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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual i bios setup .................................................................................................1 1 main menu...............................................................................................3 2 advanced menu..................................

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 1 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 i...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 2 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 ddr3 sdram (double data rate iii synchronous dram) is supported. Supported cp us t his ami bios supports the amd ...

  • Page 4: 1 Main Menu

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 3 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 s etup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chips et perfo rmance vxx.Xx (c)c opyright 198 5-200x, amer ican megatr...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 4 ide configuration t he bios will automatically detect the presence of id e/sat a devices. There is a sub-menu fo r each ide/sat a device. Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. Bios s etup utility main vxx.Xx (c)c opyright 198 5-200x,...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 5 type select the type of the ide/sat a 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 trans fer. Options: a...

  • Page 7: 2 Advanced Menu

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 6 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. Bios s etup utility ...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 7 secure virtual m achine m ode virtualization t echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems. Options: enabled (default) / disabled cool n quiet t hi...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 8 superio conf iguration bios setu p u tility advan ced vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange option g eneral help s ave and exit e xit +- f1 f10 esc allows bios to enable or disable floppy controller configur...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 9 ecp m ode dm a channel t his item allows you to select parallel port ecp dma. Options: dma3 (default) / dma0 / dma1 parallel port irq t his item allows you to select the irq for the onboard parallel port. Options: irq7 (default) / irq5 / disabled keyboard pow eron...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 10 smart fan conf iguration bios setu p u tility advan ced vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange option g eneral help s ave and exit e xit +- f1 f10 esc when you choice [auto] ,[3pin] or [4pin], please run the...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 11 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 (with the interval of 1) fan ctrl sensitive increasing the value will raise the speed of cpu/system fan. Options...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 12 power configuration bios s etup utility advanced 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 sele ct the acpi stat e used for syst em suspend. Acpi sett...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 13 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: disabled (...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 14 usb configuration t his item shows the usb controller and using usb device information. Bios s etup utility advanced 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 f...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 15 usb m ass storage dev ice configuration bios setup utility advanced vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc number of seconds post waits for the usb mass storag...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 16 785g hd audio t his item allows you to control 785g hd audio function. Options: enabled (default) / disabled hd audio azalia device t his item allows you to control the hd audio device. Options: enabled (default) / auto / disabled onboard lan configuration bios s...

  • Page 18: 3 Pcipnp Menu

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 17 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....

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 18 pci latency timer t his item controls how long a pci device can hold the pci bus before 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. Options: 64 (default) / 0-25...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 19 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 dm a ...

  • Page 21: 4 Boot Menu

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 20 4 boot menu t his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Bios s etup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chips et perfo rmance 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...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 21 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 23: 5 Chipset Menu

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 22 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 s e...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 23 internal graphics configuration 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 buf...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 24 pci express configuration 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 u pdate g eneral help s ave and exit e xit en ter f1 f1 0 es c pci e xpress config uration > nb- sb port featu res > po...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 25 link width (only for port #02) options: auto (default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 slot power limit, w (only for port #02) options: 75 (default) / 0-255 nb-sb port features bios s etup utility chips et vxx.Xx (c)c opyright 198 5-200x, amer ican megatre nds, inc. S ...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 26 southbridge configuration 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 g o to sub scr een g eneral help s ave and exit e xit en ter f1 f1 0 es c ohci hc(bus 0 dev 18 fn o) [ enabled] south b...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 27 sata ide combined m ode t his option controls the sat a/pat a combined mode. Options: enabled (default) / disabled power saving features t his item allows you to enable or disable power saving features in sb. As general rule, this feature should be disabled for d...

  • Page 29: 6 Performance Menu

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 28 6 performance menu t his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (howev er, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) notice z beware of that setting inappropriate values i...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 29 over-voltage configuration 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 and exit e xit +- f1 f1 0 es c over- voltage confi guration cpu-o ver voltage [ startup] cpu...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 30 cpu fid/vid control 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 and exit e xit +- f1 f1 0 es c cpu f id/vid contro l custo m p-states [ disabled] core fid [ x14.0 ...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 31 nb vid t his function allows you to adjust the voltage of nb chip. Options: 0.0125v ~ 1.5500v nb fid t his item allows you to select the frequency o f nb chip. Options: 800mhz ~ 7000mhz (di ffered by cpu) hyper transport conf iguration bios setu p u tility vxx .X...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 32 dram timing configuration 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 and exit e xit +- f1 f1 0 es c dram timing config uration mem ory clk : cas latency(tcl) : ra...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 33 channel interleaving t his item allows you to control the ddr2 dual-channel function. Options: xor of address bits [20:16, 6] (default) / xor of address bits [20:16, 9] / address bits 6 / address bits 12 / disabled enable clock to all dimms t his item determines ...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 34 ecc configuration bios setu p u tility vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange option g eneral help s ave and exit e xit +- f1 f10 esc ecc configurat ion ecc mode [dis abled] dram ecc ena ble [dis abled] dram...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 35 biostar memory insight 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 and exit e xit +- f1 f1 0 es c biost ar memory ins ight ddr3- a1 spd inform ations ddr3- b1 spd ...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 36 tr cd options: auto (default) / 5~12 clk trp options: auto (default) / 5~12 clk tr tp options: auto (default) / 4~7 clk tr as options: auto (default) / 15~30 clk tr c options: auto (default) / 11~42 clk twr options: auto (default) / 5~8 / 10 / 12 clk tr rd option...

  • Page 38: 7 Exit Menu

    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 37 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 performance vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect scree...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 38 security t his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. Bios setu p u tility vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item c hange g eneral help s ave and exit e xit enter f1 f10 esc install or c...

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    A785g3/a780l3/a780l3g bios manual 39 passw ord check t his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: setup (default) / always boot sector virus protection t his option allows you to choose the virus warning feature that is used to protect the ide h ard disk boot sector. If this...