Personal Computer User Manual

Enablingordisablingadevice
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstoadevice.
SATAControllerWhenthisoptionissettoDisabled,alldevicesconnectedtotheSATAconnectors
(suchastheharddiskdriveandtheopticaldrive)aredisabledandwillnotbe
displayedinthesystemconguration.
USBSupportUsethisoptiontoenableordisableaUSBconnector.WhenaUSBconnectoris
disabled,thedeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectorcannotbeused.
Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectDevices.
3.Dependingonthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisable,dooneofthefollowing:
•SelectATADriveSetup➙SATAControllertoenableordisablethedevicesconnectedtotheSATA
connectorsonthesystemboard.
•SelectUSBSetupandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenableordisabletheUSBconnector(s)
ofyourchoice.
4.SelectthedesiredsettingsandpressEnter.
5.PressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.Y oumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.
6.PressF10tosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Notes:
a.Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.
b.Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.
Selectingastartupdevice
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadevice(suchasaharddiskdriveorthediscinanopticaldrive)as
expected,dooneofthefollowingtoselectthedesiredstartupdevice.
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoselectatemporarystartupdevice.Youcanusetheinstructions
inthissectiontostartupfromanystartupdevice.
Note:Notalldiscsandharddiskdrivesarebootable.
Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceontheStartupDeviceMenuandpressEnter.
Note:SelectingastartupdeviceontheStartupDeviceMenudoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
devicesequence.
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