TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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 T-Series Exit System Overview...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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,...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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...
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual Serial Port1 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled Parallel Port Address This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Smart Fan Configuration When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin], CPU Smart Fan [Disabled] please run the Smart Fan Calibration calibration to define Control Mode the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control Fan Ctrl OFF( C) Fan Ctrl On( C)
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (℃) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 Hardware Health Configuration...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual ACPI 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] >...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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 Power...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual USB Configuration This 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Device 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This 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 >...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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...
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset HD Audio Azalia Device [Enabled] Options HD Onboard PIN Config [Enabled] Azalia Front Panel [Auto] Auto SDIN0 Pin Config [Azalia] Disabled SDIN1 Pin Config [Azalia] Enabled SDIN2 Pin Config [Azalia] SDIN3 Pin Config...
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual EHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev 18/19 Fn 2) Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OnChip SAT A Channel This option allows you to enable the on-chip Serial ATA. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OnChip SAT A Type This option allows you to select the on-chip Serial ATA operation mode.
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual NB Azalia This item allows you to control the northbridge HD azalia function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Debug Option BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Bank Mapping Control [Auto] Options UMA Address Swizzle Control [Auto] VBIOS Type [Auto] Auto...
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset PCI Express Configuration GPP Slots Power Limit, W [25 ] > Port #04 Features > Port #07 Features > NB-SB Port Features Select Screen Select Item Enter Update General Help Save and Exit...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual NB-SB Port Features BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset NB-SB Link ASPM [Disabled] Options NP NB-SB VC1 Traffic Support [Disabled] Link Width [Auto] Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset Realtek PCIE NIC [Enable] Enable/Disable Realtek Option ROM [Disabled] Onboard Broadcom PCIE Network Controller Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. Realtek PCIE NIC This option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller.
(C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. OverClock Navigator OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provides 3 default overclock configurations that are able to raise the system performance.
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual Auto OverClock System BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Normal may cause system to malfunction. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navigator [Automate OverClock] =========== Automate OverClock System =========== Auto OverClock System...
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Normal may cause system to malfunction. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navigator [Manual OverClock] =========== Automate OverClock System ===========...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual CPU Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series Memory Configuration Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving [Auto] Channel Interleaving [XOR of Address bit] Enable Clock to All DIMMs [Disabled]...
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID This item enables or disables the MemClk Tristate function in C3 Mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Memory Hole Remapping This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual ECC Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series ECC Configuration Set the level of ECC protection. Note: The ECC Mode [Disabled] Super ECC mode DRAM ECC Enable [Disabled] dynamically sets the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] DRAM scrub rate so 4-Bit ECC Mode [Disabled] all of memory is...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series DRAM Timing Configuration Select the DRAM Frequency programming Memory Clock Mode [Auto] method. If Auto, Memclock Value [200 MHz] the DRAM speed will DRAM Timing Mode [Auto] be based on SPDs.
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY T-Series Hyper Transport Configuration The Hypertransport link will run at this speed if it is slower NODE0:PCI-X2 HT Link than or equal to the Link Speed [Auto] system clock and the Link Width [Auto] board is capable.
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TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrated Memory Test allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or software. Step 1: This item is disabled on default; change it to “Enable” to precede memory test. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...
TA780G M2+/TA780G M2+ HP 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 T-Series Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit...