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XHCI Hand-off [Disabled]
[Enabled] Enables the support for operating systems without an XHCI hand‑off
feature.
[Disabled] Disables the XHCI Hand‑off support.
USB Port Disable Override
The subitems in this menu allow you to set the USB Port Disable Override features.
USB3_1/2/3/4/5/6, USB7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14 [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the USB ports individually. Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Refer to section 1.2.3 Motherboard layout for the location of the USB ports.
2.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration
Model Name LED Lighting [Breathing Mode]
Allows you to set the behavior of the model name LED. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Still
Mode] [Breathing Mode]
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the HD Audio Device.
[Disabled] Disables the HD Audio Device.
The following two items appear only when you set the HD Audio Controller item to
[Enabled].
Front Panel Type [HD Audio]
Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97 or
high‑denition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio
module supports.
[HD] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to high denition
audio.
[AC97] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97
Depop [Enabled]
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SupremeFX LED Lighting [Breathing Mode]
Allows you to set the behavior of the model name LED. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Still
Mode] [Breathing Mode] [Flowing Mode]
M.2 and SATA Express SATA Mode Conguration [SATA Express]
M.2 shares SATA mode with SATA Express. Changes this item before installing M.2 SATA
devices.
[SATA Express] SATA mode will be switched to SATA Express. M.2 can only support PCIe
devices.
[M.2] SATA mode will be switched to M.2. SATA Express can only support PCIe
devices.
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