Setup Manual
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... AM2 CPU to the CPU_FAN1. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to boot your system, and update the latest BIOS from our website for AM2+/AM3 CPUs support. 6 Note: Please update the BIOS to the latest version while using new AM2+/AM3 CPUs. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and...
... AM2 CPU to the CPU_FAN1. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to boot your system, and update the latest BIOS from our website for AM2+/AM3 CPUs support. 6 Note: Please update the BIOS to the latest version while using new AM2+/AM3 CPUs. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and...
Setup Manual
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... the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. Power on pin2-3 allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data.lPease carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 2-3 close ". 5. Remove AC power line. 2. Wait for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel...
... the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. Power on pin2-3 allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data.lPease carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 2-3 close ". 5. Remove AC power line. 2. Wait for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel...
Setup Manual
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... to send out the mail. Select Software Installation, and then click on that you must provide. Before you will see the software icon "eHOT Line" / "BIOS Update" appears on -screen instructions to the optical drive. Launching Software After the installation process, you use this information, you fix the problem. Provide the...
... to send out the mail. Select Software Installation, and then click on that you must provide. Before you will see the software icon "eHOT Line" / "BIOS Update" appears on -screen instructions to the optical drive. Launching Software After the installation process, you use this information, you fix the problem. Provide the...
Setup Manual
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.... Your system information will see your system information while using Outlook Express as your confirmation; Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for your default e-mail client application, you want to save the system information to ...will not share customer's data with other third parties, so please feel free to provide your system information including motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/ device/OS information. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L After filling up this information to a .txt file, click "Save As..." Open the saved .txt file, you...
.... Your system information will see your system information while using Outlook Express as your confirmation; Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for your default e-mail client application, you want to save the system information to ...will not share customer's data with other third parties, so please feel free to provide your system information including motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/ device/OS information. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L After filling up this information to a .txt file, click "Save As..." Open the saved .txt file, you...
Setup Manual
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AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information AMI BIOS Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to save file and enter file name. (We recommend that the file name should be English/number and no longer than 7 characters.) Then click Save. 24 Choose the position to a .bin file Update BIOS with a BIOS file Once click on this button, the saving dialog will show. Motherboard Manual BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system.
AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information AMI BIOS Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to save file and enter file name. (We recommend that the file name should be English/number and no longer than 7 characters.) Then click Save. 24 Choose the position to a .bin file Update BIOS with a BIOS file Once click on this button, the saving dialog will show. Motherboard Manual BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system.
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... on board may take minutes. Please do not open dialog will show for asking you backup current BIOS. For better performance, the software is completed. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from this manual. 25 Click Yes for updating, then click on OK to be slightly different...
... on board may take minutes. Please do not open dialog will show for asking you backup current BIOS. For better performance, the software is completed. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from this manual. 25 Click Yes for updating, then click on OK to be slightly different...
Setup Manual
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...and simple way to the USB port or the floppy disk drive. 4. Go to the website to system boot failure. 27 Select the proper BIOS file and press then to reboot the system. To enter the utility, press during the POST process. A select dialog as the picture on or... then press during the Power-On Self Tests (POST) procedure while booting up. After the update process, the utility will show the BIOS files and their respective information. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. Insert the USB pen drive or the floppy disk that contains the...
...and simple way to the USB port or the floppy disk drive. 4. Go to the website to system boot failure. 27 Select the proper BIOS file and press then to reboot the system. To enter the utility, press during the POST process. A select dialog as the picture on or... then press during the Power-On Self Tests (POST) procedure while booting up. After the update process, the utility will show the BIOS files and their respective information. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. Insert the USB pen drive or the floppy disk that contains the...
Bios Setup
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...ection or chipset fine-tuning options are implemented via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI... BIOS Setup program on this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. T he power of Advanced...
...ection or chipset fine-tuning options are implemented via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI... BIOS Setup program on this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. T he power of Advanced...
Bios Setup
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... Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. Navigation Keys for your reference only. z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is supported. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is being continuously updated. If the system...compatibility and stability. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. z T he BIOS information described in this manual. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the selected item.
... Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. Navigation Keys for your reference only. z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is supported. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is being continuously updated. If the system...compatibility and stability. Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. z T he BIOS information described in this manual. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the selected item.
Bios Setup
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... system inform ation. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in / 2.88M, 3.5 in your system. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. System Time Set the system internal clock. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter... AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will ...
... system inform ation. Options: 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in / 2.88M, 3.5 in your system. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. System Time Set the system internal clock. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter... AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will ...
Bios Setup
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...Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the name of...A 1 Device > SAT A 2 Device > SAT A 3 Device > SAT A 4 Device Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Disabled] [ 35] Whil e entering s etup, BIOS auto detect s the pres ence of ID E/SAT A devices. This di splays the status of au to dete ction of the sub...
...Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the name of...A 1 Device > SAT A 2 Device > SAT A 3 Device > SAT A 4 Device Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Disabled] [ 35] Whil e entering s etup, BIOS auto detect s the pres ence of ID E/SAT A devices. This di splays the status of au to dete ction of the sub...
Bios Setup
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... ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5 S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 5 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Type Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode...
... ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5 S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0 5 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Type Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled PIO Mode Select the PIO mode...
Bios Setup
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... Fre q : uCode Patch Level : Secur e Virtual Mac hine Mode [ Enabled] Power Now [ Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled] CPU P refetching [ Enabled] S elect Screen S elect Item +- A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may c ause system to malf unction. > CPU Configur...
... Fre q : uCode Patch Level : Secur e Virtual Mac hine Mode [ Enabled] Power Now [ Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled] CPU P refetching [ Enabled] S elect Screen S elect Item +- A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may c ause system to malf unction. > CPU Configur...
Bios Setup
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... Mode C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to enable or disable CPU Prefetching fun ction. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 7 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...
... Mode C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to enable or disable CPU Prefetching fun ction. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 7 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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...
Bios Setup
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A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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... allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. EPP Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address (A780L M2G+ Only) Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. ECP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. 8 ...
A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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... allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. EPP Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address (A780L M2G+ Only) Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. ECP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. 8 ...
Bios Setup
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... parallel port ECP DMA. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Restore on function. By choosing Disabled will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set "Specific Key." A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key / Any...
... parallel port ECP DMA. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Restore on function. By choosing Disabled will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set "Specific Key." A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key / Any...
Bios Setup
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... Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan...
... Ctrl On(℃ ) CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this item and then the BIOS will turn off. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Smart Fan Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan...
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Options: 1~127 (With the interval of CPU/System fan. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. CPU T emperature ... Health Configuration T his item allows you to the set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Smart Fan Function mode. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to set value, the CPU/System fan will show PC health status duringPOST...
Options: 1~127 (With the interval of CPU/System fan. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. CPU T emperature ... Health Configuration T his item allows you to the set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Smart Fan Function mode. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to set value, the CPU/System fan will show PC health status duringPOST...
Bios Setup
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...: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPIBIOS to add a pointer to select the version of ACPI. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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 [ S1 (POS...
...: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPIBIOS to add a pointer to select the version of ACPI. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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 [ S1 (POS...
Bios Setup
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... When " Enabled", you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On Ring (A780L M2G+ Only) T his item allows you control the wake on ring function.... To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. RTC Alarm Time You can choose which the RT C (real-...
... When " Enabled", you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On Ring (A780L M2G+ Only) T his item allows you control the wake on ring function.... To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. RTC Alarm Time You can choose which the RT C (real-...