Option
Description
Choose any one option:
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Disabled
•
COM1 (selected by default)
•
COM2
•
COM3
•
COM4
SATA Operation
Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.
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Disabled = The SATA controllers are hidden
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AHCI = SATA is configured for AHCI mode
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RAID ON = SATA is configured to support RAID mode (selected by default)
Drives
Allows you to enable or disable the various drives on-board:
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SATA-0 (enabled by default)
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SATA-1 (enabled by default)
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SATA-2 (enabled by default)
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M.2 PCIe SSD-0 (enabled by default)
Smart Reporting
This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup.
The
Enable Smart Reporting option
is disabled by default.
USB Configuration
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated USB controller for:
•
Enable USB Boot Support
•
Enable Front USB Ports
•
Enable Rear USB Ports
All the options are enabled by default.
Front USB Configuration
Allows you to enable or disable the front USB ports. All the ports are enabled by default.
Rear USB Configuration
Allows you to enable or disable the back USB ports. All the ports are enabled by default.
USB PowerShare
This option allows you to charge the external devices, such as mobile phones, music player. This
option is disabled by default.
Audio
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller. The option
Enable Audio
is selected by
default.
•
Enable Microphone
•
Enable Internal Speaker
Both the options are selected by default.
Dust Filter Maintenance
Allows you to enable or disable BIOS messages for maintaining the optional dust filter installed in your
computer. BIOS will generate a pre-boot reminder to clean or replace the dust filter based on the
interval set. The option
Disabled
is selected by default.
•
Disabled
•
15 days
•
30 days
•
60 days
•
90 days
•
120 days
•
150 days
20
System setup