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Biostar A780L3L Bios Setup Manual

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    A780l3l bios manual i bios setup .................................................................................................1 1 main menu...............................................................................................3 2 advanced menu................................................

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    A780l3l 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 is supplied by ...

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    A780l3l 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 ddr2 sdram (double data rate ii synchronous dram) is supported. Supported cp us t his ami bios supports the amd cpu. Using setu...

  • Page 4: 1 Main Menu

    A780l3l 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 setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset performance vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select sc...

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    A780l3l 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, amer ican meg...

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    A780l3l 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: auto (default) ...

  • Page 7: 2 Advanced Menu

    A780l3l 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 setu p u tility main advan ce...

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    A780l3l 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 powernow t his item allows you ...

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    A780l3l bios manual 8 superio conf iguration 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 enable or disable floppy controller configure ite8721 super io chipse...

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    A780l3l 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 t his item al...

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    A780l3l 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 calibration t...

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    A780l3l 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: 1~127 (with ...

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    A780l3l 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 settings suspe nd ...

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    A780l3l 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 (default) / ena...

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    A780l3l 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 f1 0 es c enab ...

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    A780l3l 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 storage device after...

  • Page 17: 3 Pcipnp Menu

    A780l3l bios manual 16 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. Notice z bewa...

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    A780l3l bios manual 17 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) / 0-255 allocate irq...

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    A780l3l bios manual 18 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 channel 0/1/3/...

  • Page 20: 4 Boot Menu

    A780l3l bios manual 19 4 boot menu t his 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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    A780l3l bios manual 20 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. Master / pri. ...

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    A780l3l bios manual 21 boot s uccess beep when this item is set to enabled, bios will let user know boot success with beep. Options: enabled (default) / disabled.

  • Page 23: 5 Chipset Menu

    A780l3l 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 etup utility ma...

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    A780l3l bios manual 23 sb azalia audio 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 hd au dio azalia de vice [ enabled] azali a clock gatin g [ dis...

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    A780l3l bios manual 24 sureboot feature t his 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 t his item allows you to control...

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    A780l3l bios manual 25 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 : 4.4.0 > pci express configuratio...

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    A780l3l bios manual 26 uma frame buffer size t his item allows you to choose the uma frame buffer size for internal graphics. Options: auto (default) / 32mb / 64mb / 128mb / 256mb / 512mb surround view t his item allows you to control the surround view function. Options: disabled (default) fb locati...

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    A780l3l bios manual 27 port #02 features bios setu p u tility chipset 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 gen2 high spee d mode [dis abled] link aspm [dis abled] link width [aut o] slot...

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    A780l3l bios manual 28 nb-sb port features bios setu p u tility chipset 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 np nb-sb vc1 t raffic support [dis abled] link width [aut o] nb-sb link asp m...

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    A780l3l bios manual 29 onboard peripherals 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 mac i d information : realt ek pcie nic [ enable] real tek option ro m [ ...

  • Page 31: 6 Performance Menu

    A780l3l bios manual 30 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 in items of thi...

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    A780l3l bios manual 31 cpu tuning 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 cpu tuning hyper transfer link configuration cpu/ht reference clock (mhz) [200] custom p-states [disable...

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    A780l3l bios manual 32 nb vid t his function allows you to adjust the voltage of nb chip. Nb fid t his item allows you to select the frequency o f nb chip. Options: 800mhz ~ 7000mhz (di ffered by cpu) nb did t his is the nb divider. Options: divided by 1 (default) / divided by 2 ht link speed t he h...

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    A780l3l bios manual 33 clock 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 clock control atig reference clo ck (mhz) [ 100] sb re ference clock (mhz) [ 100] sprea ...

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    A780l3l bios manual 34 dram timing 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 dram timing configuration memory clock mode [auto] memclock value [ddr3-800] dram timing ...

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    A780l3l bios manual 35 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 options: auto (default) / 4~7 clk twtr options: auto (default...

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    A780l3l bios manual 36 memory 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 memor y configurati on bank interleaving [ auto] chann el interleavi ng [ xor of ...

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    A780l3l bios manual 37 m emory 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 m ode t his item controls the dram controlle...

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    A780l3l bios manual 38 ecc mode t his item allows you to select the dram ecc mode. Options: disabled (default) / basic / good / super / max / user dram ecc enabled options: disabled (default) / enabled dram scrub redirect options: disabled (default) / enabled 4-bit ecc mode options: disabled (defaul...

  • Page 40: 7 Exit Menu

    A780l3l bios manual 39 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 screen s elect item...

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    A780l3l bios manual 40 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 change the pass...