User manual GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-GAMING 7

[. . . ] GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-Z17XGE7-1001R For more product details, please visit GIGABYTE's website. To reduce the impacts on global warming, the packaging materials of this product are recyclable and reusable. GIGABYTE works with you to protect the environment. Motherboard GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Jul. 24, 2015 Copyright © 2015 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. [. . . ] RAID  Enables RAID for the SATA controller. 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) Enables or disables the power saving feature, ALPM (Aggressive Link Power Management), for the Chipset SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled) - 61 BIOS Setup && Aggressive LPM Support && Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Enables or disables each SATA port. (Default: Enabled) Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default: Disabled) Enables or disables support for external SATA devices. (Default: Disabled) && Hot plug && External SATA `` NVMe Configuration Displays information on your M. 2 NVME PCIe SSD if installed. This sub-menu provides information on LAN configuration and related configuration options. `` Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection BIOS Setup - 62 - 2-7 Chipset && VT-d (Note) && Internal Graphics Enables or disables Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. (Default: Disabled) Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. (Default: Enabled) Allows you to set the onboard graphics memory size. (Default: 64M) && DVMT Pre-Allocated && DVMT Total Gfx Mem Allows you to allocate the DVMT memory size of the onboard graphics. (Default: 256M) Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. Enables or disables the DSP functionality of the PCH audio unit. (Default: Disabled) && Audio Controller && Audio DSP && PCH LAN Controller (Intel® GbE LAN Chip, LAN1) && Wake on LAN Enables or disables the Intel® GbE LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. Enables or disables the wake on LAN function. (Default: Enabled) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) in the operating system. (Default: Enabled) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel® CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 63 BIOS Setup && High Precision Timer (Note) 2-8 Power Management && AC BACK Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss. [. . . ] 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. - 127 - Appendix 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. [. . . ]