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  • Page 1

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual i bios setup .................................................................................................1 1 main menu...............................................................................................3 2 advanced menu..........................................

  • Page 2: Bios Setup

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 suppli...

  • Page 3

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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. Usin...

  • Page 4: 1 Main Menu

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 setu p u tility main advan ced pcipnp boot chipset t-series vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S...

  • Page 5

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 4 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 a devices. There is a...

  • Page 6

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 5 primary ide master/slav e ; sata 1/2/3/4/5/6 dev ice bios setup utility main vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc select the type of device connected to the system. P...

  • Page 7

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 6 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 (default) / enabled ...

  • Page 8: 2 Advanced Menu

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 7 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 ad...

  • Page 9

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 8 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 his item a...

  • Page 10

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 9 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 / 2e8/irq3 / auto / disabled parallel port address t his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel por...

  • Page 11

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 calibra...

  • Page 12

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 (℃) fan ctrl sensitive increasing the value will raise the speed of cpu/system fan. Options: 1~127 hardware health conf ...

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    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 12 power configuration 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 select the acpi state used for system suspend. Acpi settings suspend ...

  • Page 14

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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)...

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    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 14 usb configuration t his item shows the usb controller and using usb device information. 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 e...

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    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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...

  • Page 17: 3 Pcipnp Menu

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 ...

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    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 alloca...

  • Page 19

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 ...

  • Page 20: 4 Boot Menu

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 19 4 boot menu t his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Bios setu p u tility main advan ced pcipnp boot chipset t-series vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect item g o to sub screen g eneral help s ave and exit e xi...

  • Page 21

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 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 /...

  • Page 22: 5 Chipset Menu

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 21 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 setu p u ti...

  • Page 23

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 22 sb azalia audio configuration 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 hd audio azali a device [ena bled] options auto disabled enab...

  • Page 24

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 23 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 option controls the power saving features. Options: disabled (default) / enabled amd 780 conf iguration bios setu p u tility chi...

  • Page 25

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 24 internal graphics configuration 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 internal graph ics configuration uma frame bu ffer size [au...

  • Page 26

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 25 sp cmd hold options: auto (default) / disabled sp data hold options: auto (default) / disabled surround view t his item allows you to control the surround view function. Options: auto (default) / disabled fb location t his item allows you to set the fb-dimm location. Opt...

  • Page 27

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 26 port #02/04/05/06/07/09/10 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 [aut o] link aspm [dis abled] lin...

  • Page 28

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 27 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] compliance...

  • Page 29

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 28 hyper transport configuration 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 hyper transpor t configuration unitid clumpin g [aut o] 2x lc...

  • Page 30

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 29 onboard peripherals configuration 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 mac id informa tion realtek pcie n ic [ena ble] realtek o...

  • Page 31: 6 T-Series Menu

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 30 6 t-series menu t his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (howev er, we suggest you to use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) notice z beware of that setting inappropriate values in items ...

  • Page 32

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 31 auto overclock s ystem bios setu p u tility main advan ced pcipnp boot chipset t-series 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 t-series setti ngs warning: sett...

  • Page 33

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 32 manual overclock system (m.O.S.) bios setu p u tility main advan ced pcipnp boot chipset t-series 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 t-series setti ngs war...

  • Page 34

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 33 processor multiplier t his item allows you to select the ratio/frequency of the cpu. Options: auto (default) / (di ffers by cpu) processor voltage t his function allows you to adjust the voltage of cpu. Options: auto (default) / (differs from cpu). Custom p-states t his ...

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    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 34 voltage 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 voltage config uration cpu over volta ge [sta rtup] memory over vo ltage [1.9...

  • Page 36

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 35 dram timing 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 dram timing co nfiguration memory clock m ode [aut o] memory clk : cas la...

  • Page 37

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 36 hyper transport conf iguration 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 hyper transpor t configuration node0:pci-x2 h t link ht link width :...

  • Page 38

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 37 memory 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 memory configu ration bank interleav ing [aut o] channel interl eaving [aut o]...

  • Page 39

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 38 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 con...

  • Page 40

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 39 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 (...

  • Page 41

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 40 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 control the advanced clock calibration. Options: disabled (default) / auto / all co...

  • Page 42

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 41 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. Bios setu p u tility main advan ced pcipnp...

  • Page 43: 7 Exit Menu

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 42 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 t-series vxx .Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american me gatrends, inc. S elect screen s elect i...

  • Page 44

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 43 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 operation. T here are 10 sets o f reco...

  • Page 45

    Ta790gx3 a2+ bios m anual 44 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 set the user level. ...