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.
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>...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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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.
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...
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...
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...
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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 >...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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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...
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...
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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...
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.
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...
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.
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