Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Manual - Page 38

Password Check, HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability, Away Mode, Hybrid Support, Init Display First, iGPU Frame - windows 7 hybrid sli

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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) Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off (Default: Disabled) Hybrid Support (Note 2) Enables or disables the Hybrid SLI function. (Default: Disabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card, or the onboard VGA. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. Onboard VGA Sets the onboard VGA as the first display. (Default) PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first display. iGPU Frame Buffer Control Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Frame Buffer Size. (Default) Manual Manual allows Frame Buffer Size item below to be configurable. Frame Buffer Size This item is configurable only if the iGPU Frame Buffer Control option is set to Manual. 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: 128M(default), 256M, 512M, Disabled. Onboard GPU Enables or disables the onboard VGA function. Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard VGA only if no PCI Express VGA card is installed. (Default) Always Enable Always activates the onboard VGA, whether or not a PCI Express card is installed. If you wish to set up a dual view configuration, set this item to Always Enable. (Note 2) This item is present only if you install a graphics card that supports this feature. GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 38 -

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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)
Away Mode
Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Away Mode
allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears
off (Default: Disabled)
Hybrid Support
(Note 2)
Enables or disables the Hybrid SLI function. (Default: Disabled)
Init Display First
Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card,
PCI Express graphics card, or the onboard VGA.
PCI Slot
Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display.
Onboard VGA
Sets the onboard VGA as the first display. (Default)
PEG
Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first display.
iGPU Frame Buffer Control
Auto
BIOS will automatically setup the Frame Buffer Size. (Default)
Manual
Manual
allows Frame Buffer Size item below to be configurable.
Frame Buffer Size
This item is configurable only if the
iGPU Frame Buffer Control
option is set to
Manual
.
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:
128M(default), 256M, 512M, Disabled.
Onboard GPU
Enables or disables the onboard VGA function.
Enable If No Ext PEG
Activates the onboard VGA only if no PCI Express VGA card is installed. (Default)
Always Enable
Always activates the onboard VGA, whether or not a PCI Express card is installed. If you wish to
set up a dual view configuration, set this item to
Always Enable
.
(Note 2) This item is present only if you install a graphics card that supports this feature.