A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU .
A760G 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 inform ation. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance...
A760G M2+ 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...
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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.
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A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address...
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Specific Key Enter T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.” Stroke Keys Selected T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 / Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6 Mouse PowerOn T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function.
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A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Smart Fan C alibration Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed. Control Mode T his item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃...
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardw are Health Co nfiguration Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Devi ce.
A760G M2+ 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 [ Enabled] AMI O EMB table [ Enabled]...
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A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is a server-speci f ic 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...
A760G M2+ 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 - 2.24.2-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices Enabled: no USB devices are connected.
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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...
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ 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...
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset HD Audio Azali a Device [Ena bled] Options Auto Disabled Enabled S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual SATA IDE Combined Mode T his option controls the SAT A/PAT A combined mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled RS780 Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset RS780 Configur ation Internal Graphics Conf > Internal Gra phics Configuration >...
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A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Mode T his item allows you to select the memory mode used for internal graphi cs device. Options: UMA (Default) / Disable UMA Frame Buffer Size T his item allows you to choose the UMA frame buffer size for internal graphics. Options: Auto (Default) / 32M / 64M / 128M / 256M / 512M / Disabled GFX Engine Clock Override...
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A760G M2+ BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset PCI Express Co nfiguration GPP Slots Powe r Limit, W [25 ] > Port #02 Fea tures > NB-SB Port F eatures S elect Screen S elect Item Enter U pdate G eneral Help...
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Link Width Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 Slot Power Limit, W Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255 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]...
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset MAC ID Informa tion 00-E 0-4C-36-00-04 Enable/Disable Realtek PCIE N IC [Ena ble] Onboard Broadcom Realtek Optio n ROM [Dis abled] PCIE Network Controller S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help...
A760G M2+ 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.
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual HT Overvoltage T his item allows you to select HT Voltage Control. Options: 1.20V (Default) / 1.30V / 1.40V / 1.50V CPU Frequency T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600 DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance...
A760G M2+ 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) / DCT 0 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...
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance Memory Configu ration Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleav ing [Aut o] Enable Clock t o All DIMMs [Dis abled] MemClk Tristat e C3/ATLVID [Dis abled] Memory Hole Re mapping [Ena bled] DCT Unganged M ode [Aut o]...
A760G M2+ BIOS Manual DC T Unganged Mode T his item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2) dual-chann el operation mode. If two DRAM modules with different size are installed, using unganged mode can still make it run in dual-channel operation. Options: Auto (Default) /Always Power Dow n Enable...
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A760G M2+ BIOS Manual CPU FID/VID Control (for AM2+ CP U) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance CPU F ID/VID Contro l Options Custo m P-States [ Disabled] Core FID [ x11.5 2300MH z] Core DID [ Divided by 1 ] Core VID [ 1.2500 V] NB F ID...
A760G M2+ 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...
A760G M2+ 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 Change User Pa ssword Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled]...
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