NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
WARNING: eSATA is designed to function only if the SATA Operation mode in system Setup (BIOS) is set to either IRRT or AHCI. If it is set to
ATA, the eSATA functionality is lost though the connector can still be used as a USB port.
General
System Board
Displays the following information:
lSystem information: Displays BIOS Info, System Info, and the Service Tag.
lMemory information: Displays Installed Memory, Usable Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and Memory
Technology.
lProcessor information: Displays the Processor Type, Processor Speed, Processor Bus Speed, Processor L2 cache, Processor ID.
lPCI information: Displays available slots on the system board.
Date/Time
Displays the system date and time. Changes to the system date and time take effect immediately.
Boot Sequence
Specifies the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system from the devices specified in this list.
Drives
Diskette drive
Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board as:
lDisable
lUSB
lInternal (default)
lRead Only
SATA Operation
Configures the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller to:
lAHCI (default)
lATA
lLegacy
S.M.A.R.T. Reporting
Enables or disables integrated drive errors to be reported during system startup.
This option is disabled by default.
Drives
Enables or disables the SATA or ATA drives connected to the system board.
System Configuration
Integrated NIC
Enables or disables the integrated network card. You can set the integrated NIC to:
lEnable (default)
lDisable
lEnable with PXE
lEnable with ImageSever
USB Controller
Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. You can set the USB controller to:
lEnable (default)
lDisable
lNo boot
Parallel Port
Identifies and defines the parallel port settings. You can set the parallel port to:
lDisable
lAT
lPS/2 (default)
lEPP
lECP No DMA
lECP DMA 1
lECP DMA 3
Parallel Port Address
Sets the base I/O address of the integrated parallel port.
Serial Port #1
Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to:
lDisable
lAuto (default)
lCOM1
lCOM3
NOTE: Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).
Miscellaneous Devices
Enables or disables the following onboard devices:
lFront USB
lRear Dual USB
lRear Quad USB
lPCI slots
lAudio