MSI K9a2 Cff Manual

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3-6 The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use
the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the  or  keys to select
the value you want in each item. Date (MM:DD:YY)
This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
The format is   .
dayDay of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by
BIOS. Read-only.
monthThe month from Jan. through Dec.
dateThe date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
yearThe...

BIOS Setup
3-7 Device/ Vender/ Size
It will showing the device information that you connected to the IDE/SATA
connector. LBA/Large Mode
This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA
mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA
mode disabled. DMA Mode
Select DMA Mode. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that...

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3-8 Boot Sector Protection
This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or
computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS’ data cannot be changed when attempt-
ing to update the BIOS with a Flash utility. To successfully update the BIOS, you’ll
need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function. You should enable this function at
all times. The only time when you need to disable it is when you want to update the
BIOS. After updating the BIOS, you should...

BIOS Setup
3-9 IOAPIC  Function
This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in
APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system. MPS Table Version
This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to
be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by
your operating system. To find out which...

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3-10 1st Boot Device
The items allow you to set the first boot device where BIOS attempts to load the
disk operating system. Boot From Other Device
Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other device. if
the system fails to boot from the 1st boot device. TPM Feature
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: TCG/TPM SUPPORT
This field is used to enable or disable TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Execute TPM Command
This field is used to...

BIOS Setup
3-11 USB Controller
This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB 1.1/ 2.0 controller. USB Device Legacy Support
Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. Onboard LAN Controller
This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller. LAN Option ROM
This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN. ESATA Controller (optional)
This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard ESATA controller....

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3-12 On-Chip ATA Devices
Press  to enter the sub-menu: PCI IDE BusMaster
This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for
reading/ writing to IDE drives. On-Chip SATA Controller
These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller. RAID Mode
This item is used to enable/disable the RAID function for SATA devices. I/O Devices
Press  to enter the sub-menu: COM Port
This item specifies the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port. 

BIOS Setup
3-13 ACPI Function
This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management
Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/
2000/ME/ XP, select [Enabled]. ACPI Standby State
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 2000/ XP , you can choose to enter the
Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field.  Set-
tings are:
[S1]The S1...

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3-14 Suspend Time Out (Minute)
If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all
devices except CPU will be shut off. Power Button Function
This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:
[Power On/ Off]The power button functions as normal power on/ off
button.
[Suspend]When you press the power button, the computer enters the
suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more
than four seconds, the computer is turned off....

BIOS Setup
3-15 Resume By PCI-E Device
When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the
power saving modes through any event on PCIE device. Resume By RTC Alarm
The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a
scheduled time/date.