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SATA Controller When this option is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the SATA connectors
(such as the hard disk drive or the optical drive) are disabled and will not be displayed
in the system conguration.
Serial Port1 Address Use this option to control the Input/Output of the serial port.
USB Setup Use this option to set up the USB connectors.
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 39.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Devices.
3. Depending on the device you want to enable or disable, do one of the following:
• Select ATA Drives Setup ® SATA Controller to enable or disable the devices connected to the
SATA connectors on the system board.
• Select Serial Port Setup ® Serial Port1 Address to enable or disable the serial port.
• Select USB Setup and follow the instructions on the screen to enable or disable the USB connector(s)
of your choice.
4. Select the desired settings and press Enter.
5. Press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu. You might have to press Esc several times.
6. Press F10 to save and exit the Setup Utility program.
Notes:
a. If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit ® Discard Changes and Exit.
b. If you want to return to the default settings, press F9 or select Exit ® Load Optimal Defaults.
Selecting a startup device
If your computer does not start up from a device (such as a hard disk drive or the disc in an optical drive) as
expected, do one of the following to select the desired startup device.
Selecting a temporary startup device
This section provides instructions on how to select a temporary startup device. You can use the instructions
in this section to start up from any startup device.
Note: Not all discs and hard disk drives are bootable.
To select a temporary startup device, do the following:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Startup Device
Menu opens, release the F12 key.
3. Select the desired startup device on the Startup Device Menu and press Enter to begin.
Note: Selecting a startup device on the Startup Device Menu does not permanently change the startup
device sequence.
Viewing or changing the startup device sequence
This section provides instructions on how to view or permanently change the congured startup device
sequence.
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