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Chapter 3
SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF]
[SPDIF] Sets to [SPDIF] for SPDIF audio output.
[HDMI] Sets to [HDMI] for HDMI audio output.
Bluetooth Controller [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the onboard bluetooth controller.
[Disabled] Disables the controller.
VIA 1394 Controller [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the onboard IEEE 1394a controller.
[Disabled] Disables the controller.
PCI Express X16_3 slot (black) bandwidth [Auto]
Allows you to select the PCI Express X16_3 slot (black) bandwidth.
[Auto] PCIeX16_3 slot runs at X1 mode for system resource optimization.
(PCIeX1_2 will be disabled.)
[X4 mode] PCIeX16_3 slot runs at X4 mode for high performance support. (USB3_34,
eSATA ports, PCIeX1_1, PCIeX1_2 will be disabled.)
[X1 mode] PCIeX16_3 slot runs at X1 mode with all slots enabled. (USB3_34 will be
disabled.)
Marvell Storage Controller [AHCI Mode]
Allows you to select the Marvell storage controller operating mode.
[Disabled] Disables the controller.
[IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI Mode] Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard
storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases
storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to
internally optimize the order of commands.
Marvell Storage OPROM [Enabled]
This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to enable
or disable the OptionRom of the Marvell storage controller.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
JMB Storage Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the JMB storage controller.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
If you want to use the full functin of the JMB storage contorller (ex. AHCI), we recommend
that you set this item to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from
the motherboard support DVD.