Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-DS2 User Manual - Page 23

VGA Support, PS2 Devices Support, Windows 8 Features, Boot Mode Selection

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&& 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 item 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 item 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. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM Allows you to select whether to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller. (Default: Disabled) This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always. && Storage Boot Option Control Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller. Disabled Disables option ROM. Legacy Only Enables legacy option ROM only. (Default) UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only. Legacy First Enables legacy option ROM first. UEFI First Enables UEFI option ROM first. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always. - 23 -

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&
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 item 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 item 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
.
&
LAN PXE Boot Option ROM
Allows you to select whether to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller.
(Default: Disabled)
This item is configurable only when
CSM Support
is set to
Always
.
&
Storage Boot Option Control
Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller.
±
Disabled
Disables option ROM.
±
Legacy Only
Enables legacy option ROM only. (Default)
±
UEFI Only
Enables UEFI option ROM only.
±
Legacy First
Enables legacy option ROM first.
±
UEFI First
Enables UEFI option ROM first.
This item is configurable only when
CSM Support
is set to
Always
.