Gigabyte Sniper 5 Manual

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 &Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities Specifies the boot order for a specific device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, floppy disk drives, and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc. Press  on this item to enter the submenu that presents the devices of the same type that are connected. This item is present only if at least one device for this type is installed.
 &Bootup NumLock State Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of...

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 &Limit CPUID Maximum (Note)
 Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled)
 &Execute Disable Bit (Note)
 Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the computer,  reducing  exposure  to  viruses  and  malicious  buffer  overflow  attacks  when  working  with  its supporting...

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 &Administrator Password Allows you to configure an administrator password. Press  on this item, type the password, and then press . You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press . You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. Differing from the user password, the administrator password allows you to \
make changes to all BIOS settings.
 &User Password Allows you to configure a user password. Press...

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2-6 Peripherals
 &Init Display First
 Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the onboard graphics or the installed PCI Express 
graphics card.
 IGFX      Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. (Default)
 PCIe 1 Slot  Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot as the first display.
 PCIe 2 Slot  Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX8_1 slot as the first display.
 PCIe 3 Slot  Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16_2 slot as the first display....

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 Enabled      All shared ports are eventually routed to the xHCI controller during the\
 BIOS boot process. 
If BIOS does not have pre-boot support for the xHCI controller, it should initially route 
the sharable ports to the EHCI controller and then prior to OS boot it should route the 
ports to xHCI controller. Note: OS has to provide support for the xHCI controller in this 
mode. If the OS does not provide support, all sharable ports won't work.\
 Disabled      The USB 3.0 ports...

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 `SATA Configuration 
 &SATA Controller(s) (Intel® Z87 Chipset)
 Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled)
 &SATA Mode Selection (Intel® Z87 Chipset)
 Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel® Z87 Chipset or configures the 
SATA controllers to AHCI mode.
 IDE      Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode.
 RAID     Enables RAID for the SATA controller.
 AHCI       Configures  the  SATA  controllers  to AHCI  mode....

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 `Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology
 &ISCT Support
 Enables or disables Intel® Smart Connect Technology. (Default: Disabled)
 &GSATA Controller (Marvell® 88SE9230 Chip, GSATA3 6/7/8/9 connectors)
 Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Marvell® 88SE9230 chip or configures 
the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. The area below displays the current status of the four SATA ports.
 AHCI Mode     Configures  the  SATA  controllers  to AHCI  mode. Advanced  Host  Controller...

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 &Resume by Alarm
 Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) 
 If enabled, set the date and time as following:
 Wake up day: Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month.
 Wake up hour/minute/second: Set the time at which the system will be powe\
red on automatically.
 Note: When using this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the 
AC power, or the settings may not be...

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 &Power On By Keyboard
 Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event.
 Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.
 Disabled    Disables this function. (Default)
 Any Key   Press any key to turn on the system.
 Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system.
 Password   Set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on the system.
 &Power On Password
 Set the password when...

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2-8 Save & Exit
 &Save & Exit Setup
 Press  on this item and select Yes. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup 
program. Select No or press  to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
 &Exit Without Saving
 Press  on this item and select Yes. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made 
in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Select No or press  to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
 &Load Optimized Defaults
 Press  on this item and select Yes to load the optimal BIOS default...