Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 Manual - Page 41

USB Memory Type, Onchip SATA Mode, Onboard Audio Function, Onboard 1394, SMART LAN LAN Cable - audio driver

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English USB Memory Type Specifies the type of memory allocated for USB devices. Options are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory (640K). Onchip SATA Mode Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the nVIDIA® nForce 560 chipset or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller 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. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... Pair1-2 Status = Open Pair3-6 Status = Open Pair4-5 Status = Open Pair7-8 Status = Open / Length = / Length = / Length = / Length = 0.0m 0.0m 0.0m 0.0m Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short. Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When No LAN Cable Is Attached... If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m, as shown in the figure above. - 41 - BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup
English
USB Memory Type
Specifies the type of memory allocated for USB devices. Options are: SHADOW (default), Base
Memory (640K).
Onchip SATA Mode
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the nVIDIA
®
nForce 560 chipset or
configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode.
IDE
Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to
PATA mode. (Default)
AHCI
Configures the SATA controller 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.
RAID
Enables RAID for the SATA controller.
Onboard Audio Function
Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto)
If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item
to
Disabled
.
Onboard 1394
Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled)
SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)
This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN
cable.
This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable:
When No LAN Cable Is Attached...
If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the
Status
fields of all four pairs of wires will show
Open
and the
Length
fields show
0.0m
,
as shown in the figure above.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
SMART LAN
Item Help
Menu Level
Start detecting at Port
.....
Pair1-2 Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0.0m
Pair3-6 Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0.0m
Pair4-5 Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0.0m
Pair7-8 Status
=
Open
/
Length
=
0.0m
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults