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A780L3B BIOS Manual 

 

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 <Enter> to enter 
the sub-menu of detailed options. 
 

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

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

While entering setup,

BIOS auto detects the

presence of IDE

devices. This displays

the status of auto

detection of IDE

devices.

IDE Confuguration

Hard Disk Write Protect      [Disabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)    [35]

> SATA 2 Device

> SATA 3 Device

> SATA 4 Device

> SATA 1 Device

 

 

SATA 1/2/3/4  Device 

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.

SATA 1 Device

LBA/Large Mode               [Auto]

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto]

PIO Mode                     [Auto]

DMA Mode                     [Auto]

S.M.A.R.T                    [Auto]

32Bit Data Transfer          [Enabled]

Device     :

Type                         [Auto]

 

The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these 
information and values are shown below to the name of the sub-menu. 

Summary of Contents for A780L3B

Page 1: ...A780L3B BIOS Manual i BIOS Setup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 6 3 PCIPnP Menu 16 4 Boot Menu 19 5 Chipset Menu 21 6 Performance Menu 29 7 Exit Menu 37...

Page 2: ...rd protection or chipset fine tuning options are also included in BIOS The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup Plug and Play Support This AMI BIOS supp...

Page 3: ...u can use these keys to select item and change the settings Notice z The default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance of the motherboard If the system becomes unstable...

Page 4: ...lp Save and Exit Exit Tab F1 F10 ESC Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time System Overview AMI BIOS Version 01 01 01 Build Date 01 01 11 System Memory Size Syste...

Page 5: ...auto detection of IDE devices IDE Confuguration Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 SATA 2 Device SATA 3 Device SATA 4 Device SATA 1 Device SATA 1 2 3 4 Device BIOS SETUP UTILI...

Page 6: ...e Select the DMA mode Options Auto Default SWDMA0 2 MWDMA0 2 UDMA0 5 S M A R T Set the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Options Auto Default Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enab...

Page 7: ...cause system to malfunction SuperIO Configuration Smart Fan Configuration Hardware Health Configuration Power Configuration USB Configuration CPU Configuration Exit CPU Configuration This item shows t...

Page 8: ...rmation to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum performance This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at boot up or not Options Enabled...

Page 9: ...Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports Options 3F8 IRQ4 Default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Parallel Port Address This item allows you to d...

Page 10: ...lected This item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set Stroke Key Options Ctrl F1 Default Wake Key Power Key Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Mouse PowerOn This item allows you to control...

Page 11: ...Start value Fan Ctrl Sensitive o CPU Smart Fan This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function Options Disabled Default Auto 4Pin 3Pin Smart Fan Calibration Choose this item and then the BI...

Page 12: ...led Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Temperature SYS Temperature 12 0V 5 00V CPU Fan Sytem1 Fan Chip Voltage CPU Voltage DDR Voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrend...

Page 13: ...Wakeup From S3 S4 Disabled Power On by PCIE Onboard LAN Disabled Wake Up by PCI Disabled RTC Alarm EuP Control This item is used to enable or disable EuP Control Energy Using Products Options Disabled...

Page 14: ...ume When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Options Disabled Default Enabled RTC Alarm Date Days You can choose which dat...

Page 15: ...peed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Legacy USB Support This item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support for USB devices like the keyboard mouse and USB...

Page 16: ...for the USB mass storage device after start unit command USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Emulation Type Auto Device USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This item all...

Page 17: ...t F1 F10 ESC Clear NVRAM during System Boot Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug Play O S No PCI Latency Timer 64 Allocate IRQ...

Page 18: ...fault Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster This item is a toggle for the built in driver that allows the onboard IDE controller to perform DMA Direct Memory Access transfers Options Enabled Default Disabled PCI...

Page 19: ...Available Default Reserved Reserved Memory Size This item allows BIOS to reserve certain memory size for specific PCI device Options Disabled Default 16K 32K 64K PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP U...

Page 20: ...y the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Options Removable Hard Dis...

Page 21: ...ull Screen LOGO Show This item allows you to enable disable Full Screen LOGO Show function Options Enabled Default Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This item sets the display mode for option ROM Option...

Page 22: ...Settings Northbridge Configuration OnBoard Peripherals Configuration SouthBridge Configuration Exit SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrend...

Page 23: ...ng Disabled Options Auto Disabled Enabled HD Audio Azalia Device This item allows you to control the HD audio device Options Enabled Default Auto Disabled Azalia Clock Gating Options Disabled Default...

Page 24: ...CI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 19 20 Fn 0 1 5 Options Enabled Default Disabled EHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 19 Fn 2 Options Enabled Default Disabled OnChip SATA Channel This option allows you to enable the on chip Serial...

Page 25: ...on Internal Graphics 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 Internal Graphic...

Page 26: ...M location Options Above 4G Default Under 4G PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Update General Help Sav...

Page 27: ...General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC Gen2 High Speed Mode Disabled Link ASPM Disabled Link Width Auto Slot Power Limit W 75 Auto RC only advertize Gen2 capability Gen2 High Speed Mode Options Di...

Page 28: ...ASPM Disabled Options Disabled L1 NB SB Link ASPM Options Disabled Default L1 NP NB SB VC1 Traffic Support Options Disabled Default Enabled Link Width Options Auto Default x1 x2 x4 Primary Video Contr...

Page 29: ...SC MAC ID Information Realtek PCIE NIC Enable Realtek Option ROM Disabled Enable Disable Onboard Broadcom PCIE Network Controller MAC ID Information This item shows the MAC ID Realtek PCIE NIC This op...

Page 30: ...hange Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC Exit Performance Settings WARNING Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking Clock Control DRAM Timing Configuration Memory Confi...

Page 31: ...of AM3 CPU Options x8 0 1600MHz x15 5 3100MHz Differed by CPU Core DID Options Divided by 1 Default Divided by 2 Divided by 4 Divided by 8 Divided by 16 Core VID This function allows you to adjust the...

Page 32: ...Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC Clock Control ATIG Reference Clock MHZ 100 SB Reference Clock MHZ 100 GFX Engine Clock Override Disabled Performance ATIG S...

Page 33: ...er Voltage Control 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...

Page 34: ...00 DRAM Timing Mode This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DRAM Timing Options Auto Default DCT0 DCT1 Both CAS Latency CL Options Auto Default 4 12 CLK 2T Command Opt...

Page 35: ...DIMMs Disabled MemClk Tristate C3 ATLVID Disabled Memory Hole Remapping Enabled DCT Unganged Mode Always Power Down Enable Disabled Page Smashing Disabled ECC Configuration Enable Bank Memory Interle...

Page 36: ...nable 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 DCT Unganged Mode This item controls...

Page 37: ...C protection Note The Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours Performance ECC Mode This item allows you to select the DRAM ECC Mode Options Disabled...

Page 38: ...for this operation Exit Options Security Settings Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Security Exit Save Changes and Exit Save all configuration chang...

Page 39: ...Virus Protection Disabled Exit Change Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prom...

Page 40: ...oot 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 enabled and an attempt is made to write...

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