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HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability, First/Second/Third Boot Device

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EFI CD/DVD Boot Option Set this item to EFI if you want to install the operating system to a hard drive larger than 2.2 TB. Make sure the operating system to be installed supports booting from a GPT partition, such as Windows 7 64bit and Windows Server 2003 64-bit. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting depending on the hard drive you install. (Default: Auto) First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press to accept. Options are: Hard Disk, CDROM, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USBHDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Password Check 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 Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your hard drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the computer, reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system. (Default: Enabled) Delay For HDD (Secs) Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up. The adjustable range is from 0 to 15 seconds. (Default: 0) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card, or the onboard graphics. PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. Onboard Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIE x16 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display. (Default) Onboard VGA Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard graphics only when no PCI Express graphics card is installed. (Default) Always Enable Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express graphics card is installed. If you wish to set up a dual-display configuration, set this item to Always Enable. (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 32 -

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(Note)
This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information
about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website.
EFI CD/DVD Boot Option
Set this item to
EFI
if you want to install the operating system to a hard drive larger than 2.2 TB. Make
sure the operating system to be installed supports booting from a GPT partition, such as Windows 7 64-
bit and Windows Server 2003 64-bit.
Auto
lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting depending
on the hard drive you install. (Default: Auto)
First/Second/Third Boot Device
Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and
press <Enter> to accept. Options are: Hard Disk, CDROM, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-
HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled.
Password Check
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
Set Supervisor/User Password
item in
the BIOS Main Menu.
Setup
A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default)
System
A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your hard
drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings
when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled)
Limit CPUID Max. to 3
(Note)
Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to
Disabled
for Windows
XP operating system; set this item to
Enabled
for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0.
(Default: Disabled)
No-Execute Memory Protect
(Note)
Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the
computer, reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its sup
-
porting software and system. (Default: Enabled)
Delay For HDD (Secs)
Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up. The ad-
justable range is from 0 to 15 seconds. (Default: 0)
Full Screen LOGO Show
Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays
normal POST message. (Default: Enabled)
Init Display First
Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express
graphics card, or the onboard graphics.
PCI
Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display.
Onboard
Sets the onboard graphics as the first display.
PCIE x16
Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display.
(Default)
Onboard VGA
Enables or disables the onboard graphics function.
Enable If No Ext PEG
Activates the onboard graphics only when no PCI Express graphics card is installed. (Default)
Always Enable
Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express graphics card is installed. If you
wish to set up a dual-display configuration, set this item to
Always Enable
.