Bios Setup
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... 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/ 01/08 System Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system Time. System Memory Shows system memory size. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date...
... 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/ 01/08 System Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system Time. System Memory Shows system memory size. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date...
Bios Setup
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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 Conf ... > Power Config uration > USB Configur ation Options for CPU S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able to malfunction. TA790GX A3+ 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...
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 Conf ... > Power Config uration > USB Configur ation Options for CPU S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able to malfunction. TA790GX A3+ 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...
Bios Setup
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... elect Item +- 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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to NO. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this menu may c ause system to...] [Yes ] [Dis abled] [Ena bled] > PCI Resource Clear NVRAM during System Boot. 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 items of the cards will initialize all the PnP cards. Notice z Beware of that...
... elect Item +- 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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his item allows you to NO. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this menu may c ause system to...] [Yes ] [Dis abled] [Ena bled] > PCI Resource Clear NVRAM during System Boot. 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 items of the cards will initialize all the PnP cards. Notice z Beware of that...
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...installed in the system. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Options: Floppy Disks / Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 / USB-ZIP1 / LS120 19 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 ... devices installed in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. 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]...
...installed in the system. Slave / Sec. Master / Sec. Options: Floppy Disks / Zip100 / USB-FDD0 / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 / USB-ZIP1 / LS120 19 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 ... devices installed in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. 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]...
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TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. 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...
TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 5 Chipset Menu T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. 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...
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... al OverClock S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Normal (Default) / Automate OverClock / Manual OverClock 30 Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that setting inappropriate values in overclock field. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot.... Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) Notice z Beware of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to malfunction. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 6 T-Series Menu T his submenu allows you use the default setting.
... al OverClock S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Normal (Default) / Automate OverClock / Manual OverClock 30 Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provid es 3 default overclo ck con figurations that setting inappropriate values in overclock field. Main BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Boot.... Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) Notice z Beware of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to malfunction. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual 6 T-Series Menu T his submenu allows you use the default setting.
Bios Setup
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... will boost your system. the difference may cause system to overclock your system performan ce to different level. 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...
... will boost your system. the difference may cause system to overclock your system performan ce to different level. 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...
Bios Setup
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... (Default) / Enabled 32 Options: 200 (Default) / 200~600 CPU Configuration T his item allows BIOS to save CPU configuration. 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...
... (Default) / Enabled 32 Options: 200 (Default) / 200~600 CPU Configuration T his item allows BIOS to save CPU configuration. 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...
Bios Setup
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... 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 +- C hange Option... 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 ...
... 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 +- C hange Option... 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 ...
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... 1.800V (Default) / 1.820V ~ 2.700V (Interval: 0.020V) Chipset Over Voltage T his item allows you to select NB/SB Over 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 +- C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and...
... 1.800V (Default) / 1.820V ~ 2.700V (Interval: 0.020V) Chipset Over Voltage T his item allows you to select NB/SB Over 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 +- C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F1 0 S ave and...
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.../RAS Dela y(Trrd) : BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series [Aut o] [Aut o] Select the DRAM Frequency programming method. Options: Auto (Default) / Manual / Limit Memclock Value T his item allows you to select HT Over Voltage Control. If Manual, the DRAM speed specified will not exceed the specified value. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual HT Ov er Voltage T his...
.../RAS Dela y(Trrd) : BIOS SETU P U TILITY T-Series [Aut o] [Aut o] Select the DRAM Frequency programming method. Options: Auto (Default) / Manual / Limit Memclock Value T his item allows you to select HT Over Voltage Control. If Manual, the DRAM speed specified will not exceed the specified value. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual HT Ov er Voltage T his...
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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...
Bios Setup
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...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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration Memor y Configurati on Bank Interleaving Chann el Interleavi ng Enabl e Clock to more than one piece ofmemory. Options: Auto...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 [20:16, 9] / Address bits 6 / Address bits 12 / Disabled Enable Clock to improve memory perform ance. Options: Disabled...
...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. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Memory Configuration Memor y Configurati on Bank Interleaving Chann el Interleavi ng Enabl e Clock to more than one piece ofmemory. Options: Auto...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 [20:16, 9] / Address bits 6 / Address bits 12 / Disabled Enable Clock to improve memory perform ance. Options: Disabled...
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... 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 BIOS SETU 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... (64bit*2) dual-chann el operation mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Power Smashing T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of ECC protection. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Memory Hole Remapping T his item is scrubbed in dual-channel operation.
... 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 BIOS SETU 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... (64bit*2) dual-chann el operation mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Power Smashing T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of ECC protection. TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual Memory Hole Remapping T his item is scrubbed in dual-channel operation.
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...200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 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 / ...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...
...200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 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 / ...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...
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... 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 complete the test. Step 1: T his item is done, change it to...from "Enabled" to "Disabled" to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or softw are. 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...
... 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 complete the test. Step 1: T his item is done, change it to...from "Enabled" to "Disabled" to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or softw are. 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...
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... S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. T hese con figurations are facto ry settings optimized fo r this operation. 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 the BIOS items. Main... PCIPnP Exit Options 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.
... S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. T hese con figurations are facto ry settings optimized fo r this operation. 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 the BIOS items. Main... PCIPnP Exit Options 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.
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...S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 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...elect Screen S elect Item EnterC hange F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 45 TA790GX A3+ BIOS Manual CMOS Backup Function It allows users to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation.
...S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 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...elect Screen S elect Item EnterC hange F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. 45 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...
Setup Manual
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...Flash Drive or FDD Self Recovery System (S.R.S) Smart Fan Function CMOS Reloading Program !! 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. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options WARNING: Setting wrong values in below in the Setup CD. For further information of setting up the...
...Flash Drive or FDD Self Recovery System (S.R.S) Smart Fan Function CMOS Reloading Program !! 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. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset T-Series Exit T-Series Settings Options WARNING: Setting wrong values in below in the Setup CD. For further information of setting up the...