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... / Athlon / Athlon II / Phenom AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit / Phenom II processors CPU computing Maximum Watt: 95W (A780L M2G+/ Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 A780L M2L+) Maximum Watt: 125W (A780L) Support HyperTransport 3.0 FSB Supports up to 3.2 GT/s Bandwidth Chipset AMD RS780L AMD SB710 ITE 8718F Super I/O Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality Low...
... / Athlon / Athlon II / Phenom AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit / Phenom II processors CPU computing Maximum Watt: 95W (A780L M2G+/ Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 A780L M2L+) Maximum Watt: 125W (A780L) Support HyperTransport 3.0 FSB Supports up to 3.2 GT/s Bandwidth Chipset AMD RS780L AMD SB710 ITE 8718F Super I/O Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality Low...
Setup Manual
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...to Power supply Power Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port Serial Port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port (A780L M2G+) PS/2 Keyboard x1 Connects to PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse x1 Connects to PS/2 Mouse ... and microphone connection Board Size 182 mm(W) x 235 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support OS Support Windows XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64 / 7 Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice. 1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard VGA DVI-D ...
...to Power supply Power Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port Serial Port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port (A780L M2G+) PS/2 Keyboard x1 Connects to PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse x1 Connects to PS/2 Mouse ... and microphone connection Board Size 182 mm(W) x 235 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support OS Support Windows XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64 / 7 Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice. 1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard VGA DVI-D ...
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... may encounter the situation that the new system failed to boot your system, and update the latest BIOS from our website for AM2+/AM3 CPUs support. 6 In this case, please install one standard AM2 CPU to boot while using AM2+/AM3 CPUs.
... may encounter the situation that the new system failed to boot your system, and update the latest BIOS from our website for AM2+/AM3 CPUs support. 6 In this case, please install one standard AM2 CPU to boot while using AM2+/AM3 CPUs.
Setup Manual
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... Fan) SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 3 1 Note: The CPU_FAN1 supports 4-pin head connector. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The SYS_FAN1 supports 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is...
... Fan) SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 3 1 Note: The CPU_FAN1 supports 4-pin head connector. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The SYS_FAN1 supports 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is...
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... 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground 741 10 Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that...
... 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground 741 10 Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that...
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... a bus standard for expansion cards. PCI stands for an aggregate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 16GB/s totally. - This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - PCI1 P CI 2 12 Motherboard Manual PEX16_1: PCI-Express...
... a bus standard for expansion cards. PCI stands for an aggregate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 16GB/s totally. - This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - PCI1 P CI 2 12 Motherboard Manual PEX16_1: PCI-Express...
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... a RAID 0 array system. Benefits: provides increased data throughput, especially for many applications. Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATING SYSTEM z Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows Vista. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS RAID supports the following types of the RAID set based on the platform. - It breaks up to 6 or 8. This technique reduces overall...
... a RAID 0 array system. Benefits: provides increased data throughput, especially for many applications. Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATING SYSTEM z Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows Vista. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS RAID supports the following types of the RAID set based on the platform. - It breaks up to 6 or 8. This technique reduces overall...
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... eHot-Line (Optional) eHot-Line is useful for analyzing the problem you may not be collected in forma tion to contact with our Tech-Support system. Wi thout this utility,please set Outlook Express as your area or the area cl ose to you to a .txt file 22 ...problem. This bl ock will collect the system information which would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. Save these information to our tech-support department to the optical drive. This utility will show the i nformation which is a convenient utility that you will see the software icon "eHOT ...
... eHot-Line (Optional) eHot-Line is useful for analyzing the problem you may not be collected in forma tion to contact with our Tech-Support system. Wi thout this utility,please set Outlook Express as your area or the area cl ose to you to a .txt file 22 ...problem. This bl ock will collect the system information which would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. Save these information to our tech-support department to the optical drive. This utility will show the i nformation which is a convenient utility that you will see the software icon "eHOT ...
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... "Do Not Send" to enter file name. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L After filling up this information to a .txt file, click "Save As..." A warning dialog would appear asking for getting our contact information. 23 Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for... your default e-mail client application, you may need to save this information, click "Send" to our tech support with any other e-mail application. Enter the file name and ...
... "Do Not Send" to enter file name. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L After filling up this information to a .txt file, click "Save As..." A warning dialog would appear asking for getting our contact information. 23 Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for... your default e-mail client application, you may need to save this information, click "Send" to our tech support with any other e-mail application. Enter the file name and ...
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... disk to boot from a hard disk 1. work 3. Review system's equipment. Motherboard Manual 5.4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. Set master/slave jumpers correctly. There is inoperative. Contact technical support. 2.
... disk to boot from a hard disk 1. work 3. Review system's equipment. Motherboard Manual 5.4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. Set master/slave jumpers correctly. There is inoperative. Contact technical support. 2.
Bios Setup
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...can do without accessing programs from a disk. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba. 1 EPA Green PC Support T his system controls most of the input and output devices such as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by a battery so that it retains theSetup.... Power to CMOS RAM. T he rest of this manual will to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. T his...
...can do without accessing programs from a disk. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba. 1 EPA Green PC Support T his system controls most of the input and output devices such as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by a battery so that it retains theSetup.... Power to CMOS RAM. T he rest of this manual will to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup. T his...
Bios Setup
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.... Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is supported. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Navigation Keys for that may be chang ed without notice. z T he content of the... selected item. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the motherboard. We will see General Help description...
.... Use Load Setup Default under the Exit Menu. z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is supported. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Navigation Keys for that may be chang ed without notice. z T he content of the... selected item. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the motherboard. We will see General Help description...
Bios Setup
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...CPU Prefetching T his item allows you to enable or disable CPU Prefetching fun ction. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CPU frequen cy while the processor is made...the operating system at boot time and uses the information to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for Probe Filter. 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 ...
...CPU Prefetching T his item allows you to enable or disable CPU Prefetching fun ction. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering CPU frequen cy while the processor is made...the operating system at boot time and uses the information to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for Probe Filter. 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 ...
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... 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 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)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] RTC...
... 0 S ave and Exit ES C E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. 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)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] RTC...
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... PCIE/Onboard LAN T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Resume When " Enabled", you can choose the system boot up . Options: Disabled (Default)... / Enabled Resume On Ring (A780L M2G+ Only) T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Headless mode T his item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Options...
... PCIE/Onboard LAN T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Resume When " Enabled", you can choose the system boot up . Options: Disabled (Default)... / Enabled Resume On Ring (A780L M2G+ Only) T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual Headless mode T his item allows you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Options...
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... Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled] [ HiSpeed] [ Enabled] > USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration Enab les support for op erating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 14 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller...
... Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled] [ HiSpeed] [ Enabled] > USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration Enab les support for op erating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 14 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item allows you to select the operation mode of the USB 2.0 controller...
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... ction. (Dynamic clock gating for IOC/NT /MCU/CFG) Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled 27 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual NB-SB Port Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset NB-SB Link ASP M [Dis abled] NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o] Options Disabled L1 S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options...
... ction. (Dynamic clock gating for IOC/NT /MCU/CFG) Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled 27 A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L BIOS Manual NB-SB Port Features BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset NB-SB Link ASP M [Dis abled] NP NB-SB VC1 T raffic Support [Dis abled] Link Width [Aut o] Options Disabled L1 S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options...