Integrated Peripherals - Gigabyte GA-Q57M-S2H User Manual

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Integrated Peripherals

eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD)
PCH SATA Control Mode
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
USB Controllers
USB Legacy Function
USB Storage Function
Azalia Codec
Onboard LAN Function
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard IDE Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
higf : Move Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel Q57 Chipset)
Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Q57 Chipset.
When set to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically.
For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)."
(Default: Disabled)
PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Q57 Chipset)
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Q57 Chipset or configures the
SATA controllers to AHCI mode.
IDE
RAID(XHD)
AHCI
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel Q57 Chipset)
Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers.
Disabled
Enabled
USB Controllers
Enables or disables the integrated USB controllers. (Default: Enabled)
Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.
BIOS Setup
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Integrated Peripherals
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to IDE
mode. (Default)
Enables RAID for the SATA controllers.
Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface
(AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced
Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode.
In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with
other device. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that
do not support Native mode.
Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode.
Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native
mode. (Default)
[Disabled]
[IDE]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
F10: Save
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