Advanced Menu

High

Allows you to enable or disable the internal high definition

Definition

audio device.

Sound

Disabled: The internal audio device is disabled and is

 

 

not visible to the operating system.

 

Enabled: The internal audio device is enabled.

 

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Advanced Menu

 

SATA

Allows you to configure the operating mode of the

Operation

integrated SATA hard drive controller.

 

• ATA: SATA is configured for ATA mode.

 

• AHCI: SATA is configured for AHCI mode.

 

• RAID: SATA is configured for RAID mode.

USB Emulation

Firewire

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 (Power On Self Test).

NOTE: You cannot boot any type of USB device (floppy, hard drive, or memory key) when this option is off.

Allows you to enable or disable the IEEE 1394 A connector.

Disabled: The IEEE 1394 A connector is disabled and is not visible to the operating system.

SATA Hard

Displays the installed primary SATA hard drive model.

Drive 1

 

SATA Hard

Displays the installed secondary SATA hard drive model.

Drive 2

 

SATA Optical

Displays the installed SATA optical drive model.

Drive

 

Performance Options

Enabled: The IEEE 1394 A connector is enabled.

Allows you to configure fields in the Performance Options sub-menu (for more information, see “Performance Options Sub-Menu“ on page 116).

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