A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1 1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3 2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................6 3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................17 4 Boot Menu...............................................
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate III Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Chipset Performance System Overview Exit Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. AMI BIOS Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/10 Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual IDE/S ATA 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 SETUP UTILITY Main IDE/SATA Configuration > > > > > > While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / SWDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5 S.M.A.R.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Advan ced Settings Exit Conf igure CPU. WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to m alfunction.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode 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 to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address OnBoard CIR Port Keyboard PowerOn Mouse PowerOn Restore on AC Power Loss [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Power Off] Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA 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 OnBoard CIR Port T his item allows you to select consumer IR port. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled CIR Port IRQ T his item allows you to select consumer IR port IRQ.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Restore on AC Power Loss T his setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state. Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl OFF(℃ ) If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) 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.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Shutdow n Temperature T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉ / 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉ Power Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode [ S1 (POS)] [ ACPI v1.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description T able (RSDT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 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.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Module Version - 2.24.5-13.4 USB Devices Enabled: Legacy USB Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Legacy USB1.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command. [Auto] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual AMD 880 HD Audio T his item allows you to control AMD 880 HD audio function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled HD Audio Azalia Device T his item allows you to control the HD audio device.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 to PCI V GA T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. T he option “ Available” means the channel is going to assign automatically.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Maximum Payload Size T his item sets Maximum Payload of Pci Express Device or allows System BIOS to select the value. Options: Auto (Default) / 128 Bytes / 256 Bytes / 512 Bytes / 1024 Bytes / 2048 Bytes / 4096 Bytes Extended Tag Field If this item is enabled, it will allow the system to use 8-bit TAG filed as a requester. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled No Snoop T his item enables/disables Pci Express Device No Snoop option.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Chipset Performance Boot Settings Configuration > > > > Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Slave / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this option will cause an ab ridged version o f the Power On Sel f-T est (POST ) to execute after you power up the computer.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual BOOT S UCCESS BEEP When this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Advan ced Chipset S ettings Exit Opti ons for NB WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions ma y cause syst em to malfun ction.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et Inter nal Graphics Configuratio n Options Inter nal Graphics Mode UMA Frame Buffer Size GFX E ngine Clock O verride [ UMA] [ Auto] [ Disable] Surro und View FB Lo cation [ Disabled] [ Above 4G] Disa ble UMA S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option +F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset PCI Express Configuration > Port #02 Features > Port #07 Features > NB-SB Port Features Select Screen Select Item EnterUpdate F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. Port #02/07 Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Gen2 Link Link Slot High Spee d Mode ASPM Width Power Lim it,W [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Aut o] [75 ] Auto - RC only advertize Gen2 capability.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et NB-SB Link ASPM [ L1] NP NB -SB VC1 Traff ic Support [ Disabled] Link Width [ Auto] Options Disa bled L1 S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option +F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual SouthBridge Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et South Bridge Chipse t Configurat ion Options SB710 CIMx Verison : 4.7.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual SATA IDE Combined Mode T his option controls the SAT A/PAT A combined mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Saving Features T his item allows you to enable or disable power saving features in SB. As general rule, this feature should be disabled for desktop and enabled fo r mobile. See AMD SB710 Power Saving document for more details.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 this menu may cause system to malfunction.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Memory Over Voltage T his item allows you to select DDR Voltage Control. CPU Frequency T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200-600 CPU FID/VID Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Performance CPU FID/VID Control Custom P-States Core VID Core FID Core DID NB VID NB FID [Disabled] [1.2250 V] [x14.0 2800MHz] [Divided by 1] [1.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Core DID T his is the Core Divider. Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8 / Divided by 16 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.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Mode T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM T iming.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Performance Hyper Transpor t Configuration NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link HT Link Speed HT Link Width [ Auto] [ Auto] The Hypertransport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and the board is capable. +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Perfo rmance Memor y Configurati on Bank Interleaving Chann el Interleavi ng Enabl e Clock to Al l DIMMs MemCl k Tristate C3 /ATLVID Memor y Hole Remapp ing DCT U nganged Mode Power Down Enable Pag e Smashing Enab le Bank Memo ry Inte rleaving [ Auto] [ XOR of Addre ss bit] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Enabled] [ Always] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] > ECC Configuratio n S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option +F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Memory 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 Mode T his item controls the DRAM controller ganged (128bit*1) / unganged (64bit*2) dual-chann el operation mode. If two DRAM modules with different size are installed, using unganged mode can still make it run in dual-channel operation.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 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 (Default) / Enabled DRAM BG Scrub/Data Cache BG Scrub/L2 Cache BG Scrub/L3 Cache BG Scrub Options: Disabled (Default) / 40ns / 80ns / 160ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28us / 2.56us / 5.12us / 10.2us / 20.5us / 41.0us / 81.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance Exit Options Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s F10 key can be used for this operation.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Security T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Exit Security Setti ngs Install or Change the password.
A880G+/A785G3+ BIOS Manual Passw ord Check T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always Boot Sector Virus Protection T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. If this fun ction is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.
