System Configuration
Serial Port | Allows you to define the serial port settings. You can set the | |
| serial port to: | |
| • | Disabled |
| • | Auto |
| • | COM1 |
| • | COM2 |
| • | COM3 |
| • | COM4 |
| NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even | |
| though the setting is disabled. | |
SATA Operation | Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated | |
| hard drive controller. | |
| • AHCI = SATA is configured for AHCI mode | |
| • ATA = SATA is configured for ATA mode | |
| • RAID ON = SATA is configured to support RAID mode | |
| • Disabled = The SATA controller is hidden | |
Drives | Allows you to enable or disable the various | |
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Smart Reporting | This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated | |
| drives are reported during system startup. This technology is | |
| part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting | |
| Technology) specification. This option is disabled by default. | |
USB Configuration | This field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot | |
| Support is enabled, the system is allowed to boot any type of | |
| USB Mass Storage Devices (HDD, memory key, floppy). USB- | |
| aware OS always see USB Mass Storage devices irrespective | |
| of this setting, provided the port is enabled. | |
If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for OS.
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