BIOS Setup

PCIE GEN3

This item is used to enable (Auto)/ disable (Disabled) the PCIe generation 3 support.

PCI LatencyTimer

Controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth.

ACPI Settings

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

ACPI Standby State

Specifies the power saving mode for ACPI function [S1] Sleep Mode. Hardware remains on.

[S3] Suspend to RAM. Turns off hardware. (Recommended)

Power LED

Configures how the system uses power LEDs on the case to indicate sleep/ suspend state.

[Single]

The power LED turns off during the sleep/suspend mode.

[Dual]

The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep/suspend

 

state.

[Blinking]

The power LED blinks to indicate the sleep/suspend state.

Integrated Peripherals

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

Onboard LAN Controller

This item allows you to enable/ disable the onboard LAN controller.

LAN Option ROM

This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN.

Network Stack

This item is used to enable/ disable UEFI network stack.

Ipv4 PXE Support

This item appears when you set “Enabled” in [Network Stack] field and is used to enable/ disable the Ipv4 PXE boot support.

Ipv6 PXE Support

This item appears when you set “Enabled” in [Network Stack] field and is used to enable/ disable the Ipv6 PXE boot support.

SATA Mode

This item is used to specify RAID/ IDE/ AHCI mode for SATA port.

Important

Windows XP is not natively supported to be installed in the storage device with AHCI mode. If you still prefer to install Windows XP as the operating system, please refer to Appendix Install Windows XP Notes.

You cannot switch between AHCI and IDE if you already have your operating system

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