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Biostar A780L Bios Setup Manual

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A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...............................................................................29
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................38
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  • Page 1 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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................29 7 Exit Menu....................38...

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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 DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported.

  • Page 4: Main Menu

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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 S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot...

  • Page 5: Ide Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.
  • Page 6 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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

    Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address (A780L M2G+ Only) Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled...
  • Page 10 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.

  • Page 11: Smart Fan Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...

  • Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.

  • Page 13: Power Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Power Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for Suspe nd mode [ S1 (POS)] Syst em Suspend. ACPI Version Featu res [ ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support...
  • Page 14 Wake Up by PCI Enable / Disable PCI to generate a wake ev ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On Ring (A780L M2G+ Only) T his item allows you control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled...

  • Page 15: Usb Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...
  • Page 16 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.

  • Page 18: Pci Latency Timer

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.

  • Page 20: Boot Device Priority

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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: Quick Boot

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.

  • Page 22: Chipset Menu

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.
  • Page 23 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...
  • Page 24 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.

  • Page 25: Northbridge Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual NorthBridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et NB Ch ipset Configu ration Inte rnal Graphic s Conf NB CI Mx Version : 4.4.0 > Int ernal Graphic s > PCI Express Conf iguration Prima ry Video Cont roller...

  • Page 26: Pci Express Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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 Surround View T his item allows you to control the Surround View Function.
  • Page 27 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Port #02 Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Gen2 High Spee d Mode [Dis abled] Auto - RC only Link ASPM [Dis abled] advertize Gen2 Link Width [Aut o] capability. Slot Power Lim it,W...

  • Page 28: Primary Video Controller

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual NB-SB Port Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset NB-SB Link ASP M [Dis abled] Options NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o] Disabled S elect Screen S elect Item...

  • Page 29: Onboard Peripherals

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et MAC I D Information Enab le/Disable Realt ek PCIE NIC [ Enable] Onbo ard Broadcom Real tek Option RO M [ Disabled] PCIE Network Cont roller S elect Screen...

  • Page 30: Performance Menu

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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.)
  • Page 31 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual CPU Tuning BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance CPU T uning Allo ws BIOS to S elect CPU Over Clock. CPU/H T Reference C lock (MHZ) [ 200] CPU O ver Voltage [ StartUp] CPU/ HT Reference range...

  • Page 32: Clock Control

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Core VID T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of CPU. Options: 0.0125V ~ 1.2500V (Differed by CPU). NB FID T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip.

  • Page 33: Voltage Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual ATIG/SB Reference Clock (MHz) T his item allows you to select AT IG/SB Referen ce Clock. Options: 100 (Default) / 101~500 Spread Spectrum T his item allows you to control Spread Spectrum f un ction.

  • Page 34: Dram Timing Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual HT/Chipset Over Voltage T his item allows you to select NB/SB Over Voltage Control. Options: 1.20V (Default) / 1.29V / 1.38V / 1.47V DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance DRAM Timing Config uration...
  • Page 35 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual 2T Command Options: Auto (Default) / 1T / 2T TR CD Options: Auto (Default) / 3~6 CLK Options: Auto (Default) / 3~6 CLK tR TP Options: Auto (Default) / 2-4 CLK / 3-5 CLK TR AS...

  • Page 36: Memory Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series 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...

  • Page 37: Ecc Configuration

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...
  • Page 38 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...

  • Page 39: Save Changes And Exit

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...

  • Page 40: Change Supervisor Password

    A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...

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