TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1 1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3 2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7 3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16 4 Boot Menu......................................
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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 DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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 S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et Syste m Overview T-Series Exit Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [ SHIFT-TAB] t o sele ct a field. AMI B IOS Versi on :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01/0 9 Use [+] or [-] t o conf igure system Time.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual 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 IDE 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4 Device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Select the type of device connected to the system. 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 [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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 Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Advanced Setti ngs T-Series Exit Options for CPU WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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 Cool N Quiet T his item allows you to enable or disable the Cool & Quiet power saving technology.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Confi gure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset Onboa rd Floppy Con troller Seria l Port1 Addre ss Keybo ard PowerOn Mouse PowerOn Resto re on AC Powe r Loss [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Mouse PowerOn T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Control Mode T his item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performan ce / 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual H/W Health Function If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Wake Up by PCI Enable / Disable PCI to generate a wake ev ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Wakeup on RING T his item allows you control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced USB C onfiguration Enab les support for lega cy USB. AUTO opti on disables lega cy support i f no U SB devices a re conn ected.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual BIOS EHCI Hand-Off T his item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et Boot Settings Conf iguration > > > > T-Series Exit Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio rity sequenc e.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et HD Au dio Azalia De vice Azali a Clock Gatin g [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Options Auto Disa bled Enab led +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. HD Audio Azalia Device T his item allows you to control the HD audio device.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual SureBoot Feature T his item allows you to control the SureBoot function. SureBoot is a technology that ensures a complete Windows environment will be available disaster recovery situations. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SureBoot Timeout T his item allows you to control the SureBoot timeout.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual RS780 Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et Inte rnal Graphic s Conf RS780 Chipset Conf iguration RS780 CIM X Version : 4.4.0 > Int ernal Graphic s Configurat ion > PCI Express Conf iguration Prima ry Video Cont roller [ PCI-GFX0-GPP -IGFX] NB Po wer Managemen t Features [ Auto] S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to Sub Scr een 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual UMA Frame Buffer Size T his item allows you to choose the UMA frame buffer size for internal graphics. Options: Auto (Default) / 32MB / 64MB / 128MB / 256MB / 512MB 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. Options: Above 4G (Default) / Under 4G AMD 780 HD Audio T his item allows you to control the northbridge HD azalia (HDMI audio) function.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Port #02 Features BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et Gen2 Link Link Slot High Speed Mo de ASPM Width Power Limit, W [ Auto] [ Disabled] [ Auto] [ 75] Auto - RC only adve rtize Gen2 capa bility. +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual NB-SB Link ASPM Options: L1 (Default) / Disabled NP NB-SB VC1 Traffic Support Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Link Width Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 Primary Video Controller T his option allows you to select the video controller in charge. Options: PCI-GFX0-GPP-IGFX (Default) / GFX0-GPP-IGFX-PCI / GPP-GFX0-IGFX-PCI / IGFX-GFX0-GPP-PCI NB Power Management Features T his option controls the NB power management function.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Realtek PCIE NIC T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable Realtek Option ROM T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual 6 T-Series 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et T-Series T-Ser ies Settings Exit Options WARNI NG: Pl ease Clear C MOS if syste m no display af ter overcloc king.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et T-Series T-Ser ies Settings Exit Options WARNI NG: Pl ease Clear C MOS if syste m no display af ter overcloc king.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual CPU Tuning BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series CPU Vcore Contro l CPU T uning CPU V core CPU N B Over Voltag e Custo m P-States SVID Override NODE0 :PCI-X2 HT Li nk HT Li nk Speed : HT Li nk Width : Advan ced Clock Cal ibration Core Leveling [Auto] [ Auto] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Auto] [ Auto] [ Disabled] [ Auto] +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Core VID T his function allows you to adjust the voltage of CPU. Options: 0.0125V ~ 1.3500V (Differed by CPU). Core DID Options: Divided by 1 (Default) / Divided by 2 / Divided by 4 / Divided by 8 / Divided by 16 NB VID Set the voltage to use for NB PState selected Value is saved in the _PSS object.. Options: 1.2000V (Default) / 0.0125V ~ 1.3500V. NB FID T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Advanced Clock Calibration Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) is an enhanced technology fo r overclocking, needing support from both chipset and CPU. When enabled, it will improve the stability of advanced overclocking greatly. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / All Cores / Per Core Value (All Cores) / Value (Core 0) / Value (Core 1) / Value (Core 2)/ Value (Core 3) T his item shows only when “ Advanced Clock Calibration” is set to “All Cores” or “Per Core”.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Spread Spectrum T his item allows you to control Spread Spectrum fun ction. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GFX Engine Clock Override T his item allows you to control the internal GFX engine clock override function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GFX Engine Clock T his item allows BIOS to select onboard GPU Over Clock.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Memory Over Voltage T his item allows you to select DDR Over Voltage Control. Options: 1.60V (Default) / 1.70V ~ 2.30V (Interval: 0.1V) HT Ov er Voltage T his item allows you to select chipset Voltage Control. Options: 1.22V (Default) / 1.27V / 1.32V / 1.37V Chipset Over Voltage T his item allows you to select Vtt Voltage Control. Options: 1.14V (Default) / 1.18V / 1.23V / 1.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual DRAM Timing Mode T his item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regul ate the DRAM T iming.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual tWTR Options: Auto (Default) tRFC0 / tRFC1 / tRFC2 / tRFC3 Options: Auto (Default) Memory Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series 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
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual Enable Clock to All DIMMs T his item determines whether the BIOS should actively reduce EMI (Electromagn etic Interference) and reduce power consumption by turning off unoccupied or inactive DIMM slots. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID T his item enables or disables the MemClk T ristate function in C3 Mode.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual ECC Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series ECC Configurat ion ECC Mode DRAM ECC Ena ble DRAM SCRUB R EDIRECT 4-Bit ECC Mo de DRAM BG Scru b Data Cache B G Scrub L2 Cache BG Scrub L3 Cache BG Scrub [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] Set the level of ECC protection. Note: The Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual G.P.U Phase Control BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series G.P.U Phase Contro l Phase Status Options : Auto Off CPU V core: : Curre nt CPU Power : Effic iency : G.P.U Phase Mode [ Auto] +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. G.P.U Phase Mode T his item allows you to control G.P.U Phase Mode (power saving technology).
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual 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. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et T-Series T-Ser ies Settings Exit Options WARNI NG: Pl ease Clear C MOS if syste m no display af ter overcloc king.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 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 Exit Options T-Series 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.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual 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 record address es in total, and users are able to nam e the CMOS data acco rding to personal preference.
TA785G3/TA780G3/TA760G3 BIOS Manual 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. Options: Full Access (Default) / No Access / View Only / Limited Change User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password.