuration Change memory voltage value. DDR Voltage HT Voltage Chip Voltage NB 1.8V NB 1.1V SB Voltage Side Port Memory Voltage Memory Over Voltage [1.60V] Chipset Over Voltage [Auto] Select Screen HT Over Voltage [Auto]...
  • Page 38: Dram Timing Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series DRAM Timing Configuration BIOSTAR Memory Insight > BIOSTAR Memory Insight Memory Clock Mode [Auto] Memclock Value [DDR3-800] Memory CLK DRAM Timing Mode [Auto] CAS Latency(Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) Row Precharge Time(Trp):...
  • Page 39 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Memory Clock Mode T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / Limit / Manual Memclock Value T his item allows you to set the Memory Clock. Options: DDR3-800 (Default) / DDR3-1066 / DDR3-1333 / DDR3-1600 / Auto DRAM Timing Mode T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM T iming.
  • Page 40: Memory Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual Options: Auto (Default) / 5~8 / 10 / 12 CLK TR RD Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK tWTR Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK tRFC0 / tRFC1 / tRFC2 / tRFC3 Options: Auto (Default) / 90ns / 110ns / 160ns / 300ns / 350ns Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series...
  • Page 41 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Channel Interleaving T his item allows you to control the DDR2 dual-channel function. Options: XOR of Address bits [20:16, 6] (Default) / XOR of Address bits [20:16, 9] / Address bits 6 / Address bits 12 / Disabled Enable Clock to All DIMMs T his item determines whether...
  • Page 42: Ecc Configuration

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual ECC Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance ECC Configurat ion Set the level of ECC protection. Note: The ECC Mode [Dis abled] Super ECC mode DRAM ECC Ena ble [Dis abled] dynamically sets the DRAM SCRUB R EDIRECT [Dis abled] DRAM scrub rate so 4-Bit ECC Mo de...
  • Page 43: Phase Control

    TA880G HD BIOS Manual G.P.U Phase Control BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series G.P.U Phase Contro l Options Phase Status Auto CPU V core: Curre nt CPU Power : Effic iency G.P.U Phase Mode [ Auto] S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help F1 0...
  • Page 44 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or sof tw are. Step 1: T his item is disabled on default; change it to “ Enable” to precede memory test. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...
  • Page 45: Save Changes And Exit

    TA880G HD 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 T-Series Exit Exit Options Exit system setup...
  • Page 46 TA880G HD BIOS Manual CMOS Backup Function It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM and reload any saved CMOS setting for customizing system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation. T here are 10 sets o f record address es in total, and users are able to nam e the CMOS data acco rding to personal preference.
  • Page 47 TA880G HD BIOS Manual Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password. User Access Lev el T his item allows supervisor to set the user level. Options: Full Access (Default) / No Access / View Only / Limited Change User Password...

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