Gigabyte GA-M55plus-S3G Manual - Page 35

Password Check, HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability, Away Mode, Init Display First, Frame Buffer Size, Onboard - windows 7

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English Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the Setup correct password is not entered at the prompt. The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings when thirdparty hardware monitor utility is installed. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value) Away Mode Disabled Enabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. (Away Mode: Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off. ) Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard. PCI Slot Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card. Onboard VGA Set Init Display First to onboard VGA. PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card. (Default value) Frame Buffer Size 16M Set on-chip frame buffer size to 16 MB. 32M Set on-chip frame buffer size to 32 MB. 64M 128M Set on-chip frame buffer size to 64 MB. (Default value) Set on-chip frame buffer size to 128 MB. Disabled Disable this function. Onboard GPU This item allows the user to decide when to activate the onboard VGA function. Enable If No Ext PEG Activate the onboard VGA first only when no PCI Express VGA card is installed. (Default value) Always Enable Always activate the onboard VGA first, whether or not a PCI Express card is installed. If you wish to set up a dual view configuration, set this item to Always Enable. - 35 - BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup
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English
Password Check
System
The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is
not entered at the prompt. (Default value)
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings when third-
party hardware monitor utility is installed.
Enabled
Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability.
Disabled
Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value)
Away Mode
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled
Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system.
(Away Mode:
Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks
while in a low-power mode that appears off. )
Init Display First
This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you
install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard.
PCI Slot
Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card.
Onboard VGA
Set Init Display First to onboard VGA.
PEG
Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card. (Default value)
Frame Buffer Size
16M
Set on-chip frame buffer size to 16 MB.
32M
Set on-chip frame buffer size to 32 MB.
64M
Set on-chip frame buffer size to 64 MB. (Default value)
128M
Set on-chip frame buffer size to 128 MB.
Disabled
Disable this function.
Onboard GPU
This item allows the user to decide when to activate the onboard VGA function.
Enable If No Ext PEG
Activate the onboard VGA first only when no PCI Express VGA card is
installed. (Default value)
Always Enable
Always activate the onboard VGA first, whether or not a PCI Express card is installed.
If you wish
to set up a dual view configuration, set this item to
Always Enable
.