G1.

Sniper A88X

Rev. 3001
12MC-G1SNP88-3001R

Motherboard
G1.Sniper A88X

Motherboard
G1.Sniper A88X

Aug. 19, 2013

Aug. 19, 2013

2013

http://www.gigabyte.tw/

REV : X.XX.X
REV : 1.01.0BIOS


G1.Sniper A88X ....................................................................................4
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1-8
1-9

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AMD Dual Graphics ........................................................................ 10
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BIOS ............................................................................................19
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6

........................................................................................................ 19
M.I.T. (/) .................................................................................. 20
System Information () ...................................................................... 23
BIOS Features (BIOS)..................................................................... 24
Peripherals () .......................................................................... 26
Power Management () ............................................................ 28

2-7

Save & Exit () ............................................... 30

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3-1
3-2

SATA................................................................................................ 31
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G1.Sniper A88X
CPU_FAN

ATX_12V

KB_MS_USB

SYS_FAN3

Socket FM2+

VGA
DVI

ATX

R_USB30
HDMI
USB_DAC

Realtek
GbE LAN

SYS_FAN1

CAP_SW2
CAP_SW1

PCIEX16
PCIEX1_2

CODEC

M_BIOS

BAT

PCIEX1_3

B_BIOS

AMD A88X

PCIEX4
iTE
Super I/O

6
SATA3 7

PCI1

SATA3

PCI2
CLR_CMOS

F_AUDIO

SPDIF_O

COM

TPM

F_USB2

F_USB1

F_PANEL

5
5
5
5

F_USB30

DDR3_4

PCIEX1_1

DDR3_1

G1.Sniper A88X

SYS_FAN2

DDR3_3

AUDIO

DDR3_2

USB_LAN

G1.Sniper A88X- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1

5 SATA - 4
5 I/O- 1

-4-

G1.Sniper A88X
1 PCI Express x16

APU CLK+/- (100 MHz)

DISP CLK+/- (100 MHz)
3 PCI Express x1

PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)

DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz

LAN
RJ45

AMD APU

Dual Channel Memory

Realtek
GbE LAN

x16

x1

x1

x1

HDMI

x1

DVI-D

PCI Express Bus

D-Sub
UMI

1 PCI Express x4

Dual BIOS
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)

8 SATA 6Gb/s
x4
PCI Express Bus

4 USB 3.0/2.0

AMD A88X

9 USB 2.0/1.1
PCI Bus
LPC
Bus

1-2
-5-

S/PDIF Out

MIC
Line Out
Line In

Rear Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Side Speaker Out

PCI CLK
(33 MHz)

COM
PS/2 KB/Mouse

CODEC

2 PCI

iTE
Super I/O


1-1

(CPU)

-6-

1-2

(APU)

FM2+
- AMD A
- AMD Athlon
()

AMD A88X

41.5V DDR3 DIMM64 GB

DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz

AMD Memory Prole (AMP)/Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)
()
AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000APU

* Windows 32-bit4 GB

* 64 GB16 GB ()

* AMD APU

1D-Sub1920x1200
1DVI-D2560x1600

* 2560x1600Dual Link DVI

* DVI-DD-Sub

1HDMI4096x2160

* FM2+ APU4096x2160FM2 APU

1920x1200
* HDMI 1.4a

- 2 GB
Realtek ALC898
High Denition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1
SPDIF Out

Realtek GbE (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1PCI Express x16x16(PCIEX16)

(PCIEX16PCI Express 3.0)

1PCI Express x16x4(PCIEX4)

3PCI Express x1
(PCIEX4PCI Express x1PCI Express 2.0)
2PCI
AMD Dual Graphics

* PCI Express 3.0FM2+ APU

USB

* A APUAMD Dual Graphics

- 8SATA 6Gb/s
- RAID 0RAID 1RAID 5RAID 10JBOD

- 4USB 3.0/2.0(22
USB)
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USB

- 9USB 2.0/1.1(54
USB)
124-pin ATX
18-pin ATX 12V
8SATA 6Gb/s
1APU
3
1
1
1S/PDIF
1USB 3.0/2.0
2USB 2.0/1.1
1
1CMOS
1(TPM)
2
1PS/2/
1D-Sub
1DVI-D
1HDMI
2USB 3.0/2.0
5USB 2.0/1.1
1RJ-45
1S/PDIF
5(
)

I/O

iTE I/O

APU/
APU/
APU
APU/
APU/

BIOS

264 Mbit ash

AMI EFI BIOS
DualBIOS
PnP 1.0aDMI 2.0SM BIOS 2.6ACPI 2.0a

@BIOS
Q-Flash
Xpress Install
EasyTune
* EasyTune

Smart Recovery 2
ON/OFF Charge

-8-

Norton Internet Security (OEM)

cFosSpeed
Windows 8.1/8/7 32-bit/64-bit

Windows XP 32-bit

ATX30.5x 22.5

* Windows 8.1
* Windows XP 32-bitAMD FM2 TrinityAPU

*
* \

1-3

(APU)
APU
(APU)
APU
APUAPUAPU
APU
APUAPU
APU

APU

(APU)
APU()APU()

1-4

APU

FM2+

APU

()

4DDR3(Dual Channel Technology)

BIOS

4DDR3(Channel)
A (Channel A)DDR3_2DDR3_4 (24)
B (Channel B)DDR3_1DDR3_3 (13)
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APU
1. DDR3
2. DDR3(
)DDR3
DDR3DDR3_1DDR3_2

1-5

1-6

AMD Dual Graphics

A.

- AMD A
- Windows 8/7
- AMD Dual Graphics(BIOS)(
Rev. 8.982)
- AMD Radeon HD 6000AMD Dual Graphics (AMD
)

B. BIOS

1-5PCIEX16

BIOSPeripherals\GFX Conguration
- Integrated GraphicsForce
- UMA Frame Buffer Size512MB

C.

AMD VISION Engine Control Center

\AMD Radeon Dual GraphicsAMD Radeon Dual Graphics
()

1-7

USB 2.0/1.1

USB 2.0/1.1USBUSB/USB
USB
- 10 -

PS/2 /
PS/2

D-Sub
15-pinD-Sub1920x1200(
)D-Sub

DVI-D()
DVI-D2560x1600DVI-D

2560x1600Dual Link DVI

USB 3.0/2.0

USB 3.0USB 2.0/1.1USB

USB/USBUSB

HDMI

HDCPDolby TrueHDDTS HD Master

Audio192KHz/24bit 8-channel LPCM
HDMIHDMI4096x2160()

HDMIHDMI

A.
BIOS(POST)

B.

()

AMD A
2DDR3 1333 MHz1 GB
BIOSUMA Frame Buffer Size512 MB(BIOS
Peripherals\GFX Conguration)
CyberLink PowerDVD 10.0(3D
APU)
HDCP

USB 2.0/1.1

USB 2.0/1.1DACUSB
USB/USBUSB

(RJ-45)
(Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
/

()
()

1 Gbps
100 Mbps
10 Mbps

DVI-DD-Sub
FM2+ APU4096x2160FM2 APU1920x1200

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5.1/7.1

4/5.1/7.1

S/PDIF

24/5.1/7.1

()

1-8

- 12 -

1-9

4
2
4
4

15
13

5
5
7
8 11

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)

ATX_12V
ATX
CPU_FAN
SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/SYS_FAN3
SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7
F_PANEL
F_AUDIO
SPDIF_O

12

10 14

9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)

F_USB30
F_USB1/F_USB2
COM
TPM
BAT
CLR_CMOS
CAP_SW1/CAP_SW2

- 13 -

1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x4-pin 12V2x12-pin)

12VCPU12V
(500)

ATX_12V

1
2

ATX_12V

3
4

(2x4-pin
5
)
(2x4-pin
6
)

+12V (2x4-pin
)
+12V (2x4-pin
)
+12V
+12V

3.3V
13
3.3V
14

15
+5V
16

17
+5V
18

19
Power Good
20
5VSB (stand by +5V)
21
+12V
22
+12V (2x12-pin 23
)
3.3V (2x12-pin 24
)

3.3V
-12V

PS_ON (soft On/Off)

-5V
+5V
+5V
+5V (2x12-pin
)
(2x12-pin
)

ATX
12

24

13

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

ATX

3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/SYS_FAN3 ()

CPU_FA NSYS_FA N1SYS_FA N24-pinSYS_FA N3

3-pin()

CPU_FAN
1

SYS_FAN1/2

CPU_FAN
1
SYS_FAN3

1
2
3
4

SYS_FAN1/2

+12V

1
2
3
4

VCC

SYS_FAN3

1
2
3

+12V

A PU
APU

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DEBUG
PORT

DEBUG
PORT

DEBUG
PORT

DEBUG
PORT

DEBUG
PORT

DEBUG
PORT

5) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s)

SATASATA 6Gb/sSATA 3Gb/sSATA 1.5Gb/sSATA

SATAAMD A88XRAID 0RAID 1RAID 5RAID 10
G.QBOFM
JBODRAID
SATA
6
SATA3 7
7

1 3 5

SATA3

0 2 4

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

TXP
TXN

RXN
RXP

R AID 0R AID 1

RAID 5()
RAID 10

6) F_PANEL ()
/
(+/-)

PLED/PWR_LED(/)

S0

(S3/S4)
S3/S4/S5

(S5)

SPEAK-

SPEAK+

PLED+
PLEDPW+
PW-

PWR_LED+
PWR_LEDPWR_LED-

20
19
HD+
HDRESRES+
CICI+

2
1

PW()
B I O S
(BIOS
Power Management)
SPEAK()

HD()

RES()
(Reset)

CI()
/

- 15 -

7) F_AUDIO ()

HD (High Denition)AC'97

DIP

10

PWM Switch (S
3

_AUDIO(H)

AC'97

1
MIC
2

F_PANEL
3
MIC
(H61M-D2)
4

5
Line Out (R)
6

9
Line Out (L)
10

HD

BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC)

1

DB_PORT

M_SATA

8) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF)

1 2 3

DIP

ACPI_CPT
S/PDIF()
(GA-IVB)
HDMI

PWM Switch (X58A-OC)

HDMI

1 2 3

DIP

ge measurement module(X58A-OC)

PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC)

1
2

DIP

1 2 3

DIP
1 2 3

SMB_CPT
(GA-IVB)

SPDIFO

F_USB30

9) F_USB30 (USB 3.0/2.0)

CLR_CMOS
USB 3.0/2.0USB2USB
3.0/2.0
CI
3.5
DIS_ME

1
2
PCIe Control (Z87X-UP7) 3
4
5
6
11
10
DIP
7
DIP

1 2 3 4

DIP

BIOS Switcher (SW4)

1 2 3 4

20

1 2 3 4

DIP

1 2 3 4

F_AUDIO(H)

DB_PORT

8
9
10

VBUS
SSRX1SSRX1+
ATX_12V_2X3

SSTX1SSTX1+

11
12
13
14
15
16
17

D2+
D2
SSTX2+
SSTX2
SSRX2+

18
19
20

SSRX2VBUS

D1D1+

GP15_CPT
(GA-IVB)

XDP_CPU
XDP_PCH
(GA-IVB)

F_USB3 (Front Panel)

USBUSB

- 16 -

BIOS_PH
(GA-IVB)

HD

1
MIC2_L
2

F_PANEL(NH)
3
MIC2_R
4
-ACZ_DET
5
LINE2_R
6

7
FAUDIO_JD
8

9
LINE2_L
10

BIOS

10) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB 2.0/1.1)

USB 2.0/1.1USBUSBUSB

9
10

1
2

1
2
3
4
5

(5V)
(5V)
USB DXUSB DYUSB DX+

6
7
8
9
10

USB DY+

2x5-pinIEEE 1394USB
USBUSB

11) COM ()

F_USB30
9
10

1
2

1
2
3
4
5

F_AUDIO(H)

NDCD NSIN
NSOUT
NDTR

6
7
8
9
10

F_PANEL(NH)

NDSR NRTS NCTS NRI

BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC)

1

DB_PORT

12) TPM ()

M_SATA

1
1

TPM (Trusted Platform Module)

Voltage measurement module(X58A-OC)

LCLK
11
LAD0
PWM Switch (X58A-OC)

12

LFRAME
13

14
ID
DIP
LRESET
15
SB3V
1 2 3

16
SERIRQ
PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC)
LAD3
17

LAD2
18

VCC3
19

LAD1
20
SUSCLK
DIP

1 2 3

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

DIP

20

1 2 3

DIP

19

1 2 3

- 17 1 2 3 4

DIP
1 2 3 4

DIP

1 2 3 4

PCIe Control (Z87X-UP7)

DIP

BIOS Switcher (SW4)

DIP

Voltage measurement points(G1.Sniper 3)

1 2 3 4

TPM
w/housing

ATX_12V_2X3

13) BAT ()
CMOS(BIOS)
CMOS
CMOS
1.
2. (
)
3.
4.

(+)(-)()

14) CLR_CMOS (CMOS)

BI OSCM OS

CMOS
CMOS
BIOS(Load Optimized Defaults)(
BIOS)

15) CAP_SW1/CAP_SW2 ()
22
DIP

DIP

1 2 3 4

DIP

1 2 3 4

CAP_SW1

12.5 ()

26

DIP

DIP

1 2 3 4

DIP

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

CAP_SW2

1 2 3 4

DIP

3 4

PCIe Control (Z87X-UP7)

PCIe Control (Z87
BIOS Switcher (SW4)
Voltage measurement
Voltage
points(G1.Sniper
measurement 3)
points(G1.SniperBIOS
3) Switcher (SW4)
TPM
w/housing

TPM
w/housing

DIP

1 2 3

DIP

1 2 3

DIP

DIP

1 2 3

1 2 3

PCIe power connector

PCIe (SATA)(X58A-OC)
power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC)

- 18 DIP

1 2 3

1 2 3

DIP
DIP

1 2 3

1 2 3

DIP

PWM Switch (X58A-OC)

PWM Switch (X58AVoltage measurement
Voltage
module(X58A-OC)
measurement module(X58A-OC)

BIOS

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System)CMOS

(POSTPower-On Self-Test)
BIOSBIOS

CMOS

BIOSBIOSPOST<Delete>BIOS

BIOSBIOSQ-Flash@BIOS
Q-Flash BIOSBIOS
BIOS
@BIOS WindowsBIOS
BIOS
B I O SB I O S
BIOSBIOS
BIOS
CMOSBIOS
(CMOSLoad Optimized Defaults
CLR_CMOS)

2-1

Logo
(BIOSF1d)

BIOS
<Enter>

Load Optimized Defaults

BIOSBIOSBIOS

- 19 -

2-2

M.I.T. (/)

BIOSCPUCPUCPU Vcore

CPU
(
CMOSBIOS)

M.I.T. Current Status

CPU/

` Advanced Frequency Settings

& BCLK/PCIe Clock Control (CPU/PCIe)

1 MHzCPUPCIe(Auto)

& NB Clock (Mhz) (CPU)

800 MHz6000 MHz

& Processor Graphics Clock ()

300 MHz2000 MHz

& CPU Clock Ratio (CPU)

CPUCPU

& CPU Frequency (CPU)

CPU

` Advanced CPU Core Features

& CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency

Advanced Frequency Settings

& Core Performance Boost ()

CPUCore Performance Boost(CPBCPU)(

Auto)

()

CPU
- 20 -

& Turbo CPB ()

CPU(Disabled)

& CPB Ratio ()

CPBCPU(Auto)

& Cool&Quiet (AMD Cool'n'Quiet)

Enabled
Disabled

AMD Cool'n'QuietCPUVID
()

& SVM Mode ()

(Enabled)

& C6 Mode

CPUC6CPU
C1(Enabled)

& CPU core Control

/CPUAutomatic modeBIOSCPU
(CPU)(Automatic mode)

& APM

(Application Power Management)(

Enabled)

& Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P.) ()

BIOSXMPSPD
Disabled
()
Prole1

Prole2 ()

& AMD Memory Prole (A.M.P.) ()

BIOSAMPSPD
(Disabled)

& System Memory Multiplier ()

AutoBIOSSPD(
Auto)

& Memory Frequency (MHz) ()

BCLK/PCIe Clock ControlSystem Memory Multiplier

` Advanced Memory Settings

& Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) ()System Memory Multiplier (
)Memory Frequency(MHz) ()
Advanced Frequency Settings

& DRAM Timing Selectable

QuickExper t
Auto ()QuickExpert

& Prole DDR Voltage

XMPExtreme Memory Prole (X.M.P.)Disabled

1.50VExtreme Memory Prole (X.M.P.)Prole1Prole2
XMPSPD
() CPU
() CPU
- 21 -

& Prole VTT Voltage

CPU

& Rank Interleaving

rank
rank(Enabled)

& Channel Interleaving

(Enabled)

Channel A/B Timing Settings

D R A M T iming S elec t able

QuickExpert
CMOSBIOS

Advanced Voltage Settings

CPU

` PC Health Status
& Reset Case Open Status ()
Disabled
Enabled

()

& Case Open ()

CI
NoYes
Reset Case Open StatusEnabled

& CPU Vcore/DRAM Voltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V ()

& CPU/System Temperature (CPU/)

CPU

& CPU/1st System/2nd System Fan Speed ()

CPU

& CPU Warning Temperature (CPU)

CPU
Disabled (CPU)60 o C/140 o F70 o C/158 o F
80oC/176oF90oC/194oF

& CPU/1st System/2nd System Fan Fail Warning (CPU/)

(Disabled)

& CPU Fan Speed Control (CPUCPU_FAN)

Normal
CPUEasyTune
()
Silent

Manual
Slope PWM
Disabled

- 22 -

& Slope PWM ()

CPU Fan Speed ControlManual

0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC

& 1st System Fan Speed Control (SYS_FAN1)

Normal
EasyTune
()
Silent

Manual
Slope PWM
Disabled

& Slope PWM ()

1s t S y s t e m Fa n S p e e d C o nt r o l
Manual0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC

& 2nd System Fan Speed Control (SYS_FAN2)

Normal
EasyTune
()
Silent

Manual
Slope PWM
Disabled

& Slope PWM ()

2n d S yste m Fan S p e e d C o nt r o l
Manual0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC

2-3

System Information ()

BIOS BIOS

& System Language ()

BIOS
- 23 -

& System Date ()

()///
<Enter><Page Up><Page Down>

& System Time ()

1300
<Enter><Page Up><Page Down>

& Access Level ()

(A d m i n i s t r at o r
(Administrator)BIOS(User)BIOS

2-4

BIOS Features (BIOS)

& Boot Option Priorities ()

(Boot Option #1)(Boot Option #2)

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

GPT"UEFI"
GPT"UEFI"
GPTWindows 7 64-bitWindows 7 64-bit
"UEFI"

& Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities (

)
()
<Enter>

& Bootup NumLock State (Num Lock)

<Num Lock>(Enabled)
- 24 -

& Security Option ()

BIOS
Administrator Password/User Password
Setup
BIOS
System
BIOS()

& Full Screen LOGO Show ()

L o g oD i s a b l e d
Logo (Enabled)

& OS Type

(Other OS)

& CSM Support

UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module)

Always
UEFI CSM()
Never
UEFI CSMUEFI BIOS
OS TypeWindows 8

& Boot Mode Selection

 UEFI and Legacy

LegacyUEFI Option ROM()
Legacy Only
Legacy Option ROM
UEFI Only
UEFI Option ROM
CSM SupportAlways

& LAN PXE Boot Option ROM ()

Legacy Option ROM(Disabled)

CSM SupportAlways

& Storage Boot Option Control

UEFILegacy Option ROM

Disabled
Option ROM
Legacy Only
Legacy Option ROM()
UEFI Only
UEFI Option ROM
Legacy First
Legacy Option ROM
UEFI First
UEFI Option ROM
CSM SupportAlways

& Other PCI Device ROM Priority

PCIUEFI
Legacy Option ROM
Legacy OpROM
Legacy Option ROM
UEFI OpROM
UEFI Option ROM()

& Network stack

(Windows Deployment Services)

GPT(Disable Link)

& Ipv4 PXE Support

IPv4 (4)
Network stackEnable

& Ipv6 PXE Support

IPv6 (6)
Network stackEnable

- 25 -

& Administrator Password ()

<Enter>BIOS
<Enter>
BIOS

& User Password ()

<Enter>BIOS
<Enter>
BIOS

<Enter><Enter>BIOS
<Enter>

2-5

Peripherals ()

& IOMMU

AMD IOMMU(Enabled)

& OnChip SATA Channel

SATA(Enabled)

& OnChip SATA Type

SATARAID
Native IDE
SATAIDE
RAID
SATARAID
AHCI
SATAAHCIAHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface)
Serial ATANative
Command Queuing(Hot Plug)()

& OnChip SATA Port4-7 Type (SATA3 4~SATA3 7)

SATA3 4~SATA3 7OnChip

SATA TypeRAIDAHCI
As SATA Type OnChip SATA Type()
IDE
SATA3 4~SATA3 7IDE
- 26 -

& OnChip USB Controller (USB)

USB(Enabled)

& HD Audio Azalia Device ()

(Enabled)
Disabled

& Onboard LAN Controller ()

(Enabled)
Disabled

& Legacy USB Support (USB/)

MS-DOSUSB(Enabled)

& XHCI Hand-off (XHCI Hand-off)

XHCI Hand-of f(
Enabled)

& EHCI Hand-off (EHCI Hand-off)

EHCI Hand-of f(
Disabled)

& Port 60/64 Emulation (I/O60/64h)

I/O60/64h
USB USB (Disabled)

& USB Storage Devices (USB)

USBUSB

` Trusted Computing
& TPM SUPPORT

(TPM)TPM
Enable(Disable)

` GFX Conguration
& Primary Video Device

PCI Express
IGD Video

NB PCIe slot Video PCIe()

SB PCIe slot Video PCIe

& Integrated Graphics ()

Auto
BIOS(
)
Disabled

Force

& UMA Frame buffer Size ()

Integrated GraphicsForceUMA Frame Buffer Size

MS-DOS
Auto ()256M512M1G2G

ATA Port Information (SATA)

SATA
- 27 -

` SATA Conguration
& PORT0 Hot Plug~PORT7 Hot Plug
SATA(Disabled)

& SATA Power on PORT0~SATA Power on PORT7

SATA(Enabled)

Super IO Conguration

I/O

& Serial Port A ()

(Enabled)

2-6

Power Management ()

& Resume by Alarm ()

(Disabled)

Wake up day: 0 ()1~31 ()

Wake up hour/minute/second: (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) ()

& HPET Timer ()

Windows 8/7High Precision Event Timer (HPET

)(Enabled)

& Audio LED ()

(Enabled)

& USB DAC Power (USB DAC)

USB DACUSB DAC

Disabled(Enabled)

()

Windows 8/7
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& Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN ()

MS-DOS
Instant-Off
()
Delay 4 Sec. 44

& AC BACK ()

Memory

Always On

Always Off
(
)

& Power On By Keyboard ()

PS/2/
+5VSB1ATX
Disabled
()
Password
1~5
Keyboard 98 Windows 98
Any Key

& Power On Password ()

Power On By KeyboardPassword
<Enter>1~5<Enter>
<Enter>
<Enter>
<Enter>

& Power On By Mouse ()

PS/2/
+5VSB1ATX
Disabled
()
Move

Double Click

& ErP

(S5)(Disabled)

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2-7

Save & Exit ()

& Save & Exit Setup ()

<Enter>YesBIOS
No<Esc>

& Exit Without Saving ()

<Enter>YesBIOSBIOS
No<Esc>

& Load Optimized Defaults ()

<Enter>YesBIOSBIOS
BIOSCMOS

& Boot Override ()

<Enter>Yes

& Save Proles ()

BIOSCMOS(Prole)
(Profile 1-8)Profile 1~8<Enter>
Select File in HDD/USB/FDD

& Load Proles ()

BIOSCMOS
BIOS<Enter>
Select File in HDD/USB/FDD
BIOS()

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3-1

SATA

()SATA(SATA)
RAID
Windows 87XP (32-bit)

USB
USB(Windows XP)
(Windows XP)

SATA
A. SATA
SATASATASATA

B. BIOSSATA

BIOSSATABIOSPeripherals

1. BIOSPOST<Delete>BIOSPeripherals
OnChip SATA ChannelOnChip SATA TypeRAID
2. UEFI RAIDC-1RAID ROMC-2
BIOS
BIOS
BIOS

C-1. UEFI RAID

Windows 8 64-bit
UEFI RAIDFAT32
\BootDrv\UEFI RAID Utility(UEFI RAID "rcadm.e")
UEFI RAID

BIOSBIOS FeaturesOS TypeWindows 8CSM Support

Never
UEFI RAID
<F12>USB(
"UEFI")<Enter>RAID
(Shellfsx:(x))

rcadm -M -qa<Enter>CONTROLLER LISTDISK LIST

rcadm -M -qa

<Enter>"created
successfully"
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01RAID 040 GB
rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40000
(C=r0=R AID 0d 0 1=01s x0000=
40 GB-s x0000)
4(1~4)RAID 575 GB
rcadm -C -r5 -d 1 2 3 4 -s 75000
(C=r5=RAID 5d 1 2 3 4=1~4s 75000=75 GB)
rcadm -M -qa<Enter>CONTROLLER
LISTDISK LISTARRAY LIST

<Enter>
rcadm -D -a 1
(D=a 1=1a *)
<YES><NO><Enter>

UEFI RAIDexit <Enter>

C-2. RAID ROM

RAID BIOSSATA RAIDRAID

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test)

<Ctrl> + <R>RAID BIOS

1. Create Array<Enter>RAID
2. Disks
<Inser t>
<A><Enter>User Input
3. User InputRAID
<Enter>
(All available space)<Enter>
4. (Caching Mode)Read/WriteRead OnlyNone<Enter>

5. "Conrm Creation of Array"<C><Esc>

RAID BIOS utility
<Esc><C>

1. Delete Arrays<Enter>
2. Arrays<Insert><Enter>
3. <C><Esc>

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SATA RAID/AHCI
BIOSSATA

A. Windows 8/7

(Windows 8)

WindowsSATA RAID/AHCI
SATA RAID/AHCIUSB \BootDrv
Hw8_A88USB

Windows 8

USBRAID/AHCI
RAID Hw8_A88\RAID\x86(Windows 8 32-bit )
Hw8_A88\RAID\x64(Windows 8 64-bit )
AHCI Hw8_A88\AHCI\W8(Windows 8 32-bit )
Hw8_A88\AHCI\W864A(Windows 8 64-bit )
Windows 7\Hw7_A88

AMD-RAID Controller

B. Windows XP (32-bit)

Windows XPUSB Windows XP

SATA RAID/AHCI

AMD A88X RAID/AHCI\BootDrv\Hxp

1:
2: BootDr vMenu.exe

3: (USBA)
SATA<Enter>AMD A88X
Windows XP6) hseries AHCI/RAID for XP

Windows XPPress F6 if you need to install a 3rd

party SCSI or RAID driver<F6>
<S>

SATA RAID/AHCI<Enter>AMD AHCI Compatible RAID

Controller-x86 platform<Enter>RAID

<Enter>
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3-2

(Windows 8)

Run.exe (
Run.exe)

Xpress Install
Xpress InstallXpress Install

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RoHS (
Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment,
RoHS)WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE)

RoHS
()
Ro H S

WEEE
2002/96/EC

WEEE

()
()

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12. ()
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(3)
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(9) (RAMVGAUSB)
(10)

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