MSI Z68MA-G43 (G3) Series Manual page 44

BIOS Setup BIOS Setup
Advanced
▶ PCI Subsystem Settngs
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
▶ PCI Latency Tmer
Controls how long each PCI devce can hold the bus before another takes over.
When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct transactons for a longer
tme and thus mprove the effectve PCI bandwdth.
▶ ACPI Settngs
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
▶ ACPI Standby State
Specfies the power savng mode for ACPI functon
[S1] Sleep Mode. Hardware remans on.
[S3] Suspend to RAM. Turns off hardware. (Recommended)
▶ Power LED
Configures how the system uses power LEDs on the case to ndcate sleep/
suspend state.
[Sngle]
[Dual]
[Blnkng]
▶ Integrated Perpherals
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
▶ Onboard Lan Controller1
Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the onboard LAN controller 1.
▶ LAN Opton ROM
Ths tem s used to decde whether to nvoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN.
▶ SATA Mode
Ths tem s used to specfy RAID/ IDE/ AHCI mode for SATA port.
Important
You cannot swtch between AHCI and IDE f you already have your operatng system
nstalled. If you have nstalled your OS usng AHCI and you clear your BIOS/reset to
default settngs, you wll need to change ths functon back to AHCI to ensure proper
functonalty.
▶ HD Audo Controller
Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the HD audo controller.
▶ HPET
The HPET (Hgh Precson Event Tmers) s a component that s part of the chpset.
You can enable t, and wll provde you wth the means to get to t va the varous
ACPI methods.
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The power LED turns off durng the sleep/suspend mode.
The power LED changes ts color to ndcate the sleep/suspend
state.
The power LED blnks to ndcate the sleep/suspend state.