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A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 1
1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3
2 Advanced Menu...................................................................................... 6
3 PCIPnP Menu....................................................................................... 14
4 Boot Menu............................................................................................. 17
5 Chipset Menu ....................................................................................... 19
6 Performance Menu .............................................................................. 26
7 Exit Menu ............................................................................................. 33
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- Page 1 A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu ..................... 3 2 Advanced Menu..................6 3 PCIPnP Menu..................14 4 Boot Menu..................... 17 5 Chipset Menu ..................19 6 Performance Menu ................26 7 Exit Menu ..................... 33...
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Page 2: Bios Setup
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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. -
Page 3: Pci Bus Support
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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 DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. -
Page 4: System Memory
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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... -
Page 5: Ide Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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... -
Page 6: Hard Disk Write Protect
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual 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 Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. -
Page 7: Advanced Menu
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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. - Page 8 A960G+ / A960GL+ 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.
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Page 9: Super Io Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure ITE8728 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Select Parallel Port1 Base Parallel Port Address [378] Addresses. Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Restore on AC Power Loss... -
Page 10: Smart Fan Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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 the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control... -
Page 11: Hardware Health Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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 (With the interval of 1) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. -
Page 12: Power Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉ / 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉... - Page 13 A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse.
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Page 14: Usb Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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 - 2.24.3-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices Enabled: no USB devices are connected. -
Page 15: Pcipnp Menu
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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. -
Page 16: Pci Latency Timer
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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. -
Page 17: Reserved Memory Size
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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) / Reserved... -
Page 18: Boot Device Priority
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Main Advanced Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority >... -
Page 19: Cd/Dvd Drives
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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. -
Page 20: Chipset Menu
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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. - Page 21 A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset HD Audio Azalia Device [Enabled] Options Azalia Clock Gating [Disabled] Auto Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
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Page 22: Onchip Sata Channel
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual SureBoot Feature This 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 This item allows you to control the SureBoot timeout. -
Page 23: Northbridge Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual NorthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset NB Chipset Configuration Internal Graphics Configuration NB CIMx Version : > Internal Graphics > PCI Express Configuration NB Power Management Features [Auto] Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen... - Page 24 A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual FB Location This item allows you to set the FB-DIMM location. Options: Above 4G (Default) / Under 4G PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset PCI Express Configuration GPP Slots Power Limit, W [25 ] >...
- Page 25 A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual Gen2 High Speed Mode Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Software Initiated / Advertised RC Link ASPM Options: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0x & L1 Link Width Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16...
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Page 26: Onboard Peripherals
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset MAC ID Information Enable/Disable Realtek PCIE NIC [Enable] Onboard Broadcom Realtek Option ROM [Disabled] PCIE Network Controller Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. -
Page 27: Performance Menu
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu This submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, 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. - Page 28 A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual CPU/HT Reference Clock (MHz) This item allows BIOS to select CPU Over Clock. Options: 200 (Default) / 200~600 Custom P-States This item tells BIOS whether to use the setup options below this to configure the P-States, or whether to configure the P-States automatically.
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Page 29: Clock Control
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual Clock Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance Clock Control Allows BIOS to select PCIE Reference Clock. PCIE Reference Clock (MHZ) [100] SB Reference Clock (MHZ) [100] PCIE Reference range GFX Engine Clock Override [Disabled] 100MHz - 500MHz... -
Page 30: Voltage Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual Voltage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance Voltage Configuration Change memory voltage value. Memory Over Voltage [1.60V] Chipset Over Voltage [1.20V] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. - Page 31 A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Config This item allows you to control the Dram timing config. Options: Auto (Default) / Limit / Manual Memory Clock Speed This item allows you to set the Memory Clock. Options: DDR3-800 (Default) / DDR3-1066 / DDR3-1333 / DDR3-1600 /...
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Page 32: Memory Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance Memory Configuration Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving [Auto] Node Interleaving [Disabled] Channel Interleaving [Auto] CS Sparing Enable [Disabled] Bank Swizzle Mode [Enabled] > ECC Configuration Select Screen Select Item... -
Page 33: Ecc Configuration
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual Bank Swizzle Mode This item enables or disables the bank swizzle mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ECC Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance ECC Configuration Set the level of ECC protection. Note: The ECC Mode... -
Page 34: Save Changes And Exit
A960G+ / A960GL+ 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... -
Page 35: Change Supervisor Password
A960G+ / A960GL+ BIOS Manual Security This sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password. Supervisor Password :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password...
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