Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING - PCH-FW Configuration; Onboard Devices Configuration

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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 3
Aggressive LPM Support [Disabled]
This item appears only when you set the previous item to [AHCI] and allows you to enable
or disable PCH entering link power state aggressively. Conguration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
SMART Self Test
SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that
shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when an error occurs in the
hard disks. Conguration options: [On] [Off]
SATA6G_1(Gray) - SATA6G_6(Gray)
SATA6G_1(Gray) - SATA6G_6(Gray)
This item allows you to enable or disable the selected SATA port.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hot Plug
These items appears only when the SATA Mode Selection is set to [AHCI] and allows
you to enable or disable SATA Hot Plug Support.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
3.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
This item allows you to congure the rmware TPM.
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to switch between PCIe Lanes and congure onboard
devices.
HD Audio Controller
This item allows you to use the Azalia High Denition Audio Controller.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following two items appear only when you set the above item to [Enabled].
SPDIF Out Type
[SPDIF] Sets to an SPDIF audio output.
[HDMI] Sets to an HDMI audio output.
DVI Port Audio
Allows you to enable or disable the DVI Port Audio.
M.2_1 Configuration
[Auto] Auto-detects the M.2 device mode. If a SATA device is detected,
SATA6G_1 will be disabled.
[SATA mode] Only supports M.2 SATA devices. Please note that SATA6G_1 port cannot
be used in this mode.
[PCIE mode] Only supports M.2 PCIE devices.