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When set at Enhanced and connecting a SATA hard drive is set as Primary on
SATA controller in Native mode. When connecting a PATA hard drive is set
as Primary on PATA controller in Legacy mode.
AHCI Configuration enables support for AHCI (Advanced Host Controller
Interface) Native command queuing and Link Power Management. Requires
Windows XP Service Pack 1 + IAA driver or newer operating system. This
item will not appear if the above item “SATA HDD Mode” is set at
Compatible .
Serial Port COM1 when enabled the serial port COM1 is configured at 3F8h,
IRQ4.
Serial Port COM2 when enabled the serial port COM2 is configured at 2F8h,
IRQ3.
Security Menu
The Security menu contains the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) setting. TPM
is a component on your computer’s mainboard that is specifically designed
to enhance platform security above-and-beyond the capabilities of today’s
software by providing a protected space for key operations and other
security critical tasks. Using both hardware and software, TPM protects
encryption and signature keys at their most vulnerable stages – operations
when the keys are being used unencrypted in plain-text form. TPM is
specifically designed to shield unencrypted keys and platform authentication
information from software-based attacks.