Gigabyte Ga8i915pd Manual

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„Load Optimized Defaults
Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best
performance configuration.
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„Set Supervisor Password
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.
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„Set User Password
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.
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„Save & Exit Setup
Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.
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IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave
IDE HDD Auto-DetectionPress Enter to select this option for automatic device detection.
IDE Device Setup.  You can use one of three methods:
AutoAllows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default)
None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic
detection step and allow for faster system start up.
ManualUser can manually input the correct settings
Access ModeUse this to set the access...

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EnglishHalt on
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and  you
will be prompted.
All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other
errors. (Default value)
All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will...

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2-2 Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.
Use <
> or  to select a device, then press to move it up, or  to move it down the list. Press
 to exit this menu.
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.
LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.
Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
CDROM Select your boot device priority by...

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EnglishPassword Check
SetupThe system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct
password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)
SystemThe system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct
password is not entered at the prompt.
If you want to cancel the setting of password, please just press ENTER to make [SETUP] empty.
CPU Hyper-Threading
EnabledEnables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working
for operating...

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2-3 Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.
On-Chip SATA Mode
Disabled Disable this function.
AutoBIOS will auto detect. (Default value)
Combined Set On-Chip SATA mode to Combined, you can use up to 4 HDDs on
the motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for PATA.
Enhanced Set On-Chip SATA mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allows up to 6
HDDs to use; 4 SATA...

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EnglishUSB 2.0 Controller
Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature.
Enabled Enable USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value)
DisabledDisable USB 2.0 Controller.
USB Keyboard Support
EnabledEnable USB Keyboard Support.
DisabledDisable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)
USB Mouse Support
EnabledEnable USB Mouse Support.
DisabledDisable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)
AC97 Audio
AutoAuto detect AC97 audio function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function....

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Parallel Port Mode
SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value)
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
ECP Mode Use DMA
3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value)
1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.
2-4 Power Management Setup
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Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]...

BIOS Setup - 39 -
EnglishResume by Alarm
You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date/time to power on system.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
EnabledEnable alarm function to POWER ON system.
If Resume by Alarm is Enabled.
Date (of Month) Alarm :Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm :(0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)
Power On By Mouse
Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system.
Power On By Keyboard...

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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment
AutoAuto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3.
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