Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME Manual - Page 53

SATA RAID/AHCI Mode, SATA Port0-3 Native Mode, USB Controller, USB 2.0 Controller, USB Keyboard

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2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard IDE Controller Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN ` SMART LAN1 ` SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] 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 RAID/AHCI Mode Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) 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. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SA TA 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. (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. 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) - 53 - BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup
2-6
Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode.
Disabled
Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to
PATA mode. (Default)
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.
RAID
Enables RAID for the SATA controllers.
SATA Port0-3 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. (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.
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) 1984-2008 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
SATA
RAID/AHCI Mode
[Disabled]
SATA Port0-3 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 1394
[Enabled]
Onboard IDE Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN1
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN2
[Enabled]
Green LAN
[Disabled]
SMART LAN1
[Press Enter]
SMART LAN2
[Press Enter]
Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
: 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