Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2 Manual

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 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
  Enables  or  disables  the  S.M.A.R.T.  (Self  Monitoring  and  Reporting  Technology)  capability  of  your  hard 
drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings 
when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Dis\
abled)
 Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note)
  Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows 
XP  operating  system;...

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2-6 Integrated Peripherals
 eXtreme Hard Drive(XHD) (Intel Z68 Chipset)
  Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 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 Z68 Chipset)
	 Enables	 or	disables	 RAID...

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 USB Controllers  Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.
 USB Legacy Function
 Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled)
 USB Storage Function
	 Determines	 whether	to	detect	 USB	storage	 devices,	 including	 USB	flash	 drives	 and	USB	 hard	drives	
during the POST. (Default: Enabled)
 Onboard Audio 
 Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled)
  If  you...

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 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
	 Configures	the	way	to	turn	off	the	computer	in	MS-DOS	mode	using	the	power	button.	
 Instant-Off    Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly. (Default)
 Delay 4 Sec. Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system. If the power  
        button is pressed for less than 4 seconds, the system will enter suspend mode.
 PME Event Wake Up
  Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal...

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(Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only. 
 HPET Mode (Note)
  Allows  you  to  select  the  HPET  mode  for  your  Windows  7/Vista  operating  system.  Select 32-bit  mode 
when  you  install  32-bit  Windows  7/Vista;  select  64-bit  mode  when  you  install  64-bit  Windows  7/Vista. 
This	item	is	configurable	only	if	the	HPET Support is set to Enabled. (Default: 32-bit mode)
 Power On By Mouse
  Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event....

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 Reset Case Open Status
  Keeps  or  clears  the  record  of  previous  chassis  intrusion  status. Enabled  clears  the  record  of  previous 
chassis intrusion status and the  Case Opened
	field	will	show	"No"	at	next	boot.	(Default:	Disabled)
 Case Opened
  Displays  the  detection  status  of  the  chassis  intrusion  detection  device  attached  to  the  motherboard  CI 
header.	 If	the	 system	 chassis	 cover	is	removed,	 this	field	 will	show	 "Yes",	 otherwise	 it...

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 Current CPU Temperature
  Displays current CPU temperature.
 Current System1 Temp./System2 Temp./System3 Temp./System4 Temp.
  Displays current system temperatures detected by each system temperature\
 sensor on the motherboard.
 Current CPU FAN/FAN1/FAN2/FAN3/FAN4 Speed (RPM)
  Displays current CPU/system/power fan speed.
 CPU Warning Temperature 
  Sets  the  warning  threshold  for  CPU  temperature.  When  CPU  temperature  exceeds  the  threshold, 
BIOS  will  emit  warning  sound....

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Press  on this item and then press the  key to load the safest\
 BIOS default settings.  
In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable 
BIOS settings for the motherboard.
2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PC...

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Press    on  this  item  and  type  the  password  with  up  to  8  characters  and  then  press  . You  will 
be	requested	to	confirm	the	password.	Type	the	password	again	and	press	.	
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: 
  Supervisor Password
 When  a  system  password  is  set  and  the Password  Check  item  in  Advanced  BIOS  Features  is  set  to 
Setup, you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and mak\
ing BIOS changes....

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Press  on this item and press the  key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS 
Setup program. Press  or  to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.\
2-12 Save & Exit Setup
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
Save Data to CMOS
  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PC Health Status
 ESC: Quit  higf: Select Item  F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save &...