FP1: Front Panel ............................................................................................................................... 32
FP3: LAN LED .................................................................................................................................... 32
Plug LED cable to FP3 pin header .................................................................................................... 32
Chapter 3: Getting Started ............................................................................................................................... 33
3.1 Installing System Memory .................................................................................................................. 33
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS UTILITY ........................................................................................................................... 35
4.1 Starting ............................................................................................................................................... 35
4.2 Navigation Keys .................................................................................................................................. 35
4.3 Main Menu ......................................................................................................................................... 36
4.4 Advanced Menu ................................................................................................................................. 37
4.4.1 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................................................................... 38
PCI Express Settings ................................................................................................................. 39
4.4.2 ACPI Settings ........................................................................................................................... 40
4.4.3 CPU configuration ................................................................................................................... 41
4.4.4 SATA Configuration .................................................................................................................. 46
Software Feature Mask Configuration ..................................................................................... 48
4.4.5 Intel Rapid Start Technology ................................................................................................... 50
4.4.6 PCH-FW Configuration ............................................................................................................ 50
Firmware Update Configuration .............................................................................................. 51
4.4.7 Intel Anti-Theft Technology Configuration .............................................................................. 51
4.4.8 AMT Configuration .................................................................................................................. 52
4.4.9 USB Configuration ................................................................................................................... 54
4.4.10 IT8786 Super IO Configuration.............................................................................................. 55
Serial Port 1 Configuration ....................................................................................................... 55
Serial Port 2 Configuration ....................................................................................................... 56
Serial Port 3 Configuration ....................................................................................................... 56
Serial Port 4 Configuration ....................................................................................................... 56
Serial Port 5 Configuration ....................................................................................................... 56
Serial Port 6 Configuration ....................................................................................................... 56
4.4.11 IT8786 HW Monitor .............................................................................................................. 57
4.4.12 Serial Port Console Redirection ............................................................................................ 57
Console Redirection Setting ..................................................................................................... 58
4.4.13 Network Stack ....................................................................................................................... 58
4.4.14 Intel I210 Gigabit Network Connection ................................................................................ 59
4.5 Chipset ............................................................................................................................................... 60
4.5.1 PCH IO configuration ............................................................................................................... 60
PCI Express Configuration ........................................................................................................ 61
PCI Express Root Port1 ..................................................................................................... 61