MSI 865pe Neo2 P Manual

3-18MS-6728 ATX MainboardPNP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug
& Play) feature.  PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which
allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses
when communicating with its special components.  This section covers some
very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced
users should make any changes to the default settings.
Clear NVRAM
The ESCD (Extended...

3-19 BIOS SetupIRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15
These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used.
The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool
of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system
BIOS.  The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM.
If more IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool, the end user can use
these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.Init. Graphics Adapter Priority
This setting...

3-20MS-6728 ATX MainboardOnboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O
are configured as PCI/PnP. If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA, and IRQ 14/15
are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI
and PnP devices. Available settings: ISA/EISA and PCI/PnP.
Set DMAs to PnP or ISA
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7
These items specify the bus that the system DMA (Direct Memory
Access) channel is using.
The...

3-21 BIOS SetupIntegrated Peripherals
Please note that the options showed on your BIOS might be different
depending on the motherboard you buy.
USB Controller
This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controllers.
USB Device Legacy Support
Set to All Device if you need to use any the USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operat-
ing system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed,
such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to Disabled only if you do not want to use
any USB device. Set to...

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On-Chip ATA(s) Operate Mode
This setting allows you to determine how the RAID controller on the
south bridge is going to switch to SATA controller. Legacy Mode means
you may use the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs, while Native Mode means
you may use all the available IRQs. Setting options: Legacy Mode, Native
Mode.
ATA Configuration
The field lets you to configure the available ATA controller. Setting
options: Disabled, P-ATA Only, S-ATA Only, P-ATA+S-ATA.
S-ATA Keep  Enabled
This...

3-23 BIOS SetupOnboard LAN
This setting controls the onboard LAN controller.  Setting options: Disabled,
Enabled.
Load OnBoard LAN BIOS
This item is available for you to load the onboard LAN BIOS settings.
Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.
AC’97 Audio
This item is used to enable or disable the onboard AC’97 (Audio Codec’97)
feature.  Selecting Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio de-
vice is used.  If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC’97 controller will
be enabled; if not, the...

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Set Super I/O
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
OnBoard FDC
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed
on the system board and you wish to use it.
Onboard Serial Port A/B
These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial
Port 1 (COM A)/Serial Port 2 (COM B).  Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS
to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings:
Auto, 3F8/COM1, 2F8/COM2, 3E8/COM3,...

3-25 BIOS SetupIR Pin Select
Set to IRRX/IRTX when using an internal IR module connected to
the IR connector. Set to SINB/SOUTB. when connecting an IR
adapter to COM B.
Onboard Parallel Port
This field specifies the base I/O port address of the onboard parallel port.
Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct
base I/O port address. Settings: Auto, 378, 278, 3BC and Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port: ECP,
Normal,...

3-26MS-6728 ATX MainboardPC Health Status
This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status,
etc.  Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mecha-
nism onboard.
Chassis Intrusion
The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion
status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.  To clear
the warning message, set the field to Reset.  The setting of the field will
automatically return to Enabled later.  Settings:...

3-27 BIOS SetupPerformance Mode
This item allows you to control the MAT (memory acceleration technology)
function of CPU. MAT is MSITM
’s exclusive technology, specializing in opti-
mizing the data transfer rate among CPU, north bridge chip and memory, and
also in procuring better memory performance and bandwidth up to 10%. Select-
ing Fast will enable MAT. Please be noted that not every memory is compatible
with MAT. If the system fail to reboot for four times, the BIOS will be restored
to the Default...