Biostar TA790GX XE Bios Manual
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- Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 1
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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 42 i - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 2
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB 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 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 3
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. Using Setup - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 4
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB 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. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit System Overvie w AMI BIOS - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 5
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 6
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 7
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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. Options: Disabled - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 8
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB 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 z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. Main - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 9
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization T echnology can ACPI SRAT Table T he operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot time and uses the information to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum perform ance. T his item - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 10
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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 / - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 11
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC ) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive [Dis abled] - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 12
XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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. Options: 0~127 (℃) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan. Options: 1~127 Hardware - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 13
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Power Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY ACPI Settings Suspend mode APIC support T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he APIC provides multiprocessor support, - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 14
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is a server-speci fic 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: - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 15
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY USB Configurat ion Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 USB Devices En abled: Legacy USB Sup port USB 2.0 Contro ller Mode BIOS EHCI - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 16
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of seconds POST waits for the USB - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 17
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB 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 itselfuses when communicating with its own special - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 18
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. This item allows driver that allows the onbo ard ID E controller to perform DMA (Direct Memory Access) trans fers. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Resource BIOS SETUP - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 19
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved Reserved Memory Size T his item allows BIOS to reserve cert ain memory size for speci fic PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 20
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Boot Settings Configuration > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Dr ives > Removable Dr ives > CD/DVD - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 21
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB 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 ) / Disabled Ignore Memory Error Messages When set to Enabled, BIOS would ignore memory error messages. Options: Disabled (Default - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 22
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB 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 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 23
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration HD Audio Azali a Device BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset [Ena bled] Options Auto Disabled Enabled S elect Screen S on-chip Serial AT A operation mode. Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI 22 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 24
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 25
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Internal Graph ics Configuration Internal Graph ics Mode UMA Frame Bu ffer Size SIDEPORT Clo ck Speed UMA-SP Interle ave Mode SP Power Manag ement SP NB Terminat ion SP Memory Term - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 26
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual SP CMD Hold* Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled SP DATA 4G AMD 780 HD Audio T his item allows you to control the northbridge HD azalia (HDMI audio) function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled * SP=SIDEPORT. PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETU - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 27
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Port #02/04/05/06/07/09/10 Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Gen2 High Spee d Mode Link ASPM Link Width Slot Power Lim it, W Compliance Mod e [Aut o] [Dis abled] [Aut o] [75] [Dis abled] Auto - RC only advertize Gen2 capability. S elect Screen - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 28
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual NB-SB Port Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset NB-SB Link ASP M [L1] NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o] Compliance Mod e [Dis abled] Options Disabled L1 S elect Screen S elect Item +- C hange Option F1 G eneral - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 29
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Hyper Transpor t Configuration HT Link Trista te UnitID Clumpin g 2x LCLK Mode [Aut o] [Aut o] [Dis abled] Auto - CAD/CTL. S elect Screen S elect - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 30
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset MAC ID Informa tion Realtek PCIE N IC Realtek Optio n ROM [ Option ROM T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 29 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 31
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual 6 T- OverClock Sy stem =========== Auto OverClock System [V6- Tech Engine] M anual OverClock Sys tem CPU Frequency [200 ] > CPU FID/VID Control > Voltage Conf iguration > DRAM Timing Configuration > Hyper Transp ort Configuration > Memory - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 32
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. OverClock Navi gator [Aut omate OverClock] - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 33
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. OverClock Navi gator [Man ual - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 34
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Processor Multiplier (for AM2 CPU) T his item allows you to select the Ratio/Frequency of the CPU. Options: Auto (Default) / (Di ffers by CPU) Processor Voltage (for AM2 CPU) T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of CPU. Options: Auto ( - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 35
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Voltage Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Voltage Config uration CPU Over Volta ge Memory Over Vo ltage Chipset Over V oltage HT Over Voltag e [Sta rtUp] [1.9 5V] [1.1 5V] [1.2 0V] Change memory voltage value. S elect Screen S elect - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 36
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Co nfiguration Memory Clock M ode Memory CLK : DRAM Timing Mo de CAS Latency( Tcl) : RAS/CAS Dela y(Trcd) : Row Precharg e Time(Trp): Min Active R AS(Tras) : Row Cycle (T rc) : RAS/RAS - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 37
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Hyper Transpor t Configuration NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link HT Link Speed : HT Link Width : [Aut o] [Aut o] The Hypertransport link will run at this - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 38
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration Memory Configu ration Bank Interleav ing Channel Interl eaving Enable Clock t o All DIMMs MemClk Tristat e C3/ATLVID Memory Hole Re mapping DCT Unganged M ode Power Down Ena ble Power Down M ode > ECC Configur ation BIOS SETU P - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 39
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 40
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual ECC Mode T his item allows you to select the DRAM ECC Mode. Options: the SureBoot function. SureBoot is a technology that ensures a complete Windows environment will be available disaster recovery situations. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 39 - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 41
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual SureBoot Timeout T his item allows you to control the SureBoot timeout. Options: 4 Seconds (Default) / 1 Second / 2 Seconds / 3 Seconds Advanced Clock Calibration T his item allows you to - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 42
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or softw are. Step 1: T his item is disabled on default; change it to " Enable" to precede memory test. Main Advan ced - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 43
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB 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. Main Advan ced PCIPnP Exit Options Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s Load Optimal D efaults - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 44
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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 up] Boot Sector - Biostar TA790GX XE | Bios Manual - Page 45
TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 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
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TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+
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