▍BIOS Setup

Chipset

▶IOMMU

AMD64, one of the 64-bit architectures, contains a device called the IOMMU (Input/Output Memory Management Unit). The IOMMU allows 32-bit devices to see all of the (64-bit addressed) main memory although with a 32-bit address bus you can only address a 32-bit address space. It is an MMU that translates DMA virtual addresses to real physical addresses.

▶OnChip SATA Type

This setting specifies the SATA operation mode.

▶LAN 82574L Boot ROM

This setting enables/disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROM dur- ing bootup. Selecting [Disabled] will speed up the boot process.

▶Restore on AC Power Loss

This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

[Power Off]

Leaves the computer in the power off state.

[Power On]

Leaves the computer in the power on state.

[Last State]

Restores the system to the previous status before power

 

failure or interrupt occurred.

▶RTC Resume

When [Enabled], your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

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MSI MS-91F7 manual Chipset, OnChip Sata Type, LAN 82574L Boot ROM, Restore on AC Power Loss, RTC Resume