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... SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit System Overvie w AMI BIOS Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08 System Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system Time. System Memory Shows system memory size. System Time Set the system internal clock. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once...
... SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit System Overvie w AMI BIOS Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08 System Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system Time. System Memory Shows system memory size. System Time Set the system internal clock. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once...
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... 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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able to Change Fre q : uCode Patch... E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 7 Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of this menu may c ause system to malf unction. > CPU Configur ation > SuperIO...
... 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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able to Change Fre q : uCode Patch... E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 7 Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced Setti ngs WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in items of this menu may c ause system to malf unction. > CPU Configur ation > SuperIO...
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...operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this menu may c ause system to malf unction. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in the NVRAM (CMOS) by the PnP operating system like Window™ 95. S elect... to NO, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). Options: No (Default) / Yes 16 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to NO. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to ...
...operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this menu may c ause system to malf unction. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in the NVRAM (CMOS) by the PnP operating system like Window™ 95. S elect... to NO, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). Options: No (Default) / Yes 16 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to NO. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to ...
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TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you 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-... the hard disk boot sequence automatically. Slave / Sec. You can also ch ange the booting sequence. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series 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...
TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you 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-... the hard disk boot sequence automatically. Slave / Sec. You can also ch ange the booting sequence. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series 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...
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It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit Advan ced Chipset S ettings > Sou thBridge Conf iguration > AMD 790GX Config uration > OnB oard Peripher als Configur ation Opti ons for SB H D Azal S elect ... 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. 21 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM.
It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit Advan ced Chipset S ettings > Sou thBridge Conf iguration > AMD 790GX Config uration > OnB oard Peripher als Configur ation Opti ons for SB H D Azal S elect ... 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. 21 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM.
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...Auto mate OverClo ck Manu al OverClock S elect Screen S elect Item +- Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to change voltage and clock of...z Beware of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to m alfunction. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 6 T-Series Menu T his submenu allows you use the default setting. Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that setting ...
...Auto mate OverClo ck Manu al OverClock S elect Screen S elect Item +- Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to change voltage and clock of...z Beware of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to m alfunction. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 6 T-Series Menu T his submenu allows you use the default setting. Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that setting ...
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... CPU performs the above overclock setting ideally; V12 T ech Engine T his engine will make a good over -clock performance. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may vary with the...
... CPU performs the above overclock setting ideally; V12 T ech Engine T his engine will make a good over -clock performance. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Auto OverClock S ystem Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may vary with the...
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... Auto mate OverClo ck Manu al OverClock S elect Screen S elect Item +- MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to...
... Auto mate OverClo ck Manu al OverClock S elect Screen S elect Item +- MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit T-Ser ies Settings Options WARNI NG: Setting w rong values in below sec tions may cause system to...
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... FID/VID Control CPU F ID/VID Contro l Custo m P-States Core FID Core VID Core DID NB F ID NB V ID NB D ID BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series [ Disabled] [ x13.0 2600MH z] [1.3 250 V] [ Divided by 1 ] [ 2000 MHZ] [ 1.2000 V] [D ivided by 1] Tell s BIOS wheth er to... allows you to c onfigure the P-St ates automat ically S elect Screen S elect Item +- TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual G.P.U Phase Control G.P.U Phase Contro l Phase Status : CPU V core: : Curre nt CPU Power : Effic iency : G.P.U Phase Mode BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series Auto Off Options [ Auto] S elect Screen S elect Item +-
... FID/VID Control CPU F ID/VID Contro l Custo m P-States Core FID Core VID Core DID NB F ID NB V ID NB D ID BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series [ Disabled] [ x13.0 2600MH z] [1.3 250 V] [ Divided by 1 ] [ 2000 MHZ] [ 1.2000 V] [D ivided by 1] Tell s BIOS wheth er to... allows you to c onfigure the P-St ates automat ically S elect Screen S elect Item +- TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual G.P.U Phase Control G.P.U Phase Contro l Phase Status : CPU V core: : Curre nt CPU Power : Effic iency : G.P.U Phase Mode BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series Auto Off Options [ Auto] S elect Screen S elect Item +-
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...: 1.200V (Default) / 1.220V ~ 2.300V (Interval: 0.020V) 35 CPU Vcore T his item allows you to select NB FID Voltage Control. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Voltage Configuration Volta ge Configurat ion CPU V core NB FI D Voltage Memor y Over Volt age Side Port Over Vol tage Chips et ...Over Volta ge HT Ov er Voltage BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series [A uto] [1 .200 V] [A uto] [1 .800 V] [1 .200 V] [1 .200 V] CPU Vcore Contro l S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Auto (Default) / +0.020V ~ +1.260V (Interval: ...
...: 1.200V (Default) / 1.220V ~ 2.300V (Interval: 0.020V) 35 CPU Vcore T his item allows you to select NB FID Voltage Control. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Voltage Configuration Volta ge Configurat ion CPU V core NB FI D Voltage Memor y Over Volt age Side Port Over Vol tage Chips et ...Over Volta ge HT Ov er Voltage BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series [A uto] [1 .200 V] [A uto] [1 .800 V] [1 .200 V] [1 .200 V] CPU Vcore Contro l S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Auto (Default) / +0.020V ~ +1.260V (Interval: ...
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TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual HT Ov er Voltage T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. S elect Screen S elect Item +- If Manual, the DRAM speed specified ... CAS Latency( Tcl) : RAS/CAS Dela y(Trcd) : Row Precharg e Time(Trp): Min Active R AS(Tras) : Row Cycle (T rc) : RAS/RAS Dela y(Trrd) : BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series [Aut o] [Aut o] Select the DRAM Frequency programming method. If Auto, the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value. Memory Clock Mode T his item allows...
TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual HT Ov er Voltage T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. S elect Screen S elect Item +- If Manual, the DRAM speed specified ... CAS Latency( Tcl) : RAS/CAS Dela y(Trcd) : Row Precharg e Time(Trp): Min Active R AS(Tras) : Row Cycle (T rc) : RAS/RAS Dela y(Trrd) : BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series [Aut o] [Aut o] Select the DRAM Frequency programming method. If Auto, the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value. Memory Clock Mode T his item allows...
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... 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual tW TR Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK tWRWR Options: Auto (Default) / 3~10 CLK tRDRD Options: Auto (Default) / 2~10 CLK tRFC0 / tRFC1 / tRFC2 / tRFC3 Options: Auto (Default) / 90ns / 110ns / 160ns / 300ns / 350ns Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Hyper Transpor t Configuration NODE0:PCI-X2...
... 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual tW TR Options: Auto (Default) / 4~7 CLK tWRWR Options: Auto (Default) / 3~10 CLK tRDRD Options: Auto (Default) / 2~10 CLK tRFC0 / tRFC1 / tRFC2 / tRFC3 Options: Auto (Default) / 90ns / 110ns / 160ns / 300ns / 350ns Hyper Transport Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series Hyper Transpor t Configuration NODE0:PCI-X2...
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... T ristate function in C3 Mode. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration 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 Pow er Smashing > ECC Configuratio n BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series [ Auto] [ XOR of Address bits...
... T ristate function in C3 Mode. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration 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 Pow er Smashing > ECC Configuratio n BIOS S ETUP UTILITY T-Series [ Auto] [ XOR of Address bits...
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... P U TILITY T-Series [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] Set the level of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Power Smashing T his item is scrubbed in dual-channel operation. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual...
... P U TILITY T-Series [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] Set the level of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Power Smashing T his item is scrubbed in dual-channel operation. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual...
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SureBoot Feature T his item allows you to select the DRAM ECC Mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 41 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual ECC Mode T his item allows you to control the SureBoot function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Basic / Good / Super / Max / ...640ns / 1.28us / 2.56us / 5.12us / 10.2us / 20.5us / 41.0us / 81.9us / 163.8us / 327.7us / 655.4us EC Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series 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...
SureBoot Feature T his item allows you to select the DRAM ECC Mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 41 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual ECC Mode T his item allows you to control the SureBoot function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Basic / Good / Super / Max / ...640ns / 1.28us / 2.56us / 5.12us / 10.2us / 20.5us / 41.0us / 81.9us / 163.8us / 327.7us / 655.4us EC Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series 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...
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... is disabled on default; change the setting back from "Enabled" to "Disabled" to complete the test. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit OverC lock Navigato r [ Normal] Automa te OverClock System Auto OverClock Sys tem [ V6-Tech Engi ne] Manua l OverClock System CPU/H T Reference C lock ... 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. 43 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to precede memory test.
... is disabled on default; change the setting back from "Enabled" to "Disabled" to complete the test. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et T-Series Exit OverC lock Navigato r [ Normal] Automa te OverClock System Auto OverClock Sys tem [ V6-Tech Engi ne] Manua l OverClock System CPU/H T Reference C lock ... 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. 43 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrat ed Memory T est allows users to precede memory test.
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...configuration changes 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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his selection allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to reload the BIOS when... Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s Load Optimal D efaults CMOS Backup Fu nction BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this system. 44 Save Changes and Exit Save all changes made...
...configuration changes 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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his selection allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to reload the BIOS when... Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s Load Optimal D efaults CMOS Backup Fu nction BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this system. 44 Save Changes and Exit Save all changes made...
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...] [Set up] Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled] Install or Change the password. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Exit Options Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s Load Optimal D efaults CMOS Backup Fu nction CMOS Backup Func CMOS Data... Item EnterG o to provide/revise supervisor and user password. Moreover, users are able to nam e the CMOS data acco rding to personal preference. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual CMOS Backup Function It allows users to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation.
...] [Set up] Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled] Install or Change the password. Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit Exit Options Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s Load Optimal D efaults CMOS Backup Fu nction CMOS Backup Func CMOS Data... Item EnterG o to provide/revise supervisor and user password. Moreover, users are able to nam e the CMOS data acco rding to personal preference. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual CMOS Backup Function It allows users to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation.
Setup Manual
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... Installation 20 4.5 Operation Modes Supporting List 21 Chapter 5: RAID Functions 22 5.1 Operating System 22 5.2 Raid Arrays 22 5.3 How RAID Works 22 Chapter 6: T-Series BIOS & Software 26 6.1 T-Series BIOS 26 6.2 T-Series Software 34 Chapter 7: Useful Help 44 7.1 Driver Installation Note 44 7.2 Extra Information 45 7.3 AMI BIOS Beep Code 46 7.4 Troubleshooting 47 Appendix: SPEC In...
... Installation 20 4.5 Operation Modes Supporting List 21 Chapter 5: RAID Functions 22 5.1 Operating System 22 5.2 Raid Arrays 22 5.3 How RAID Works 22 Chapter 6: T-Series BIOS & Software 26 6.1 T-Series BIOS 26 6.2 T-Series Software 34 Chapter 7: Useful Help 44 7.1 Driver Installation Note 44 7.2 Extra Information 45 7.3 AMI BIOS Beep Code 46 7.4 Troubleshooting 47 Appendix: SPEC In...
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Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 6: T-SERIES BIOS & SOFTWARE 6.1 T-SERIES BIOS T-Series BIOS Features Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.) Memory Integration Test (M.I.T., under Overclock Navigator Engine) BIO-Flasher: Update BIOS file from this manual is being continuously updated. For ... General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 26 Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options WARNING: Setting wrong values in this manual.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 6: T-SERIES BIOS & SOFTWARE 6.1 T-SERIES BIOS T-Series BIOS Features Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.) Memory Integration Test (M.I.T., under Overclock Navigator Engine) BIO-Flasher: Update BIOS file from this manual is being continuously updated. For ... General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 26 Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options WARNING: Setting wrong values in this manual.