Chapter 2, Advanced, Important – MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) User Manual

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BIOS Setup

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Chapter 2

BIOS Setup

MS-7750

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.

[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 Controller

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

Lan Opton ROM

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

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.

HD Audo Controller

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

HPET

The HPET (Hgh Precson Event Tmers) s a component that s part of the chpset.

You can enable t, and wll provde you wth the means to get to t va the varous

ACPI methods.

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