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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual i uefi bios setup...................................................................................... 1 1 main menu ............................................................................................. 3 2 advanced menu.........................................

  • Page 2: Uefi Bios Setup

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 1 uefi bios setup introduction the purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the ami uefi bios setup program on this motherboard. The setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to nvram. Uefi bios determine...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 2 supported cpus this ami uefi bios supports the intel cpu. Using setup when starting up the computer, press during the power-on self-test (post) to enter the uefi bios setup utility. In the uefi bios setup utility, you will see general help description at the top ri...

  • Page 4: 1 Main Menu

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 3 1 main menu once you enter ami uefi bios setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system information. Bios information shows system information including uefi bios version, project code, model name, build date, etc. ...

  • Page 5: 2 Advanced Menu

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 4 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. Pci subsystem settings.

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 5 pci rom priority in case of multiple option roms (legacy and efi compatible), this item specifies what pci option rom to launch options: legacy rom (default) / efi compatible rom pci latency timer this item sets the value to be programmed into pci latency timer reg...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 6 pci express settings relaxed ordering this item enables or disables pci express device relaxed ordering. Options: disabled (default) / enabled extended tag if this item is enabled, the system allows device to use 8-bit tag field as a requester. Options: disabled (d...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 7 aspm support this item sets the aspm level: force lo – force all links to lo state; auto – bios auto configures; disabled – disables aspm. Options: disabled (default) / auto / force l0s extended synch if this item is enabled, the system allows generation of extende...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 8 enable hibernation this item enables or disables system ability to hibernate (os/s4 sleep state). This option may be not effective in some oses. Options: enabled (default) / disabled acpi sleep state this item selects the highest acpi sleep state the system will en...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 9 ring-in wake up from s5 this item enables the system to wake from s5 using ring-in event. Options: disabled (default) / enabled ps2 keyboard poweron this item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: disabled (default) / any key / stroke key /...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 10 limit cpuid maximum when the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the cpuid instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Before it can do so, it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value cpuid recognizes. Thi...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 11 sata/ide configuration the bios will automatically detect the presence of sata devices. There is a sub-menu for each sata device. Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu for detailed options. . Usb configuration.

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 12 legacy usb support this item determines if the bios should provide legacy support for usb devices like the keyboard, mouse, and usb drive. This is a useful feature when using such usb devices with operating systems that do not natively support usb (e.G. Microsoft ...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 13 smart fan control cpu smart fan this item allows you to control the cpu smart fan function. Options: disabled (default) / auto / 4pin / 3pin cpu fan calibrate press [enter] to calibrate cpu fan. Control mode this item provides several operation modes of the fan. O...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 14 fan ctrl start value this item sets cpu fan start speed value. Options: 50 (default) fan ctrl sensitive the bigger the numeral is, the higher the fan speed is. Options: 30 (default) super io configuration restore ac power loss this setting specifies how your syste...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 15 serial port 0 configuration serial port this item enables or disables serial port (com). Options: enabled (default) / disabled change settings this item selects an optimal setting for super io device. Options: auto (default) / io=3f8h; irq=4 / io=3f8h; irq=3,4,5,6...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 16 parallel port this item enables or disables parallel port (lpt/lpte). Options: enabled (default) / disabled change settings this item allows you to select an optimal setting for super io device. Options: auto (default) / io=378h; irq=5 / io=378h; irq=5, 6, 7, 9, 1...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 17 h/w monitor shutdown temperature this item allows you to set up the cpu shutdown temperature. Options: disabled (default) / 70 /158 / 75 /167 / 80 /176 / 85 /185 ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ / 90 /194 ℃ ℉.

  • Page 19: 3 Chipset Menu

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 18 3 chipset 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. Not...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 19 internal graphics configuration internal graphics mode this item allows you to select the memory mode used for internal graphics device. Options: uma (default) / disable uma frame buffer size this item allows you to choose the uma frame buffer size for internal gr...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 20 vbios type this item allows you to control vbios type. Options: hdmi (default) / dvi pci express configuration gpp slots power limit, w options: 25 (default) / 0-255 port #02/06 features gen2 high speed mode options: disabled (default) / auto.

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 21 link aspm options: disabled (default) / l0s / l1 / l0x & l1 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 nb-sb link aspm options: l1(defau...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 22 south bridge sb sata configuration s onchip sata channel this option allows you to enable the on-chip serial ata. Options: enabled (default) / disabled onchip sata type this option allows you to select the on-chip serial ata operation mode. Options: native ide (de...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 23 onchip ide mode this option allows you choose onchip ide mode. Options: legacy ide (default) / native ide sata ide combined mode this option controls the sata/pata combined mode. Options: enabled (default) / disabled sata-iii mode this option allows you to limit s...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 24 sb azalia audio configuration hd audio azalia device this item allows you to control the hd audio device. Options: enabled (default) / auto / disabled azalia snoop this item allows you to control azalia snoop. Options: disabled (default) / enabled onboard peripher...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 25 launch pxe oprom this item enables/disables boot option for legacy network devices. Options: disabled (default) / enabled.

  • Page 27: 4 Boot Menu

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 26 4 boot menu this menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Setup prompt timeout this item sets number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Options: 2 (default) bootup numlock state this item selects the keyboard numlock state. Options: on (default)...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 27 gatea20 active upon request – fa20 can be disabled using bios services. Always – do not allow disabling ga20; this option is useful when any rt code is executed above 1mb options: upon request (default) / always option rom messages this item sets the display mode ...

  • Page 29: 5 Security Menu

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 28 5 security menu administrator password this item sets administrator password. User password this item sets user password..

  • Page 30: 6 Performance Menu

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi 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 i...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 30 ht voltage this item allows you to select ht voltage control. Biostar unlocking core “bio-unlocking”is the technology to activate acc (advanced clock calibration) function on amd processors. Options: disabled (default) / enabled.

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 31 amd pstate configuration custom p-states this item tells bios whether to use the setup option below this to configure the p-states, or whether to configure the p-states automatically. Options: disabled (default) / enabled core fid this item sets the frequency to u...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 32 nb vid this function allows you to adjust the voltage of nb chip..

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 33 dram timing configuration mct timing mode this item allows you to select the dram frequency programming method. If auto, the dram speed will be based on spds. If limit, the dram speed will not exceed the specified value. If manual, the dram speed specified will be...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 34 trcd options: auto (default) / 5~12 clk trp options: auto (default) / 5~12 clk trtp options: auto (default) / 4~7 clk tras options: auto (default) / 15~30 clk trc options: auto (default) / 11~42 clk twr options: auto (default) / 5~8 / 10 / 12 clk trrd options: aut...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 35 trfc0 / trfc1 / trfc2 / trfc3 options: auto (default) / 90ns / 110ns / 160ns / 300ns / 350ns mct configuration bank interleaving bank interleaving is an advanced chipset technique used to improve memory performance. Memory interleaving increases bandwidth by allow...

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    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi bios manual 36 ht configuration ht link speed the hypertransport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and the board is capable. Options: auto (default) / 200mhz / 400mhz / 600mhz / 800mhz / 1000mhz / 1200mhz / 1400mhz / 1600mhz / 1800mhz ...

  • Page 38: 7 Exit Menu

    A880gu3z/a880gz uefi 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. Save changes and reset reset the system after saving the changes. Discard changes and exit abandon all changes made during the current session...