Biostar TA760G-M2+ manual

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an ual i B I O S S e t u p .... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1 1 Mai n Me n u .. ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........3 2 A d v a n ce d Me n u ...... ............ ............ ............ ..[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 1 B IOS Se t up I ntro d uc ti o n T he pur po se of this m a nua l is to d e sc r ibe the se ttings in the A MI B I O S S e tup pr ogr a m on t h is m o the rboa r d. The S e t u p pr ogr a m a l lows user s t o m odi f y t he ba si c syst e m c onf i g ur a ti on a nd save t he s e se tt i ngs to C M OS R A M. T he[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 2 P CI Bus S upp or t T his AMI B I O S a ls o s uppor t s Ve r si on 2 . 3 of t he Inte l P C I (Per i p he r a l C om pone nt In t erc o n n ect ) l o cal b u s s p eci f i c a t i o n . DR A M S u p p or t DD R 2 S DR A M (D oub le Da ta R a te II S y nc hr onou s DR AM ) is supp or t e d. S u p p o r t e d CP Us [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 3 1 M a in M e n u Onc e you e nt e r AMI B IO S S e t up Ut ilit y , the Ma in Me nu will a pp e a r on th e sc r e e n pr ovi di ng a n o ve r vi e w of the ba s i c syst e m i nf or m a ti on. BIOS SET U P U T ILITY Main Adva n c ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series vx x . xx (C)Copyright 1 985-200x, American M e g atr[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 4 ID E Co nf igur a t io n T h e BIO S w i ll au t o m a t i cal l y d e t ect t h e p res en c e o f ID E / SA T A d ev i ces . T h ere i s a s u b -men u f o r each ID E / S A T A d ev i ce. S el ect a d ev i ce a n d p res s < E n t er> t o en t er the su b-me nu of deta i l e d opti ons . BIOS SETUP UTILITY[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 5 Ty pe S e le c t the type of the I D E /S AT A dr ive . O ptio n s: A u to ( Def a u lt) / CDR OM / A RMD / N ot I nsta ll e d LB A / Lar ge M o de Ena b l e or di sa bl e the L B A m od e . O ptio n s: A u to ( Def a u lt) / D isa ble d Bloc k ( M u lti- S e c tor T ransf e r) E n ab l e o r d i s a b l e m u l ti[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 6 2 A d va n c ed M en u T he A dva nc e d M e nu a ll ows you to c onf i gu r e t he se tt ings o f CP U, S upe r I / O , P owe r Mana ge m e nt , a nd ot he r syst e m de vi c e s. No t i c e z B e w a r e o f tha t se tting in a pp r op r ia t e va lue s in i te ms of this me nu ma y c a use s yst e m to m alf unc[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 7 Secu r e Vi rt u al M a ch in e M o d e Vir tu aliz a ti on T ec hnol ogy c a n vi r t ua ll y se pa r a t e your sys te m re so u r c e i nto seve r a l pa r ts , t hus e nha nc e t he pe r f orma nc e whe n ru nning v ir t ua l m a chine s o r m u l ti inte r f a c e syste m s. O ptio n s: E n a ble d ( De f a ul[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 8 O nb oa rd Fl o ppy Co ntroll e r S e l e c t ena ble d i f your s yst e m ha s a f l o ppy dis k c ontroll e r ( F D C ) in s ta l led on t he syst e m boa r d a nd you wish t o u se i t . I f y ou i nst a l l e d a noth er F DC o r the sys t e m use s no f lo ppy driv e , sele ct disa bl e d in t hi s f i e ld. O[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 9 Sp ec if i c K e y En t er T his it e m wi l l show on ly whe n Ke yboa rd P owe r O n is se t “ S pe c if ic K e y. ” St r o ke K ey s Sel ect e d T his it e m wi l l show on ly whe n Ke yboa rd P owe r O n is se t “ S t r oke K e y. ” O ptio n s: Ctr l+ F 1 ( D e f a ult) / W a ke Ke y / P ow e r K e y / [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 10 S m a r t Fa n C a l i br a t i on Choo se this i t e m a nd th e n the BI OS wi ll a uto te st a nd d e te c t the CP U/Sy s te m f a n f un ct ions a nd s how C P U/S ystem f a n spee d. Cont rol M od e T his ite m pr o v ide s se v e r a l op e r a tion m od e s of the f a n. O ptio n s: Q u ie t / P e r f o r [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 11 H a rdw a r e H e a lth Conf i gur a t ion T his it e m show s t he sy s t e m te m per a t ur e , fa n spee d , a nd vo l tage inf o r m ation. Advanced Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n [ Enabled] Shutd own Temperatu re [ Disabled] SYS T emperature CPU T emperature CPU F AN Speed(JCFA N1) SYS[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 12 P o we r Con f ig u r atio n BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item G o to Sub Scr een G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit En ter F1 F1 0 ES C Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for Syst em Suspend. Power Configuratio n Suspe nd mode [ S1 (POS[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 13 H ead le ss m o d e T his is a se r v e r- spe ci f ic f e a t ur e . A he a dless se r ve r i s on e t ha t op e ra tes w i thout a ke ybo a r d, m o ni t or or m ous e . To r un i n he a dle s s m ode , bo th B IO S a nd o pe r a ti ng syst e m ( e . g. Windows S e r ve r 20 03) must support he a dle ss ope r a [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 14 U S B C onf igur a t i on T his it e m show s t he US B c ont r o l le r a nd usi ng US B de vi c e inf or m a t i on. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Adva nced vxx. xx (C)Copyright 19 85-200x, American M egatrends, Inc. Sele ct Screen Sele ct Item Chan ge Option Gene ral Help Save and Exit Exit +- F1 F10 ESC Enables support f[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 15 U SB M a ss S t o rag e D e v i ce C o n f i g u r at i o n BIOS SETUP UTILITY Adva nced vxx. xx (C)Copyright 19 85-200x, American M egatrends, Inc. Sele ct Screen Sele ct Item Chan ge Option Gene ral Help Save and Exit Exit +- F1 F10 ESC Number of second s POST waits for t he USB mass storage device after sta rt [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 16 3 PC IPnP Menu T his se c t ion d e scr i be s c on f iguri ng the P C I bus s y ste m . P C I , or P e r sona l C o m put e r I nte r c onn e c t, is a sy ste m wh ic h a llow s I /O de vic e s to op e r a te a t sp e e ds ne a r ing th e spe e d o f the C P U i tse lf use s w he n c omm un ic a ting w ith its ow[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 17 P CI La t e ncy Time r T his it e m c on t r ol s how long a P C I de vi c e c a n hol d t he P C I bus be f or e a not h e r take s ove r . T he lon ger t he la t e nc y, t h e longer t he P C I d e vice c a n r e t a in c ont r ol of t he bus be f or e ha ndi ng it ove r t o a nothe r PC I de v ice . Optio ns: 6[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 18 IR Q 3 /4 /5 / 7 /9 /1 0 /1 1 /1 4 /1 5 T he s e i te m s w i ll a ll ow you to a ss ign e a c h s ystem int e r rup t a type , de pe ndin g on t he type of devic e us ing t h e int e r rup t . T he opt ion “ Ava il a ble ” me a ns t he I R Q is going to a ss ign a uto m a tic a lly . O ptio n s: Av a ila ble [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 19 4 Bo ot M e nu T his m e nu a ll ows you to s e tup t he sy st e m boot op ti ons . BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item G o to Sub Scr een G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit En ter F1 F1 0 ES C Spec[...]

  • Page 21

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 20 C D / D V D D riv es T h e B IOS wi l l att em p t t o ar ra n g e th e C D/ DVD d riv e b oo t s equen c e a ut o m a t i c all y . Y o u can al s o ch an g e t h e b o o t i n g s eq u en ce. T h e n u m b er o f d ev i ce i t e m s t h at a ppe a r s on t he sc r e e n d e pe nds o n t he num be r of d e vic es[...]

  • Page 22

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 21 5 Ch ipset M enu T h i s s u b m en u al l o w s y o u t o co n f i g u re t h e s p eci f i c f eat u r es o f t h e ch i p s et i n s t al l ed o n your syst e m . T hi s c h ips e t m ana ge bu s spe e ds a nd a c c e ss t o sys t e m m e m ory r e sou rc e s, suc h a s DR A M. I t als o c oor di nate s c om m [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 22 S B A za l i a A udi o Co nf i gur a t i on BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit +- F1 F1 0 ES C HD Au dio Azalia De vice [ Enabled] Azali a Clock Gatin g [ Disabled] Options Auto Disa[...]

  • Page 24

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 23 Op t i o n R OM PO ST D elay O ptio n s: Dis a ble d ( D e f a ult) / En a ble d SAT A ID E C o mbin e d M od e T his op tion c o n tr ols th e S A T A/ P AT A c o mbin e d m ode . O ptio n s: En a ble d ( De f a ult) / D is a ble d Po w er Sa vi n g F eat u r es T his opti on c o nt r ols th e powe r s a vi ng f [...]

  • Page 25

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 24 Inte r na l G r a phics C onf i gur a tion BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit +- F1 F1 0 ES C Inter nal Graphics Configuratio n UMA Frame Buffer Size [ Auto] GFX E ngine Clock O verr[...]

  • Page 26

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 25 A M D 780 HD A u d io T his it e m a l lo ws you to contr ol t he nor t h br idge H D a z a l ia ( H DMI a u dio) f unc ti on. O ptio n s: En a ble d ( De f a ult) / D is a ble d P CI E x pr e s s Config ura tion BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Scre[...]

  • Page 27

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 26 Ge n 2 H igh S pe e d M ode O p tion s: D isa ble d ( De f a ult) / Au to / S of tw a r e I nitia te d / A dv e r ti se d R C Link A S PM Op tions: D is a ble d ( De f a ult ) / L0s / L 1 / L0x & L1 L i nk W i d t h Op tions: A uto (D e f a ul t) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x1 6 S lo t Po w er Lim i t , W Op tions: [...]

  • Page 28

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 27 NB P ow e r Ma na g e m e nt Fe a ture s T his opti on c o nt r ols th e NB pow e r ma na ge m e nt f u nc t ion. O ptio n s: Au to ( Def a u lt) / D isa ble d OnB oa r d P e r iphe r a ls C o nf ig u r a t ion BIOS SET U P U T ILITY Chipset vx x . xx (C)Copyright 1 985-200x, American M e g atrends, Inc. S e lect [...]

  • Page 29

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 28 6 T-S e ri es M enu T his subm e nu a l lows y ou t o c ha nge volt a ge a nd c loc k of var i ous de vi c e s. ( How ev e r, we sugge st you use t he de f a u l t se ttin g. C ha ng ing th e v o lta ge a n d c loc k im pro pe r l y m a y da m a g e the de v ice . ) No t i c e z B e w a r e o f tha t se tting in a[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 29 A u to O v er C l o ck S y stem BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit +- F1 F1 0 ES C T-Ser ies Settings WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 30 Man u al O v ercl o c k Sy st em ( M . O . S. ) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit +- F1 F1 0 ES C T-Ser ies Settings WARNI NG: Setting w rong valu[...]

  • Page 32

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 31 CP U F r e q u e n c y T his it e m a l lo ws you to s e le c t th e C P U F r e que nc y . Optio ns: 200 (MHz ) (D e f a ul t) / 200- 60 0 CP U F I D/ V I D C o n t r o l BIOS S ETUP UTILITY vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 32 NB F I D (f or A M 2 + C P U) T his it e m a l lo ws you to s e le c t th e F r e que nc y o f N B c hip. Optio ns: 200 0M Hz (D e fa ult ) / 800M H z ~ 7000M Hz D R A M T imi ng C o nf i gura t ion BIOS S ETUP UTILITY vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. S elect Screen S elect Item C hange[...]

  • Page 34

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 33 2T C o mma n d O ptio n s: Au to ( Def a u lt) / 1T / 2 T TR CD O ptio n s: Au to ( Def a u lt) / 3~ 6 CLK TR P O ptio n s: Au to ( Def a u lt) / 3~ 6 CLK tR T P O ptio n s: Au to ( Def a u lt) / 2- 4 CLK / 3- 5 CLK TR AS O ptio n s: Au to ( Def a u lt) / 5~ 18 C LK TR C O ptio n s: Au to ( Def a u lt) / 11 ~ 2 6 [...]

  • Page 35

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 34 H y p e r T r a n s por t Conf ig ur a t ion BIOS SET U P U T ILITY vx x . xx (C)Copyright 1 985-200x, American M e g atrends, Inc. S e lect Screen S e lect Item C h ange Option G e neral Help S a ve and Exit Ex i t +- F1 F10 ESC Hyper Transpo r t Configuration NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link Link Width [Au t o ] Link Speed[...]

  • Page 36

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 35 M e mor y C o nf ig u r a t ion BIOS SET U P U T ILITY vx x . xx (C)Copyright 1 985-200x, American M e g atrends, Inc. S e lect Screen S e lect Item C h ange Option G e neral Help S a ve and Exit Ex i t +- F1 F10 ESC Memory Config u r ation Bank Interlea v i ng [Au t o ] Channel Inter l e aving [XO R of Address bi[...]

  • Page 37

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 36 M e m Cl k T ris t a t e C3 /AT LVID T his ite m e na b le s or di sa ble s the M e m Cl k T r ista te f un c tion in C3 M ode . O ptio n s: Dis a ble d ( D e f a ult) / En a ble d M e m ory Hol e R e m a ppi ng T his it e m a l l ows you to ena bl e or di sa ble the re m a ppi n g of t he ove r lappe d P C I m e [...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 37 E CC Conf i gu ra tion BIOS SET U P U T ILITY vx x . xx (C)Copyright 1 985-200x, American M e g atrends, Inc. S e lect Screen S e lect Item C h ange Option G e neral Help S a ve and Exit Ex i t +- F1 F10 ESC ECC Configura t i on ECC Mode [Di s a bled] DRAM ECC En a b le [Di s a bled] DRAM SCRUB R E DIRECT [Di s a [...]

  • Page 39

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 38 I n t e g rat ed Memo ry T es t I nte g r a t e d Me mor y T e s t a llow s use r s to te st me m or y modu le c omp a tibilit ie s wit hout a ddit ional de v i c e or sof t w a r e . St e p 1 : T h i s i t em i s d i s ab l ed o n d ef au l t ; ch an g e i t t o “ E n a b l e” t o p reced e mem o r y t es t .[...]

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    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 39 7 E xit M e nu T his me nu a ll ow s yo u to loa d the op tim a l de f a ul t se tting s, a nd sa ve or dis c a r d th e c ha ng e s to th e BI OS it e m s . BIOS SET U P U T ILITY Main Adva n c ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series vx x . xx (C)Copyright 1 985-200x, American M e g atrends, Inc. S e lect Screen S e lect[...]

  • Page 41

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 40 C M O S Ba ck up F unc t ion I t all ows use r s t o sa v e di f fe r e n t C M OS se t ti ngs i nto B I OS -ROM a nd r e l oad a ny sa ve d CMOS se tting f o r c ustom iz ing s ys te m c on f i gu r a tions . More ove r, us e r s a r e a bl e to save an i de a l ov e r c loc k s e tt ing d uring o ve r c loc k op[...]

  • Page 42

    TA 7 60G M 2+ B I O S M an u al 41 Cha n ge S up e r v i s or P a s s w o rd S e ttin g th e su pe r viso r pa ssw or d w ill pr o hib it e v e r yone e xc e pt t he supe r vi s or f r om ma ki n g c ha ng e s us ing th e C MO S S e tup U tility . Y o u w ill b e pr omp t e d w ith t o e nte r a pa ssw or d. Cha n g e Us e r P a s sw or d I f the S[...]