Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 User Manual - Page 30

OnChip SATA Port as ESP, Onboard LAN Function, Onboard LAN Boot ROM, SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic - driver

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RAID AHCI Enables RAID for the SATA controller. 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. OnChip SATA Port as ESP Port0 as ESP Port1 as ESP Port2 as ESP Port3 as ESP CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software OnChip SATA Port as ESP [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level  Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Port0 as ESP/Port1 as ESP/Port2 as ESP/Port3 as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set to AHCI. Enabled will speed up the hot plug detection of the connected SATA device. (Default: Disabled) Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... Part1-2 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part3-6 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part4-5 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m Item Help Menu Level  Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short. - 30 -

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OnChip SATA Port as ESP
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
OnChip SATA Port as ESP
Port0 as ESP
[Disabled]
Port1 as ESP
[Disabled]
Port2 as ESP
[Disabled]
Port3 as ESP
[Disabled]

: 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

Port0 as ESP/Port1 as ESP/Port2 as ESP/Port3 as ESP
This option is configurable only when
OnChip SATA Type
is set to
AHCI
.
Enabled
will speed up the hot
plug detection of the connected SATA device. (Default: Disabled)
Onboard LAN Function
Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled)
If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to
Disabled
.
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip.
(Default: Disabled)
SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
SMART LAN
Start detecting at Port
.....
Part1-2
Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0m
Part3-6
Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0m
Part4-5
Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0m
Part7-8
Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0m

: 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

This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN
cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
RAID
Enables RAID for the SATA controller.
AHCI
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.