Chapter 3 – MSI Z97I GAMING AC User Manual
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Chapter 3
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BIOS Setup
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BIOS Setup
▶XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
Enables or disables XHCI hand-off support for the operating system without XHCI
hand-off feature.
▶EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
Enables or disables EHCI hand-off support for the operating system without EHCI
hand-off feature.
▶Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Sets Legacy USB function support.
[Auto]
The system will automatically detect if any USB device is connected
and enables or disables the legacy USB support.
[Enabled]
Enable the USB support for legacy operating systems that do not
support USB.
[Disabled]
The USB devices are available only for UEFI applications.
▶Intel(R) Smart Connect Configuration
Sets Intel Smart Connect Technology for optimizing system network performance in
sleep mode. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
▶Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology [Enabled]
Enables or disables Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology. This feature can update
applications (ex. email and social networks) by periodically waking your system from
sleep mode. And you do not need to wait for the applications to update when you
wake up the system.
[Enabled]
Enables Intel smart connect technology.
[Disabled]
Disables Intel smart connect technology.
▶Power Management Setup
Sets system Power Management of EuP2013 and AC Power Loss behaviors. Press
<Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
▶EuP 2013 [Disabled]
Enables or disables the system power consumption according to EuP2013 regula-
tion.
[Enabled]
Optimize the system power consumption according to EuP 2013 reg-
ulation.
[Disabled]
Disables this function.
Note: When enabled, the system will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI and
PCIe devices.
▶Restore after AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Sets the system behaviors while encountering the AC power loss.
[Power Off] Leaves the system in power off state after restoring AC power.
[Power On] Boot up the system after restoring AC power.
[Last State] Restores the system to the previous state (power on/ power off)
before AC power loss.
▶Windows 8/ 8.1 Configuration
Sets Windows 8/ 8.1 detailed configuration and behaviors. Press <Enter> to enter the
sub-menu.