Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 - Onboard Devices Configuration

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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 3
3.6.8 Onboard Devices Configuration
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HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
This item allows you to use the Azalia High Denition Audio Controller
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set the HD Audio Controller to [Enabled].
Front Panel Type [HD Audio]
This item allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy
AC’97 or high-denition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel
audio module supports.
[HD Audio] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to high denition
audio.
[AC97] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97
SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF]
[SPDIF] Sets to an SPDIF audio output.
[HDMI] Sets to an HDMI audio output.
PCI-EX16_3 Bandwidth [Auto]
[Auto] Run at X2 mode with SATA6G_56 enabled.
[X4 mode] Run at X4 mode for higher performance with SATA6G_56 disabled.
SATA Mode Configuration: [SATA Express_1] [M.2]
[M.2] SATA mode will be switched to M.2. SATA Express can only support PCIE
devices.
[SATA Express] SATA mode will be switched to SATA Express. M.2 can only support PCIE
devices.