USB Emulation

Allows you to enable or disable the USB

 

emulation feature. This feature defines

 

how the BIOS, in the absence of a USB-

 

aware operating system, handles USB

 

devices. USB emulation is always enabled

 

during POST.

 

NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB

 

device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key)

 

when this option is off.

USB Powershare

Allows you to charge USB devices when

 

the computer is turned off or in standby

 

mode.

 

• AC Only: Charge USB devices when

 

connected to AC adapter only.

 

• AC and Battery: Charge USB devices

 

when connected to AC adapter and

 

when the computer is running on

 

battery.

 

• Disabled: Disables USB Powershare.

USB Wake Support

Allows you to enable USB devices to wake

 

the computer from standby or to disable

 

the USB wake support feature.

 

NOTE: If USB Powershare is enabled, a

 

device connected to the USB Powershare

 

connector may not wake the computer.

SATA Operation

Allows you to configure the operating

 

mode of the integrated SATA hard drive

 

controller.

 

• ATA: SATA is configured for ATA mode.

 

• AHCI: SATA is configured for AHCI

 

mode.

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