Option
Description
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ECP
Serial Port
Allows you to configure the integrated serial port. The options are:
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Disabled
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COM1: This option is enabled by default.
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COM2
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COM3
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COM4
SATA Operation
Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are:
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Disabled
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AHCI
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RAID On: This option is enabled by default.
Drives
Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. All drives are enabled by default. The options are:
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SATA-1
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M.2 PCI-e SSD-0
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SATA-2
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.
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Enable SMART Reporting
USB Configuration
This is an optional feature.
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).
If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for OS.
If USB port is disabled, the OS cannot see any device attached to this port.
The options are:
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Enable USB Boot Support (by default enable)
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Enable External USB Port (by default enable)
NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings.
USB PowerShare
This field configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior. This option allows you to charge external
devices using the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port.
Audio
This field enables or disables the integrated audio controller. By default, the
Enable Audio
option is selected.
The options are:
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Enable Microphone (by default enable)
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Enable Internal Speaker (by default enable)
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