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Primary Video Device, Integrated Graphics, UMA Frame Buffer Size, Serial Port A, Parallel Port

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`` GFX Configuration && Primary Video Device Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGD Video Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. NB PCIe Slot Video Sets the graphics card on the PCIe slot controlled by the CPU as the first display. (Default) PCI Slot Video Sets the graphics card on the PCI slot as the first display. && Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Auto The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending on the graphics card being installed. (Default) Disabled Disables the onboard graphics. Force Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express card is installed. && UMA Frame Buffer Size This item is configurable only when Integrated Graphics is set to Force. Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller. MS-DOS, for example, will use only this memory for display. Options are: Auto (default), 256M, 512M, 1G, 2G. `` SATA Configuration && OnChip SATA Channel Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled) && OnChip SATA Type Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Native IDE Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode. 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. (Default) && PORT0 Hot Plug~PORT3 Hot Plug Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default: Disabled) && SATA Power on PORT0~SATA Power on PORT3 Enables or disables each SATA port. (Default: Enabled) `` Super IO Configuration This section provides information on the super I/O chip and allows you to configure the serial port. && Serial Port A Enables or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled) && Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port. (Default: Enabled) && Device Mode This item is configurable only when Parallel Port is set to Enabled. Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are: Standard Parallel Port Mode (Default), EPP Mode (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP Mode (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP Mode & ECP Mode. (Default) - 27 -

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GFX Configuration
&
Primary Video Device
Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics
card or the onboard graphics.
±
IGD Video
Sets the onboard graphics as the first display.
±
NB PCIe Slot Video
Sets the graphics card on the PCIe slot controlled by the CPU as the first display.
(Default)
±
PCI Slot Video
Sets the graphics card on the PCI slot as the first display.
&
Integrated Graphics
Enables or disables the onboard graphics function.
±
Auto
The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending on
the graphics card being installed. (Default)
±
Disabled
Disables the onboard graphics.
±
Force
Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express card is
installed.
&
UMA Frame Buffer Size
This item is configurable only when
Integrated Graphics
is set to
Force
. Frame buffer size is the total
amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller. MS-DOS, for example, will
use only this memory for display. Options are: Auto (default), 256M, 512M, 1G, 2G.
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SATA Configuration
&
OnChip SATA Channel
Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled)
&
OnChip SATA Type
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Chipset or configures the SATA controllers
to AHCI mode.
±
Native IDE
Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode.
±
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.
(Default)
&
PORT0 Hot Plug~PORT3 Hot Plug
Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default: Disabled)
&
SATA Power on PORT0~SATA Power on PORT3
Enables or disables each SATA port. (Default: Enabled)
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Super IO Configuration
This section provides information on the super I/O chip and allows you to configure the serial port.
&
Serial Port A
Enables or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled)
&
Parallel Port
Enables or disables the onboard parallel port. (Default: Enabled)
&
Device Mode
This item is configurable only when
Parallel Port
is set to
Enabled
. Selects an operating mode for the
onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are: Standard Parallel Port Mode (Default), EPP Mode (Enhanced
Parallel Port), ECP Mode (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP Mode & ECP Mode. (Default)