Gigabyte Gak8nf9 Manual

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„Standard CMOS Features
This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.
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„Advanced BIOS Features
This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.
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„Integrated Peripherals
This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
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„Power Management Setup
This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.
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„PnP/PCI Configuration
This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA...

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2-1 Standard CMOS Features
Date
The date format is , , , .
Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1999 through 2098
Time
The times format in   . The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-
time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave ; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave
IDE HDD...

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EnglishAccess ModeUse this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:
Large/Auto(default:Auto)
CapacityCapacity of currently installed hard drive.
Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option
based on this information.
Cylinder Number of cylinders
HeadNumber of heads
PrecompWrite precomp
Landing Zone Landing zone
SectorNumber of sectors
Drive A / Drive B
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or...

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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
FloppySelect your boot device priority by Floppy.LS120Select your boot device priority by LS120.Hard DiskSelect your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.ZIP...

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English2-3 Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip IDE Channel0
Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.
On-Chip IDE Channel1
Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.
IDE DMA transfer access
EnabledEnable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.
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Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip...

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On-Chip MAC Lan (controlled by VITESSE 8201 phy)
Auto Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function.
On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM
This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.
Enabled Enable this function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.
NV IDE/SATA RAID function
Enabled Enable IDE/SATA RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
IDE Primary Master RAID...

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EnglishNV SATA 2 Primary RAID
EnabledEnable 2nd SATA primary RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
EnabledEnable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
IDE Prefetch Mode
Enabled Enable IDE Prefetch mode. (Default value)
Disabled Disable IDE Prefetch mode.
USB Memory Type
SHADOWSet USB memory type to SHADOW. (Default value)
Base Memory(640K)Set USB memory type to base memory(640K).
AC97 Audio...

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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 and EPP mode.
ECP Mode Use DMA
3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value)
1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.
CIR Port Address
310 Set CIR Port Address to 310.
320 Set CIR Port Address to 320.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
CIR Port...

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English2-4 Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)
S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM).
Soft-Off by Power button
Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)
Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less
than 4 seconds.
PME Event Wake Up
This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB...

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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
Auto Auto 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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