TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1 1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3 2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7 3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16 4 Boot Menu......................
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset System Overvie w T-Series Exit Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. AMI BIOS Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08 Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 Hard Drive 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Primary IDE Master/Slav e ; SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Dev ice 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual 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 port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled Parallel Port Mode T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC ) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive [Dis abled] When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin], please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual 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 Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Power Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced ACPI Settings Suspend mode ACPI Version F eatures ACPI APIC supp ort AMI OEMB table Headless mode [S1 (POS)] [ACP I v1.0] [Ena bled] [Ena bled] [Dis abled] RTC Resume RTC Alarm Date (Days) RTC Alarm Time USB Wakeup Fro m S3/S4 Power On by LA N [Dis abled] Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual 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) / Enabled RTC Resume When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock) alarm awak ens the system from Suspend mode.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. USB Configuration Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4 USB Devices Enabled: Legacy USB Support USB 2.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Boot Settings Configuration > > > > T-Series Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual EC Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset SureBoot Featu re SureBoot Timeo ut Advanced Clock Calibration Value (All C ores) Value (Core 0) Value (Core 1) Value (Core 2) Value (Core 3) [Ena bled] [4 S econds] [Dis abled] [- 2 %] [- 2 %] [- 2 %] [- 2 %] [- 2 %] Options Disabled Enabled +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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset HD Audio Azali a Device [Ena bled] Options Auto Disabled Enabled +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. HD Audio Azalia Device T his item allows you to control the HD audio device.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 option controls the power saving features. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled AMD 780 Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset AMD 780 Config uration CIMX-RS780 Ver sion : 4.1.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Internal Graph ics Configuration Options Internal Graph ics Mode UMA Frame Bu ffer Size GFX Engine Clo ck Override [UMA ] [Aut o] [Dis able] Surround View FB Location [Aut o] [Abo ve 4G] AMD 780 HD Aud io [Ena ble] Disable UMA SIDEPORT UMA+SIDEPORT +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset PCI Express Co nfiguration GFX Dual Slot Configuration GPP Slots Powe r Limit, W > > > > > > > > Options [Dis abled] [25 ] Port #02 Fea tures Port #04 Fea tures Port #05 Fea tures Port #06 Fea tures Port #07 Fea tures Port #09 Fea tures Port #10 Fea tures NB-SB Port F eatures Auto Enabled Disabled S elect Screen S elect Item EnterU pdate F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Link ASPM Options: Disabled (Default) / L0s / L1 / L0x & L1 Link Width Options: Auto (Default) / x1 / x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 Slot Power Limit, W Options: 75 (Default) / 0-255 Compliance Mode Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled NB-SB Port Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset NB-SB Link ASP M [L1] NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o] Compliance Mod e [Dis abled] Options Disabled L1 +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Opt
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Hyper Transpor t Configuration HT Link Trista te UnitID Clumpin g 2x LCLK Mode Auto - CAD/CTL. [Aut o] [Aut o] [Dis abled] +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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset MAC ID Informa tion Realtek PCIE N IC Realtek Optio n ROM [Ena ble] [Dis abled] Enable/Disable Onboard RTL8111C PCIE Network Controller +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. MAC ID Information T his area shows the MAC ID.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual 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 of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series T-Series Setti ngs Exit Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. OverClock Navi gator [Aut omate OverClock] =========== Au tomate OverClock Sy stem =========== Auto OverClock System [V6- Tech Engine] ============ M anual OverClock Sys tem ============ CPU Over Volta ge [Sta rtUp] Memory Over Vo ltage [1.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series T-Series Setti ngs Exit Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction. OverClock Navi gator [Man ual OverClock] =========== Au tomate OverClock Sy stem =========== Auto OverClock System [V6- Tech Engine] ============ M anual OverClock Sys tem ============ CPU Over Volta ge [Sta rtUp] Memory Over Vo ltage [1.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual CPU Frequency T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (MHz) (Default) / 200Mhz ~ 600Mhz CPU FID/VID Control BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series CPU FID/VID Co ntrol Custom P-State s Core FID Core DID Core VID NB FID [Dis abled] [x13 .0 2600MHz] [Div ided by 1] [1.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual NB FID T his item allows you to select the Frequency o f NB chip.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Hyper Transpor t Configuration NODE0:PCI-X2 H T Link HT Link Speed HT Link Width The Hypertransport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and the board is capable. [Aut o] [Aut o] +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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M BIOS Manual Memory Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Memory Configu ration Bank Interleav ing Channel Interl eaving Enable Clock t o All DIMMs MemClk Tristat e C3/ATLVID Memory Hole Re mapping DCT Unganged M ode Power Down Ena ble Power Down M ode Enable Bank Memory Interleaving [Aut o] [Aut o] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Ena bled] [Ena bled] [Ena bled] [Cha nnel] > ECC Configur ation +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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 Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series T-Series Setti ngs Exit Options WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
TA790GX A2+/TA790GX A2+ SE/TA790GX 128M 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.
