Biostar TA790GX 128M - BIOS Manual
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TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M
BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................19
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................21
6 T-S eries Menu........................................................................................30
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................40
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- Page 1 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................7 3 PCIPnP Menu..................16 4 Boot Menu....................19 5 Chipset Menu..................21 6 T-S eries Menu..................30 7 Exit Menu....................40...
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Page 2: Bios Setup
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 . -
Page 4: System Memory
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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... -
Page 5: Hard Drive Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in / 2.88M, 3.5 in / None Hard Drive Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. - Page 6 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected Device to the system. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode...
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Page 7: Hard Disk Write Protect
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. -
Page 8: Advanced Menu
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 9: Super Io Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 Cool N Quiet T his item allows you to enable or disable the Cool &... - Page 10 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Serial Port1 Address 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 Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address.
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Page 11: Smart Fan Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 Control Mode the Fan parameters for... -
Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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. 0~127 (℃) Options: Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 Hardware Health Configuration... -
Page 13: Power Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Power Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced ACPI Settings Select the ACPI state used for Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] System Suspend. ACPI Version F eatures [ACP I v1.0] ACPI APIC supp ort [Ena bled] AMI OEMB table [Ena bled]... - Page 14 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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...
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Page 15: Usb Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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. - Page 16 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
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Page 17: Pcipnp Menu
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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. -
Page 18: Pci Latency Timer
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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... -
Page 20: Boot Device Priority
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. -
Page 21: Quick Boot
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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. -
Page 22: Chipset Menu
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced... - Page 23 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual EC Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset SureBoot Featu re [Ena bled] Options SureBoot Timeo ut [4 S econds] Advanced Clock Calibration [Dis abled] Disabled Value (All C ores) [- 2 %] Enabled Value (Core 0) [- 2 %]...
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Page 24: Onchip Sata Channel
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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. - Page 25 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual SATA IDE Combined Mode T his option controls the SAT A/PAT A combined mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Saving Features T his option controls the power saving features. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled AMD 780 Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset...
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Page 26: Internal Graphics Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Internal Graph ics Configuration Options Internal Graph ics Mode [UMA ] Disable UMA Frame Bu ffer Size [Aut o] GFX Engine Clo ck Override [Dis able] SIDEPORT UMA+SIDEPORT... -
Page 27: Pci Express Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset PCI Express Co nfiguration Options GFX Dual Slot Configuration [Dis abled] Auto GPP Slots Powe r Limit, W [25 ] Enabled Disabled > Port #02 Fea tures >... - Page 28 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Link ASPM Options: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0x & L1 Link Width Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 Slot Power Limit, W Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255 Compliance Mode Options:...
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Page 29: Primary Video Controller
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Hyper Transpor t Configuration Auto - CAD/CTL. HT Link Trista te [Aut o] UnitID Clumpin g [Aut o] 2x LCLK Mode [Dis abled] S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help... -
Page 30: Onboard Peripherals Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset MAC ID Informa tion Enable/Disable Realtek PCIE N IC [Ena ble] Onboard RTL8111C Realtek Optio n ROM [Dis abled] PCIE Network Controller S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help... -
Page 31: Overclock Navigator
OverClock Navigator OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that are able to raise the system perfo rmance. - Page 32 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Setti ngs Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections Normal may c ause system to malf unction. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navi gator...
- Page 33 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Setti ngs Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections Normal may c ause system to malf unction. Automate OverClock Manual OverClock OverClock Navi gator...
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Page 34: Cpu Frequency
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual CPU Frequency T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200Mhz ~ 600Mhz CPU FID/VID Control BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series CPU FID/VID Co ntrol Tells BIOS whether to use the setup options below this to... -
Page 35: Dram Timing Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual NB FID T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip. Options: 2000MHz (Default) / 800MHz ~ 7000MHz DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series DRAM Timing Co nfiguration Select the DRAM Frequency programming Memory Clock M ode... -
Page 36: Hyper Transport Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Hyper Transpor t Configuration The Hypertransport link will run at this speed if it is slower NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link than or equal to the HT Link Speed [Aut o] system clock and the... -
Page 37: Memory Configuration
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Memory Configu ration Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleav ing [Aut o] Channel Interl eaving [Aut o] Enable Clock t o All DIMMs [Dis abled] MemClk Tristat e C3/ATLVID [Dis abled] Memory Hole Re mapping... -
Page 38: Power Down Mode
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 DC T Unganged Mode T his item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2) dual-chann el operation mode. - Page 39 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled...
- Page 40 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or sof tw are. Step 1: T his item is disabled on default; change it to “ Enable” to precede memory test. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced...
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Page 41: Save Changes And Exit
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 T-Series... -
Page 42: Cmos Backup Function
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual CMOS Backup Function It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM and reload any saved CMOS setting for customizing system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation. - Page 43 TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password. User Acess Level T his item allows supervisor to set the user level.