Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 User Manual - Page 27

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`` GFX Configuration && Primary Video Device Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGD Video Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. NB PCIe Slot Video Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express slot controlled by the North Bridge as the first display. (Default) && 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. && 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 SATA Hot Plug~PORT3 SATA 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) - 27 -

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GFX Configuration
&
Primary Video Device
Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard
graphics.
±
IGD Video
Sets the onboard graphics as the first display.
±
NB PCIe Slot Video
Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express slot controlled by the
North Bridge as the first display. (Default)
&
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.
&
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 SATA Hot Plug~PORT3 SATA 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)