Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2 User Manual - Page 23

Bootup NumLock State, Security Option, Full Screen LOGO Show, NetWork Stack Driver Support, Fast Boot - usb 3 0 driver

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&& Bootup NumLock State Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of the keyboard after the POST. (Default: Enabled) && Security Option Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) && VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && USB Support Disabled Full Initial Partial Initial All USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. All USB devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. Part of the USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled. This function is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && PS2 Devices Support Disabled All PS/2 devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. Enabled All PS/2 devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled. This function is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && Windows 8 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. (Default: Other OS) && CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Always Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Never Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. This item is configurable only when Windows 8 Features is set to Windows 8 or Windows 8 WHQL. && Boot Mode Selection Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. UEFI and LegacyAllows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI option ROM. (Default) Legacy Only Allows booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI Only Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always. - 23 -

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&
Bootup NumLock State
Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of the keyboard after the POST. (Default:
Enabled)
&
Security Option
Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup.
After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the
Administrator Password/User Password
item.
±
Setup
A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program.
±
System
A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program.
(Default)
&
Full Screen LOGO Show
Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.
Disabled
skips the
GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled)
&
Fast Boot
Enables or disables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process.
Ultra Fast
provides the fastest bootup
speed. (Default: Disabled)
&
VGA Support
Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot.
±
Auto
Enables legacy option ROM only.
±
EFI Driver
Enables EFI option ROM. (Default)
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
or
Ultra Fast
.
&
USB Support
±
Disabled
All USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes.
±
Full Initial
All USB devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST.
±
Partial Initial
Part of the USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. (Default)
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
. This function is disabled when
Fast Boot
is set to
Ultra Fast
.
&
PS2 Devices Support
±
Disabled
All PS/2 devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes.
±
Enabled
All PS/2 devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default)
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
. This function is disabled when
Fast Boot
is set to
Ultra Fast
.
&
NetWork Stack Driver Support
±
Disabled
Disables booting from the network. (Default)
±
Enabled
Enables booting from the network.
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
or
Ultra Fast
.
&
Windows 8 Features
Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. (Default: Other OS)
&
CSM Support
Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process.
±
Always
Enables UEFI CSM. (Default)
±
Never
Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only.
This item is configurable only when
Windows 8 Features
is set to
Windows 8
or
Windows 8 WHQL
.
&
Boot Mode Selection
Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot.
±
UEFI and Legacy
Allows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI option
ROM. (Default)
±
Legacy Only
Allows booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM.
±
UEFI Only
Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM.
This item is configurable only when
CSM Support
is set to
Always
.