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Biostar A780L3B Bios Setup Manual

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    A780l3b bios manual i bios setup ................................................................................................ 1 1 main menu ............................................................................................. 3 2 advanced menu................................................

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    A780l3b bios manual 1 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 ...

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    A780l3b bios manual 2 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. Using setup whe...

  • Page 4: 1 Main Menu

    A780l3b 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 information. Bios setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset performance vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select scr...

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    A780l3b bios manual 4 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 to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. Bios setup utility main vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, ...

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    A780l3b bios manual 5 type select the type of the ide/sata 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 transfer. Options: auto (default) / ...

  • Page 7: 2 Advanced Menu

    A780l3b bios manual 6 2 advanced menu the advanced menu allows you to configure 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 setup utility main advanced pci...

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    A780l3b bios manual 7 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 en...

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    A780l3b bios manual 8 superio 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 allows bios to select serial port1 base addresses. Configure ite8728 super io chipset...

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    A780l3b bios manual 9 parallel port irq this item allows you to select the irq for the onboard parallel port. Options: irq7 (default) / irq5 / disabled keyboard poweron this item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: disabled (default) / specific key / stroke key / any key s...

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    A780l3b bios manual 10 smart fan 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 when you choice [auto] ,[3pin] or [4pin], please run the calibration to define the...

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    A780l3b bios manual 11 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. Options: 1~127 (with t...

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    A780l3b bios manual 12 power 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 when eup enabled, system meets eup requirement. All wake up events do not work except ...

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    A780l3b bios manual 13 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 key...

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    A780l3b bios manual 14 usb configuration this item shows the usb controller and using usb device information. 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 enables support for...

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    A780l3b bios manual 15 usb mass storage device 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 storage device after s...

  • Page 17: 3 Pcipnp Menu

    A780l3b bios manual 16 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. Notice z beware o...

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    A780l3b bios manual 17 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. Options: 64 (default) / 0-255 allocate irq t...

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    A780l3b bios manual 18 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 dma channel 0/1/3/5/6...

  • Page 20: 4 Boot Menu

    A780l3b bios manual 19 4 boot menu this menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Bios setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset performance vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item go to sub screen general help save and exit exit enter f1 f10 ...

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    A780l3b bios manual 20 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. Options: pri. Master / pri. Sl...

  • Page 22: 5 Chipset Menu

    A780l3b bios manual 21 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. Bios setup utility main a...

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    A780l3b bios manual 22 sb azalia audio configuration bios setup utility chipset vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc hd audio azalia device [enabled] azalia clock gating [disabled] options auto ...

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    A780l3b bios manual 23 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 t...

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    A780l3b bios manual 24 northbridge configuration bios setup utility chipset vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item go to sub screen general help save and exit exit enter f1 f10 esc nb chipset configuration nb cimx version : > pci express configuration prim...

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    A780l3b bios manual 25 surround view this item allows you to control the surround view function. Options: disabled (default) 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 vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1...

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    A780l3b bios manual 26 port #02 features bios setup utility chipset vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc gen2 high speed mode [disabled] link aspm [disabled] link width [auto] slot power limit,w...

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    A780l3b bios manual 27 nb-sb port features bios setup utility chipset vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc np nb-sb vc1 traffic support [disabled] link width [auto] nb-sb link aspm [disabled] op...

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    A780l3b bios manual 28 onboard peripherals bios setup utility chipset vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc mac id information : realtek pcie nic [enable] realtek option rom [disabled] enable/dis...

  • Page 30: 6 Performance Menu

    A780l3b bios manual 29 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 z beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this ...

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    A780l3b bios manual 30 cpu/ht reference clock (mhz) this item allows bios to select cpu over clock. Options: 200 (default) / 200~600 cpu over voltage this item allows you to change cpu voltage value. Custom p-states this item tells bios whether to use the setup options below this to configure the p-...

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    A780l3b bios manual 31 core leveling this item allows you to activate core leveling function. Options: auto (default) / manual cpu core0/1 (the number of cpu core is differed by cpu) this item allows you to activate core leveling function. Options: enabled (default) / disabled clock control bios set...

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    A780l3b bios manual 32 voltage configuration bios setup utility vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc voltage configuration memory over voltage [1.60v] chipset over voltage [1.20v] performance ch...

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    A780l3b bios manual 33 memory clock mode this item allows you to control the memory clock. Options: auto (default) / limit / manual memclock value this item allows you to set the memory clock. Options: ddr3-800 (default) / ddr3-1066 / ddr3-1333 / ddr3-1600 dram timing mode this item allows you to ch...

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    A780l3b bios manual 34 trrd options: auto (default) / 4~7 clk twtr options: auto (default) / 4~7 clk trfc0 / trfc1 / trfc2 / trfc3 options: auto (default) / 90ns / 110ns / 160ns / 300ns / 350ns memory configuration bios setup utility vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select sc...

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    A780l3b bios manual 35 enable clock to all dimms this item determines whether the bios should actively reduce emi (electromagnetic interference) and reduce power consumption by turning off unoccupied or inactive dimm slots. Options: disabled (default) / enabled memclk tristate c3/atlvid this item en...

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    A780l3b bios manual 36 ecc configuration bios setup utility vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc ecc configuration ecc mode [disabled] dram ecc enable [disabled] dram scrub redirect [disabled] 4...

  • Page 38: 7 Exit Menu

    A780l3b bios manual 37 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 vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item go to s...

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    A780l3b bios manual 38 security this sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. Bios setup utility vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change general help save and exit exit enter f1 f10 esc install or change the password. Secur...

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    A780l3b bios manual 39 password check this item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: setup (default) / always boot sector virus protection this option allows you to choose the virus warning feature that is used to protect the ide hard disk boot sector. If this function is enabl...