Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming User Manual page 27

& CSM Support
Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process.
Enables UEFI CSM. (Default)
Always
Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only.
Never
This item is configurable only when Windows 8 Features is set to Windows 8 or Windows 8 WHQL.
& Boot Mode Selection
Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot.
A llows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI
UEFI and Legacy
option ROM. (Default)
Allows booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM.
Legacy Only
UEFI Only Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM.
This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always.
& LAN PXE Boot Option ROM
Allows you to select whether to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller. (Default: Disabled)
This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always.
& Storage Boot Option Control
Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller.
Disabled Disables option ROM.
Enables legacy option ROM only. (Default)
Legacy Only
UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only.
Enables legacy option ROM first.
Legacy First
UEFI First Enables UEFI option ROM first.
This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always.
& Other PCI Device ROM Priority
Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other
than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers.
Enables legacy option ROM only.
Legacy OpROM
UEFI OpROM Enables UEFI option ROM only. (Default)
This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always.
& Network Stack
Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from
the Windows Deployment Services server. (Default: Disable)
& Ipv4 PXE Support
Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled.
& Ipv6 PXE Support
Enables or disables IPv6 PXE Support. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled.
& Administrator Password
Allows you to configure an administrator password. Press <Enter> on this item, type the password, and
then press <Enter>. You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press
<Enter>. You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering
BIOS Setup. Differing from the user password, the administrator password allows you to make changes to
all BIOS settings.
& User Password
Allows you to configure a user password. Press <Enter> on this item, type the password, and then press
<Enter>. You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.
You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS
Setup. However, the user password only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all.
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