Setup Manual
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Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU FSB Chipset Super I/O Main Memory Graphics IDE SATA II LAN Sound A780GE/A760GE A785GE Socket AM2+ Socket AM2+ AMD Sempron / Athlon / Athlon II / Phenom / AMD Sempron / Athlon / Athlon II / Phenom / Phenom II processors Phenom II processors AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing computing Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet (Maximum Watt: 95W) (Maximum Watt: 95W...
Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU FSB Chipset Super I/O Main Memory Graphics IDE SATA II LAN Sound A780GE/A760GE A785GE Socket AM2+ Socket AM2+ AMD Sempron / Athlon / Athlon II / Phenom / AMD Sempron / Athlon / Athlon II / Phenom / Phenom II processors Phenom II processors AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing computing Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet (Maximum Watt: 95W) (Maximum Watt: 95W...
Setup Manual
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... floppy disk drive. 4. BIOS update completes. A780GE/A760GE/A785GE BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. Insert the USB pen drive or the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to enter the utility. 5. z Shutting down or resetting the system while updating the BIOS will show the BIOS files and their respective information. The utility will lead to proceed. Press to system boot failure. 27 Then, save the BIOS file into a USB pen drive or a floppy disk. 3. To enter...
... floppy disk drive. 4. BIOS update completes. A780GE/A760GE/A785GE BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. Insert the USB pen drive or the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to enter the utility. 5. z Shutting down or resetting the system while updating the BIOS will show the BIOS files and their respective information. The utility will lead to proceed. Press to system boot failure. 27 Then, save the BIOS file into a USB pen drive or a floppy disk. 3. To enter...
Setup Manual
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... 7 cards are used for recovery 4 Flash Programming successful 5 File read error 7 No Flash EPROM detected 10 Flash Erase error 11 Flash Program error 12 "AMIBOOT.ROM" file size error 13 BIOS ROM image mismatch (file layout does not match image present in flash device) POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 Memory refresh timer error 3 Base memory read/write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes...
... 7 cards are used for recovery 4 Flash Programming successful 5 File read error 7 No Flash EPROM detected 10 Flash Erase error 11 Flash Program error 12 "AMIBOOT.ROM" file size error 13 BIOS ROM image mismatch (file layout does not match image present in flash device) POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 Memory refresh timer error 3 Base memory read/write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes...
Bios Setup
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... (ACPI). APM Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. Power to guide you through the options and settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this AMI BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to describe the settings in BIOS Setup. T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. Sleep and Suspend power man agement modes...
... (ACPI). APM Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. Power to guide you through the options and settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this AMI BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to describe the settings in BIOS Setup. T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. Sleep and Suspend power man agement modes...
Bios Setup
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... / 2.88M, 3.5 in your system. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 System Date Set the system date. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. C hange Field...
... / 2.88M, 3.5 in your system. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 System Date Set the system date. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. C hange Field...
Bios Setup
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... Screen Select Item +- SATA 1/2/3/4 Device 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 [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of IDE devi ces. T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) [ Disabled] [ 35] S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to dete ction of detailed options. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual IDE Configuration...
... Screen Select Item +- SATA 1/2/3/4 Device 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 [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of IDE devi ces. T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) [ Disabled] [ 35] S elect Screen S elect Item En terG o to dete ction of detailed options. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual IDE Configuration...
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..., Inc. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY CPU C onfiguration Modul e Version: AGESA Version: Physi cal Count: Logic al Count: Enab le/Disable Secu re Virtual M achine Mode (SVM) AMD C PU Revis ion: Cache L1: Cache L2: Cache L3: Speed : NB Clk: ncHT Speed : Width I /O, Power Management, and other system devices. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able...
..., Inc. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY CPU C onfiguration Modul e Version: AGESA Version: Physi cal Count: Logic al Count: Enab le/Disable Secu re Virtual M achine Mode (SVM) AMD C PU Revis ion: Cache L1: Cache L2: Cache L3: Speed : NB Clk: ncHT Speed : Width I /O, Power Management, and other system devices. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able...
Bios Setup
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... port as ECP & EPP mode. 8 A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 A ddress Parallel Port Address Parallel Por t Mode Parallel Por t IRQ Keyboard Power On Mouse PowerOn Restore on the system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. C hange Option...
... port as ECP & EPP mode. 8 A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 A ddress Parallel Port Address Parallel Por t Mode Parallel Por t IRQ Keyboard Power On Mouse PowerOn Restore on the system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. C hange Option...
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Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin Smart Fan Calibration Choose this set value, FAN will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration...
Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto / 4Pin / 3Pin Smart Fan Calibration Choose this set value, FAN will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/System fan speed. Options: 0~127 (℃) (With the interval of 1℃) Fan Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration...
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... a monitoring system, the system will work under Windows 98 ACPI mode. This item is only effective under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉ / 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉ 11 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. Options...
... a monitoring system, the system will work under Windows 98 ACPI mode. This item is only effective under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 75℃/167℉ / 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉ 11 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. Options...
Bios Setup
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... select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode RTC R esume RTC A larm Date(Day s) RTC A larm T ime USB W akeup From S3 /S4 Power On by LAN Resum e On RING [ S1 (POS)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] Sele ct the ACPI stat e used to an OEMB...
... select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode RTC R esume RTC A larm Date(Day s) RTC A larm T ime USB W akeup From S3 /S4 Power On by LAN Resum e On RING [ S1 (POS)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] Sele ct the ACPI stat e used to an OEMB...
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... can set the date and time at which date the system will boot up time, input hour, minute and second to enable or disabled the USB resume from Suspend mode. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC...
... can set the date and time at which date the system will boot up time, input hour, minute and second to enable or disabled the USB resume from Suspend mode. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC...
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... 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 Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Select Screen Select Item +- Microso ft DOS or Windows NT). A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB...
... 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 Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Select Screen Select Item +- Microso ft DOS or Windows NT). A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB...
Bios Setup
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DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- This item allows such snooping to assign for the PCI VGA card. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster T his item is reserved for the built-in driver that allows the onbo ard ID E controller to perform DMA (Direct Memory Access) trans fers. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Resource BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource IRQ3 IRQ4...
DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- This item allows such snooping to assign for the PCI VGA card. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster T his item is reserved for the built-in driver that allows the onbo ard ID E controller to perform DMA (Direct Memory Access) trans fers. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PCI Resource BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Resource IRQ3 IRQ4...
Bios Setup
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... sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration > Boo t Device Prio rity > Har d Disk Drives > Rem ovable Drives > CD/ DVD Drives Quick Boot [ Enabled] Full Screen LOGO S how [ Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Bootu p Num-Lock [ ON] Inter rupt 19 Captu re [ Enabled] Ignor e Memory Erro r Messages [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio...
... sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration > Boo t Device Prio rity > Har d Disk Drives > Rem ovable Drives > CD/ DVD Drives Quick Boot [ Enabled] Full Screen LOGO S how [ Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Bootu p Num-Lock [ ON] Inter rupt 19 Captu re [ Enabled] Ignor e Memory Erro r Messages [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio...
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...sets the display mode for option ROM. Master / Pri. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled BOOT S UCCESS BEEP When this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will ignore memory error messages. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item allows you power up the computer. Options: ON (Default) / OFF Interrupt 19 Capture When set to Enabled, this option will attempt to trap interrupt 19. Slave / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. Options: Enabled (Default...
...sets the display mode for option ROM. Master / Pri. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled BOOT S UCCESS BEEP When this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will ignore memory error messages. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item allows you power up the computer. Options: ON (Default) / OFF Interrupt 19 Capture When set to Enabled, this option will attempt to trap interrupt 19. Slave / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. Options: Enabled (Default...
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... Me gatrends, Inc. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GFX EngineClock T his item allows you to set the FB-DIMM location. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 22 Internal Graphics Mode T his item allows you to control the northbridge HD azalia function. Options: Above 4G (Default) / Under 4G NB Azalia T his item allows you to select the memory mode used for internal graphics. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Internal Graph ics Configuration Internal Graph ics Mode UMA Frame Bu...
... Me gatrends, Inc. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled GFX EngineClock T his item allows you to set the FB-DIMM location. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 22 Internal Graphics Mode T his item allows you to control the northbridge HD azalia function. Options: Above 4G (Default) / Under 4G NB Azalia T his item allows you to select the memory mode used for internal graphics. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset Internal Graph ics Configuration Internal Graph ics Mode UMA Frame Bu...
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... to control the HD audio device. Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI Option ROM POST Delay Options: Disabled (Default) / 1 Second / 2 ~ 7 Seconds SATA IDE Combined Mode T his option allows you to select the on -chip Serial AT A. As general rule, this feature should be disabled for more details. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual HD Audio Azalia Device T his item allows you to enable or disable power saving features in SB. Options: Enabled (Default) / Auto / Disabled Azalia Clock Gating Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev...
... to control the HD audio device. Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI Option ROM POST Delay Options: Disabled (Default) / 1 Second / 2 ~ 7 Seconds SATA IDE Combined Mode T his option allows you to select the on -chip Serial AT A. As general rule, this feature should be disabled for more details. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual HD Audio Azalia Device T his item allows you to enable or disable power saving features in SB. Options: Enabled (Default) / Auto / Disabled Azalia Clock Gating Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled OHCI HC(Bus 0 Dev...
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... Realtek PCIE NIC T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. MAC ID Information T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable Realtek Option ROM T his item shows the MAC ID. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et Onboa rd Device Con figuration Realt ek PCIE NIC Real tek Option RO M MAC I D Information : [ Enable] [ Disabled] Enab le/Disable Onbo ard Broadcom PCIE Network Cont roller S elect Screen...
... Realtek PCIE NIC T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. MAC ID Information T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable Realtek Option ROM T his item shows the MAC ID. A780GE & A760GE & A785GE BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et Onboa rd Device Con figuration Realt ek PCIE NIC Real tek Option RO M MAC I D Information : [ Enable] [ Disabled] Enab le/Disable Onbo ard Broadcom PCIE Network Cont roller S elect Screen...
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... 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 prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Change User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set , the "User" will...
... 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 prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Change User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set , the "User" will...
