SUPER MICRO Computer Super H8QM3-2 - Manual (Page 55)

Chapter 4: BIOS
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Hard Disk Write Protect
Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data
from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or Disabled.
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)
This feature allows the user to set the time-out value for detecting ATA, ATAPI de-
vices installed in the system. Options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35.
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection
This setting allows AMI BIOS to auto-detect the 80-Pin ATA(PI) cable. The options
are Host, Device and Host & Device.
PCI/PnP Confi guration
Clear NVRAM
Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Yes and No.
Plug & Play OS
Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required
for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No
to allow AMIBIOS to confi gure all devices in the system.
PCI Latency Timer
This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. Select a value to
set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles. Options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192,
224 and 248.
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA
Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an
interrupt address. The options are Yes and No.
Palette Snooping
Select "Enabled" to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed
in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.