BIOS Setup
Advanced
▶PCI Subsystem Settings
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▶PCIE
GEN3
When set to [Enabled], the feature allows PCIe 3.0 slots support expansion cards with PCIe generation 3.0 link speed. To avoid PCIe 1.0, 2.0 card compatibility problems, you can set to [Disabled].
▶PCI Latency
Timer
Controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth.
▶ACPI Settings
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▶ACPI Standby State
Specifies the power saving mode for ACPI function [S1] Sleep Mode. Hardware remains on.
[S3] Suspend to RAM. Turns off hardware. (Recommended)
▶Power LED
Configures how the system uses power LEDs on the case to indicate sleep/ suspend state.
[Blinking] | The power LED blinks to indicate the sleep/suspend state. |
[Dual Color] | The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep/suspend |
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▶Integrated Peripherals
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▶Onboard LAN Controller
This item allows you to enable/ disable the onboard LAN controller.
▶LAN Option ROM
This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN.
▶SATA Mode
This item is used to specify RAID/ IDE/ AHCI mode for SATA port.
Important
You cannot switch between AHCI and IDE if you already have your operating system installed. If you have installed your OS using AHCI and you clear your BIOS/reset to default settings, you will need to change this function back to AHCI to ensure proper functionality.
▶Port 1~6 Hot Plug
These items are used to enable/ disable the SATA ports hot plug support.