Chapter 3 – MSI 970 GAMING User Manual
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Chapter 3
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BIOS Setup
▶SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]
Sets the operation mode of the onboard SATA controller. The default mode is
AHCI.
[Disabled]
Disables the SATA function.
[IDE Mode] Specify the IDE mode for SATA storage devices.
[AHCI Mode] Specify the AHCI mode for SATA storage devices. AHCI (Advanced
Host Controller Interface) offers some advanced features to enhance
the speed and performance of SATA storage device, such as Native
Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-plugging.
[RAID Mode] Enables RAID function for SATA storage devices.
▶SATAX Hot Plug [Disabled]
Allows user to enable or disable the SATA hot plug support. This item will appear
when the “SATA Mode” set to [AHCI].
[Enabled]
Enables hot plug support for the SATA ports.
[Disabled]
Disables hot plug support for the SATA ports.
▶HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard High Definition Audio controller.
▶HPET [Enabled]
Enables or disables the HPET (High Precision Event Timers) support.
▶USB Configuration
Sets the onboard USB controller and device function. Press
menu.
▶USB Controller [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard USB controller.
▶XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
Enables or disables XHCI hand-off support for the operating system without XHCI
hand-off feature.
▶EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
Enables or disables EHCI hand-off support for the operating system without EHCI
hand-off feature.
▶Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Sets Legacy USB function support.
[Auto]
The system will automatically detect if any USB device is connected
and enables or disables the legacy USB support.
[Enabled]
Enable the USB support for legacy operating systems that do not
support USB.
[Disabled]
The USB devices are available only for UEFI applications.
▶Onboard USB3.0 Controller [Enabled]
Enables or disables the external USB 3.0 controller.
▶Super IO Configuration
Sets system Super I/O chip parameters for COM port. Press
menu.