Biostar A740GM2 Bios Setup Manual
Biostar A740GM2 Bios Setup Manual

Biostar A740GM2 Bios Setup Manual

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A740G M2+ 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 .............................................................................. 31
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................. 33
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  • Page 1 A740G M2+ 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 ................31 7 Exit Menu ..................... 33...
  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 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. The 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

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press <Del>...
  • Page 4: System Time

    A740G M2+ 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 information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit System Overview Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to...
  • Page 5: Ide Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual IDE Configuration The BIOS will automatically detect the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a sub-menu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main IDE Confuguration While entering setup,...
  • Page 6: Lba/Large Mode

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 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 transfer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode...
  • Page 7: Advanced Menu

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu allows you to configure 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: Hyper Transport Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 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 PowerNow This item allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI SRAT Table...
  • Page 9: Processor Voltage

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Link Width Options: Auto (Default) / 8 Bit / 16 Bit CPU FID/VID Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU FID/VID Control Options Processor Multiplier [Auto] Processor Voltage [Auto] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 10: Super Io Configuration

    A740G M2+ 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] Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]...
  • Page 11: Smart Fan Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Parallel Port IRQ This item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled Keyboard PowerOn This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Mouse PowerOn...
  • Page 12 A740G M2+ BIOS Manual CPU Smart Fan This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin Smart Fan Calibration Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan functions and show CPU/System fan speed.
  • Page 13: Hardware Health Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration This item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardware Health Configuration Enables Hardware Health Monitoring H/W Health Function [Enabled] Device. Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] Temperature CPU Temperature CPU FAN Speed SYS FAN Speed CPU Core...
  • Page 14: Power Configuration

    A740G M2+ 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] Power On by LAN...
  • Page 15: Headless Mode

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Headless mode This is a server-specific 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 16 A740G M2+ BIOS Manual USB 2.0 Controller Mode This item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller. Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-off feature.
  • Page 17: Pcipnp Menu

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of 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

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes over. The longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device. Options: 64 (Default) / 0-255 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA...
  • Page 19: Reserved Memory Size

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. The option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 These 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

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This 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 21: Cd/Dvd Drives

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual CD/DVD Drives The 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

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This 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: Memory Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Memory Configuration Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Auto] Enable Clock to All DIMMs [Disabled] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Unganged Mode support [Enabled] Power Down Enable [Enabled] Power Down Mode...
  • Page 24: Ecc Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Unganged Mode Support This item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2) dual-channel operation mode. If two DRAM modules with different size are installed, using unganged mode can still make it run in dual-channel operation. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Down Enable...
  • Page 25: Dram Timing Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 4-bit ECC Mode Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled DRAM BG Scrub/Data Cache BG Scrub/L2 Cache BG Scrub/L3 Cache BG Scrub Options: Disabled (Default) DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset DRAM Timing Configuration Select the DRAM Frequency programming Memory Clock Mode [Auto]...
  • Page 26: Southbridge Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset > SB Azalia Audio Configuration Options for SB HD Azal 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 27: Flash Controller

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Azalia Front Panel This item controls the HD front panel header function. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled SDIN0/1/2/3 Pin Config Options: Azalia (Default) / AC’97 Azalia Snoop This item controls the HD snoop function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19/20 Fn 0/1/5) Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled...
  • Page 28: Internal Graphics Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual AMD 690G/740 Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset AMD 690G/740 Configuration Internal Graphics Conf > Internal Graphics Configuration > PCI Express Configuration NB Azalia [Enable] Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 29 A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Current UMA Size This item shows the current UMA size. Graphics Clock Mode This item allows you to select the graphics clock mode. Options: Sync (Default) / ASync Multifunction This item allows you to disabled / enabled multifunction device. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Surround View...
  • Page 30: Onboard Peripherals Configuration

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual NB-SB PCIE Link ASPM Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GFX PCIE Link ASPM Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GPP PCIE Link ASPM Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GFX0 Slot Power Limit, W Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255 GPP Slot Pow er Limit, W Options: 25 (Default) / 0-255...
  • Page 31 A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Realtek PCIE NIC This option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable Realtek Option ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled...
  • Page 32: Performance Menu

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, 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 system to malfunction.
  • Page 33: Cpu Frequency

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual HT Overvoltage This item allows you to select HT Voltage Control. Options: 1.20V (Default) / 1.25V / 1.30V / 1.35V / 1.40V CPU Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600...
  • Page 34: Save Changes And Exit

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit changes.
  • Page 35: Change Supervisor Password

    A740G M2+ BIOS Manual Security This sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password. Supervisor Password :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item...

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