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Chapter 3 – MSI Z97I GAMING AC User Manual

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Chapter 3

3-8

BIOS Setup

3-9

BIOS Setup

▶PEG X - Gen X [Auto]

Sets PCI Express protocol for matching different installed devices.

[Auto]

Enables all PCIe Gen1, Gen2 and Gen3. supports.

[Gen1]

Enables PCIe Gen1 support only.

[Gen2]

Enables PCIe Gen2 support only.

[Gen3]

Enables PCIe Gen3 support only.

▶PCI Latency Timer [32]

Sets latency timer of PCI interface device.

[Options: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248 PCI Bus clocks]

▶ACPI Settings

Sets ACPI parameters of onboard power LED behaviors. Press to enter the

sub-menu.

▶Power LED [Blinking]

Sets shining behaviors of the onboard Power LED.

[Dual Color] The power LED turns to another color to indicate the S3 state.

[Blinking]

The power LED blinks to indicate the S3 state.

▶Integrated Peripherals

Sets integrated peripherals' parameters, such as LAN, HDD, USB and audio. Press

to enter the sub-menu.

▶Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled]

Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller.

▶LAN Option ROM [Disabled]

Enables or disables the legacy network Boot Option ROM for detailed settings. This

item will appear when "Onboard LAN Controller" is enabled.

[Enabled]

Enables the onboard LAN Boot ROM.

[Disabled]

Disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM.

▶Network Stack [Disabled]

Sets UEFI network stack for optimizing IPv4 / IPv6 function.

[Enabled]

Enables UEFI network stack.

[Disabled]

Disables UEFI network stack.

▶Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled]

When “Enabled”, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv4 protocol. This item

will appear when “Network Stack” is enabled.

[Enabled]

Enables the Ipv4 PXE boot support.

[Disabled]

Disables the Ipv4 PXE boot support.

▶Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled]

When “Enabled”, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv6 protocol. This item

will appear when “Network Stack” is enabled.

[Enabled]

Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.

[Disabled]

Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.

▶SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

Sets the operation mode of the onboard SATA controller.

[Disabled]

Disables the SATA function.

[IDE Mode] Specify the IDE mode for SATA storage devices.