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2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA AHCI Mode SATA Port0-1 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SATA AHCI Mode Enables or disables AHCI for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH9 Southbridge. Disabled Configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. For more information about AHCI, please visit Intel's website. SATA Port0-1 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with other device. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that do not support Native mode, e.g. Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode, e.g. Windows XP/2000. USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below. USB 2.0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 37 - BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup
2-5
Integrated Peripherals
SATA AHCI Mode
Enables or disables AHCI for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH9 Southbridge.
Disabled
Configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default)
AHCI
(Note)
Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to
enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and
hot plug. For more information about AHCI, please visit Intel's website.
SATA Port0-1 Native Mode
Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers.
Disabled
Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode.
In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared
with other device. Set this option to
Disabled
if you wish to install operating
systems that do not support Native mode, e.g. Windows 9X/ME. (Default)
Enabled
Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode.
Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support
Native mode, e.g. Windows XP/2000.
USB Controller
Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled)
Disabled
will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.
USB 2.0 Controller
Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled)
USB Keyboard Support
Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
SATA AHCI Mode
[Disabled]
SATA Port0-1 Native Mode
[Disabled]
USB Controller
[Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support
[Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect
[Enabled]
Azalia Codec
[Auto]
Onboard H/W LAN
[Enabled]
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard IDE Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port
[378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode
[SPP]
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level
(Note) Supported on Windows
®
Vista
®
operating system only.