Table 28. System Configuration (continued)
Option
Description
Serial Port 1
Allows you to configure(disable and re-mapping) the serial
port(s).
Click one of the following options:
●
Disabled
●
Com1
—Default (Port is configured with 3F8h with IRQ 4
●
Com3
(Port is configured with 3E8h with IRQ 4
NOTE:
Serial Port 2 is available when the system has
Serial Port in the rear configurable I/O space.
Serial Port 2
SATA Operation
Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated
SATA hard-drive controller.
Click one of the following options:
●
Disabled
●
AHCI
●
RAID On
—Default
NOTE:
SATA is configured to support RAID mode.
SMART Reporting
This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated
drives are reported during system startup. This technology is
part of the S.M.A.R.T (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology) specification. This option is disabled by default.
●
Enable SMART Reporting
USB Configuration
Allows you to enable or disable the internal/integrated USB
configuration.
The options are:
●
Enable USB Boot Support
●
Enable External USB Ports
●
Disable Docking Station Devices except video
(Default : Unchecked)
Rest all the options are set by default.
NOTE:
USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS
setup irrespective of these settings.
USB PowerShare
This field configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior.
This option allows you to charge external devices using the
stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare
port (disabled by default).
●
Enable USB PowerShare
Audio
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller.
By default, the
Enable Audio
option is selected.
The options are:
●
Enable Microphone
●
Enable Internal Speaker
This option is set by default.
Keyboard Illumination
This option lets you choose the operating mode of the
keyboard illumination feature
The options are:
System setup
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