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... features are supported. It provides ASL code for pow er manag ement and device con figuration capabilities as defined in BIOS. T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Man agement (APM) speci fication. The Setup program allows users to modify the... guide you through the options and settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. Some additional features, such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. Power to describe the settings in BIOS Setup. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is turned...
... features are supported. It provides ASL code for pow er manag ement and device con figuration capabilities as defined in BIOS. T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Man agement (APM) speci fication. The Setup program allows users to modify the... guide you through the options and settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. Some additional features, such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. Power to describe the settings in BIOS Setup. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is turned...
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...right corner, and this is supported. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be responsible for your reference only. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of this user's manual ...and any settings, please load the default settings to enter the BIOS setup utility. T he ...
...right corner, and this is supported. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be responsible for your reference only. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of this user's manual ...and any settings, please load the default settings to enter the BIOS setup utility. T he ...
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TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. 3 Use [+] or [-] to select a field. C hange Field Tab S elect Field F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS... S elect Screen S elect Item +- AMI BIOS Shows system information, including BIOS version and built date. System Time Set the system internal clock. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit System Overvie w AMI BIOS Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ ...
TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. 3 Use [+] or [-] to select a field. C hange Field Tab S elect Field F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS... S elect Screen S elect Item +- AMI BIOS Shows system information, including BIOS version and built date. System Time Set the system internal clock. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit System Overvie w AMI BIOS Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ ...
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... > SATA 1 Device > SATA 2 Device > SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device > SATA 5 Device > SATA 6 Device Hard Disk Write Protect IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Disabled] [35] While entering setup , BIOS auto detects th e presence of IDE devices. This displa ys the status of auto detection of IDE devices. Select Screen Select Item... General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 4 There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of ID E/SAT A devices.
... > SATA 1 Device > SATA 2 Device > SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device > SATA 5 Device > SATA 6 Device Hard Disk Write Protect IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Disabled] [35] While entering setup , BIOS auto detects th e presence of IDE devices. This displa ys the status of auto detection of IDE devices. Select Screen Select Item... General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 4 There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Floppy A Select the type of ID E/SAT A devices.
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... values are shown below to the system. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 5 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; Type Select the type of the sub-menu. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ...DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T...
... values are shown below to the system. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 5 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; Type Select the type of the sub-menu. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ...DMA Mode Select the DMA mode. SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T...
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T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 6
T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 6
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...TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx... (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Module Version: AGESA Version: Physical Count: Logical Count: Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machi ne Mode (SVM) AMD CPU Revision...
...TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx... (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Module Version: AGESA Version: Physical Count: Logical Count: Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machi ne Mode (SVM) AMD CPU Revision...
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...perform ance. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI SRAT Table T he operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot up, or not. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on AC Power Loss [Ena... bled] [3F8 /IRQ4] [378 ] [Nor mal] [IRQ 7] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Pow er Off] Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller S elect Screen S elect Item +- C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)...
...perform ance. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI SRAT Table T he operating system scans the ACPI SRAT at boot up, or not. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on AC Power Loss [Ena... bled] [3F8 /IRQ4] [378 ] [Nor mal] [IRQ 7] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Pow er Off] Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller S elect Screen S elect Item +- C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)...
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.... ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Mouse PowerOn T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Serial Port1 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports.
.... ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Mouse PowerOn T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Serial Port1 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports.
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... Fan function. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC...
... Fan function. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC...
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...127 Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Windows 98 ACPI... mode. H/W Health Function If you to the set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Hardware Healt h Configuration H/W Health Fun ction Shutdown Tempe rature [Ena bled] [Dis abled] SYS Temperatur e CPU Temperatur e ...
...127 Hardware Health Configuration T his item allows you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Windows 98 ACPI... mode. H/W Health Function If you to the set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Hardware Healt h Configuration H/W Health Fun ction Shutdown Tempe rature [Ena bled] [Dis abled] SYS Temperatur e CPU Temperatur e ...
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... G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 12 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Power Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY ACPI Settings Suspend mode ACPI Version F eatures ACPI APIC supp ort AMI OEMB table Headless mode RTC Resume RTC Alarm Date...
... G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 12 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Power Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY ACPI Settings Suspend mode ACPI Version F eatures ACPI APIC supp ort AMI OEMB table Headless mode RTC Resume RTC Alarm Date...
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... operating system (e.g. A headless server is a server-speci fic feature. USB Wakeup from S3/S4 T his item allows you to specify. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Headless mode T his item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled ...
... operating system (e.g. A headless server is a server-speci fic feature. USB Wakeup from S3/S4 T his item allows you to specify. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual Headless mode T his item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled ...
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... ft DOS or Windows NT). Select Screen Select Item +- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB 2.0 Controller Mode T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 14 Legacy USB Support ...option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB ...
... ft DOS or Windows NT). Select Screen Select Item +- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB 2.0 Controller Mode T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 14 Legacy USB Support ...option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB ...
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... delay for the USB mass storage device after start unit command. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM 15 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of the...
... delay for the USB mass storage device after start unit command. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM 15 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type [Auto] Number of the...
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...cards. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itselfuses when communicating with its own special components....which allows I/O devices to clear the data in below sections may cause system to NO, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: ...
...cards. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itselfuses when communicating with its own special components....which allows I/O devices to clear the data in below sections may cause system to NO, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: ...
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...graphic controllers need to " snoop" on the VGA palette and then map it over . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Resource BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [... DMA Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can retain control of the bus before another PCI device. Change Option...
...graphic controllers need to " snoop" on the VGA palette and then map it over . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Resource BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [... DMA Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can retain control of the bus before another PCI device. Change Option...
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...not support ASPM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Express Configuration Active State Power-Management[Disabled] Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states. TA770 A2+ SE 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 channel. T his item allows BIOS to reserve cert ain memory size for...
...not support ASPM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Express Configuration Active State Power-Management[Disabled] Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states. TA770 A2+ SE 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 channel. T his item allows BIOS to reserve cert ain memory size for...
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... Options: Pri. Slave / Sec. Options: Floppy Disks / Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 / USB-ZIP1 / LS120 19 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. Master / Pri. You can also change the booting ...sequence. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Boot Settings Configuration > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Dr ives > Removable Dr ives...
... Options: Pri. Slave / Sec. Options: Floppy Disks / Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 / USB-ZIP1 / LS120 19 TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. Master / Pri. You can also change the booting ...sequence. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Boot Settings Configuration > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Dr ives > Removable Dr ives...
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Slave / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to Enabled, BIOS would ignore memory error messages. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Options: Disabled (... to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. Options: ON (Default) / OFF Interrupt 19 Capture When set to trap interrupt 19. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will cause an ab ridged version o f the Power On Sel f-T est (POST ) to execute after the system switched on the number...
Slave / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to Enabled, BIOS would ignore memory error messages. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Options: Disabled (... to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. Options: ON (Default) / OFF Interrupt 19 Capture When set to trap interrupt 19. TA770 A2+ SE BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will cause an ab ridged version o f the Power On Sel f-T est (POST ) to execute after the system switched on the number...