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Spin Up Device
When the value of an edge detect or the value of an image binary (pixel) of a device is from
0 to 1, select Enabled to allow the PCH to start a COMRESET initialization sequence on this
device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
SATA Device Type
Use this item to specify if the SATA port specified by the user is connected to a Solid State
drive or a Hard Disk Drive. The options are Hard Disk Drive and Solid State Drive.
M.2 SATA DevSlp
DEVSLP is a signal that is sent to a SATA disk drive to tell it to enter a very low power state.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Trusted Computing
Security Device Support
If this feature and the TPM jumper on the motherboard are both set to Enabled, onboard
security devices will be enabled for TPM (Trusted Platform Module) support to enhance data
integrity and network security. Please reboot the system for a change on this setting to take
effect. The options are Disable and Enable.
ACPI Settings
ACPI Sleep State
Use this feature to select which sleep state mode the system will enter when the Suspend
button is pressed. The options are Suspend Disabled and S3 (Suspend to RAM).
High Precision Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces periodic
interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in synchronizing
multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other
timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU.
The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer.
The options are Disable and Enable.
Super IO Configuration
Super IO Chip NCT5523D
Serial Port 1 Configuration
Serial Port
Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port specified by the user. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
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