User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration
- 3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.8 APM Configuration
- 3.6.9 USB Configuration
- 3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 3.6.11 NVMe Configuration
- 3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 3.6.13 PCH-FW Configuration
- 3.6.14 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: RAID Support
- Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support
- Appendix
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Chapter 3
Boot Configuration
Setup Mode
[Advanced Mode] This item allows you to go to Advanced Mode of the BIOS after
POST.
[EZ Mode] This item allows you to go to EZ Mode of the BIOS after POST.
CSM (Compatibility Support Module)
This item allows you to congure the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) items to fully
support the various VGA, bootable devices and add-on devices for better compatibility.
Launch CSM
[Auto] The system automatically detects the bootable devices and the
add-on devices.
[Enabled] For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the non-
UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows
®
UEFI mode.
[Disabled] Disable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on
devices or the Windows
®
UEFI mode.
The following items appear only when you set the Launch CSM to [Enabled].
Boot Devices Control
This item allows you to select the type of devices that you want to boot.
Configuration options: [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] [Legacy OPROM only]
[UEFI only]
Boot from Network Devices
This item allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to
launch.
Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first]
Boot from Storage Devices
This item allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want to
launch.
Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first]
Boot from PCI-E/PCI Expansion Devices
This item allows you to select the type of PCIe/PCI expansion devices that
you want to launch.
Configuration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first]
Secure Boot
This item allows you to congure the Windows
®
Secure Boot settings and manage its keys
to protect the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST.