Asus Sabertooth 55i - Manual (Page 86)

3-24 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration
HDA Controller [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the High Definition Audio Controller.
[Disabled] Disables the controller.
The following item appears only when you set the High Definition Audio item to [Enabled].
Front Panel Type [HD Audio]
Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97 or
high-definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio
module supports.
[AC97]
Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97
[HD Audio] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to high definition audio.
Realtek LAN1 [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the Realtek LAN controller.
[Disabled] Disables the controller.
LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled].
[Enabled] Enables the Realtek Gigabit LAN Boot ROM.
[Disabled] Disables the LAN Boot ROM.
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the onboard IEEE 1394a controller.
[Disabled] Disables the controller.
J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller [IDE Mode]
Allows you to select the JMicron eSATA/PATA controller operating mode.
[Disabled]
Disables the controller.
[IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI Mode] Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard
storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases
storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to
internally optimize the order of commands..
Onboard Devices Configuration
HDA Controller [Enabled]
Front Panel Type [HD Audio]
Realtek LAN1 [Enabled]
LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller [IDE Mode]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Options
Enabled
Disabled