Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H - Graphics, SATA, and RAID Configuration; Super IO and Port Configuration

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` GFXConguration
& Primary Video Device
Species the rst initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics
card or the onboard graphics.
IGD Video Sets the onboard graphics as the rst display.
NB PCIe Slot Video Sets the graphics card on the PCIe slot controlled by the CPU as the rst display.
(Default)
PCI Slot Video Sets the graphics card on the PCI slot as the rst display.
& Integrated Graphics
Enables or disables the onboard graphics function.
Auto The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending on
the graphics card being installed. (Default)
Disabled Disables the onboard graphics.
Force Always activates the onboard graphics, whether or not a PCI Express card is
installed.
& UMA Frame Buffer Size
This item is congurable only when Integrated Graphics is set to Force. Frame buffer size is the total
amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller. MS-DOS, for example, will
use only this memory for display. Options are: Auto (default), 256M, 512M, 1G, 2G.
` SATAConguration
& OnChipSATAChannel
Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled)
& OnChipSATAType
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Chipset or congures the SATA controllers
to AHCI mode.
Native IDE Congures the SATA controller to IDE mode.
RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller.
AHCI Congures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface
(AHCI) is an interface specication that allows the storage driver to enable
advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
(Default)
& PORT0HotPlug~PORT3HotPlug
Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default: Disabled)
& SATAPoweronPORT0~SATAPoweronPORT3
Enables or disables each SATA port. (Default: Enabled)
` SuperIOConguration
This section provides information on the super I/O chip and allows you to congure the serial port.
& Serial Port A
Enables or disables the onboard serial port. (Default: Enabled)
& Parallel Port
Enables or disables the onboard parallel port. (Default: Enabled)
& Device Mode
This item is congurable only when Parallel Port is set to Enabled. Selects an operating mode for the
onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are: Standard Parallel Port Mode (Default), EPP Mode (Enhanced
Parallel Port), ECP Mode (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP Mode & ECP Mode. (Default)