User manual GIGABYTE GA-X99M-GAMING 5

[. . . ] GA-X99M-Gaming 5 User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-X99MGM5-1001R Motherboard GA-X99M-Gaming 5 Motherboard GA-X99M-Gaming 5 Oct. 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. [. . . ] AHCI  C  onfigures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) This sub-menu provides SATA-related configuration options. (Default: Enabled) Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default: Disabled) && Configure SATA as `` SATA Mode options && SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 && Hot plug BIOS Setup - 58 - && SATA Device Type Allows you to select the type of the device connected to the SATA port. (Default: Hard Disk Drive) && XHCI Mode && Audio Controller Allows you to determine the operating mode for the xHCI controller in OS. Smart Auto This mode is available only when the BIOS supports the xHCI controller in the pre-boot  environment. This mode is similar to Auto, but it adds the capability to route the ports to xHCI or EHCI according to setting used in previous boots (for non-G3 boot) in the pre-boot environment. This allows the use of USB 3. 0 devices prior to OS boot. xHCI controller enabling and rerouting should follow the steps in Auto, when previous boot routs ports to EHCI. Note: This is the recommended mode when BIOS has xHCI preboot support. (Default) Auto   BIOS routes the sharable ports to EHCI controller. Then it uses ACPI protocols to provide an option to enable the xHCI controller and reroute the sharable ports. Note: This is the recommended mode when BIOS does NOT have xHCI pre-boot support. Enabled All shared ports are eventually routed to the xHCI controller during the BIOS boot process.  If BIOS does not have pre-boot support for the xHCI controller, it should initially route the sharable ports to the EHCI controller and then prior to OS boot it should route the ports to xHCI controller. Note: OS has to provide support for the xHCI controller in this mode. If the OS does not provide support, all sharable ports won't work. Disabled  USB 3. 0 ports are routed to the EHCI controller and the xHCI controller is turned  The off. All USB 3. 0 devices function as High Speed devices regardless of xHCI software support/availability. Manual Allows you to determine whether to rout the USB 3. 0 ports to the xHCI or EHCI controller  before booting to OS, and also provides you with options to manually rout each USB 3. 0/2. 0 port to xHCI or EHCI. Enables or disables the onboard audio function. [. . . ] With your help, we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment, minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of "end of life" products, and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly. Appendix - 120 - FCC Notice (U. S. A. Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]