Gigabyte Z170n-gaming 5 Manual
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2-5 Peripherals &Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) Enables or disables Intel® PTT Technology. (Default: Disabled) &Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display. (Default) &OnBoard LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN function....
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`Intel(R) Bios Guard Technology Enables or disables the Intel® BIOS Guard feature, which protects the BIOS from malicious attacks. `SATA Configuration &SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled) &SATA Mode Selection Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers...
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&VT-d (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. (Default: Disabled) &Internal Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. (Default: Auto) &DVMT Pre-Allocated Allows you to set the onboard graphics memory size. Options are: 32M~512M (Default: 64M) &DVMT Total Gfx Mem Allows you to allocate the DVMT memory size of the onboard graphics. Options are: 128M, 256M, MAX. (Default: 256m) &Audio Controller Enables or disables the onboard audio...
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&AC BACK Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss. Always Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default) Always On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power. Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the \ AC power. &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...
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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. &Power Loading Enables or disables dummy load. When the power supply is at low load, a \ self-protection will...
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2-9 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...
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Chapter 3 Appendix C-1. UEFI RAID ConfigurationOnly Windows 10/8.1 64-bit supports UEFI RAID configuration.Steps:1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8/10 Features to Windows 8/10 and CSM Support to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology sub-menu. 3. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press on Create RAID Volume to enter the Create RAID Volume screen....
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RAID 1, Recovery, RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Next, use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks.4. Under Select Disks item, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. Press the key on the hard drives to be selected (selected hard drives are marked with\ "X"). Then set the stripe block size. The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB. Once you have selected the stripe block size, set the volume...
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•Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.) •After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on the top-right corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-2 Drivers...
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