SUPER MICRO Computer X8DTG-DF user manual PCI/PnP Configuration

X8DTG-DF User’s Manual

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de- tect hard disk drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S.M.A.R.T. Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32Bit Data Transfer

Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IDE Detect Timeout (sec)

Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and

35.

PCI/PnP Configuration

Clear NVRAM

This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and Yes.

Plug & Play OS

Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.

PCI IDE Bus Master

When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to enable onboard LAN1/LAN2 Option ROMs support which will allow you to boot your systems using a network interface. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

4-14