Chapter 2, Advanced, Important – MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) Manual User Manual

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BIOS Setup

MS-7672

Chapter 2

BIOS Setup

MS-7672

Chapter 2

Advanced

PCI Subsystem Settngs

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

PCI Latency Tmer

Controls how long each PCI devce can hold the bus before another takes over.

When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct transactons for a longer

tme and thus mprove the effectve PCI bandwdth.

ACPI Settngs

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

ACPI Standby State

Specfies the power savng mode for ACPI functon

[S1] Sleep Mode. Hardware remans on.

[S3] Suspend to RAM. Turns off hardware. (Recommended)

Power LED

Configures how the system uses power LEDs on the case to ndcate sleep/

suspend state.

[Sngle]

The power LED turns off durng the sleep/suspend mode.

[Dual]

The power LED changes ts color to ndcate the sleep/suspend

state.

[Blnkng]

The power LED blnks to ndcate the sleep/suspend state.

Integrated Perpherals

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

Onboard Lan Controller1/ 2

Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the onboard LAN controller 1/ 2.

LAN Opton ROM

Ths tem s used to decde whether to nvoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN.

Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller

Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller.

SATA Mode

Ths tem s used to specfy RAID/ IDE/ AHCI mode for SATA port.

Important

You cannot swtch between AHCI and IDE f you already have your operatng system

nstalled. If you have nstalled your OS usng AHCI and you clear your BIOS/reset to

default settngs, you wll need to change ths functon back to AHCI to ensure proper

functonalty.

External SATA 6Gb/s Controller Mode

Ths tem s used to specfy operatng mode for external SATA 6Gb/s port.

HD Audo Controller

Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the HD audo controller.

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