Setup Manual
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... channels audio out High Definition Audio Slots PCI Slot PCI Express x16 Slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards On Board Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives Connector Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device SATA Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA device Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities 2 Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing CPU AMD...
... channels audio out High Definition Audio Slots PCI Slot PCI Express x16 Slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards On Board Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives Connector Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device SATA Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA device Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities 2 Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing CPU AMD...
Setup Manual
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... Connector CPU Fan Header System Fan Header CMOS clear Header USB Connector Power Connector (24pin) Power Connector (4pin) PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse Back Panel I/O VGA port Serial Port LAN port USB Port Audio Jack Board Size 190 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support OS Support Windows XP / Vista / 7 MCP6P3/N68S3 SPEC x1 Supports front panel audio function x1 Supports digital audio out function x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function) x1 System Fan Power supply x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB...
... Connector CPU Fan Header System Fan Header CMOS clear Header USB Connector Power Connector (24pin) Power Connector (4pin) PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse Back Panel I/O VGA port Serial Port LAN port USB Port Audio Jack Board Size 190 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support OS Support Windows XP / Vista / 7 MCP6P3/N68S3 SPEC x1 Supports front panel audio function x1 Supports digital audio out function x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function) x1 System Fan Power supply x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB...
Setup Manual
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... 4 Speaker 5 HDD LED (+) 6 HDD LED (-) 7 Ground 8 Reset control Function Pin Assignment 9 N/A Speaker Connector 10 N/A 11 N/A 12 Power LED (+) Hard drive LED 13 Power LED (+) 14 Power LED (-) Reset button 15 Power button 16 Ground Function N/A N/A Power LED Power-on , Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS PANEL1: Front Panel Header This 16-pin connector includes Power-on button 14 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect...
... 4 Speaker 5 HDD LED (+) 6 HDD LED (-) 7 Ground 8 Reset control Function Pin Assignment 9 N/A Speaker Connector 10 N/A 11 N/A 12 Power LED (+) Hard drive LED 13 Power LED (+) 14 Power LED (-) Reset button 15 Power button 16 Ground Function N/A N/A Power LED Power-on , Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS PANEL1: Front Panel Header This 16-pin connector includes Power-on button 14 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect...
Setup Manual
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... problem with known good modules. MCP6P3/N68S3 5.3 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) 2 "AMIBOOT.ROM" file not found in root directory of diskette in A: 3 Insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery 4 Flash Programming successful 5 File read /write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps...
... problem with known good modules. MCP6P3/N68S3 5.3 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) 2 "AMIBOOT.ROM" file not found in root directory of diskette in A: 3 Insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery 4 Flash Programming successful 5 File read /write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps...
Bios Manual
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... Green PC specification. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by this AMI BIOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. EPA Green PC Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) speci fication. Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Sleep and Suspend power man agement modes are implemented...
... Green PC specification. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by this AMI BIOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. EPA Green PC Support T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) speci fication. Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Sleep and Suspend power man agement modes are implemented...
Bios Manual
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MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 Use [+] or [-] t o conf igure system Time. AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version and built date. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01...
MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you set the date. Main Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Syste m Overview AMI B IOS Versi on the screen providing an overview of floppy disk drive installed in / None 3 Use [+] or [-] t o conf igure system Time. AMI BIOS Shows system information including BIOS version and built date. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01...
Bios Manual
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...Options: Device 0/1 (Default) / Device 0 / Disabled 4 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of detailed options. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled Serial-ATA Dev ices T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Main IDE C onfiguration OnBoa rd IDE Contro ller Serai l-ATA Devices > nVi dia RAID Setu p > Pri mary IDE Mast er > Pri mary IDE Slav e > SAT A 1 Device > SAT A 2 Device > SAT A 3 Device > SAT A 4 Device Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Enabled] [ Device...
...Options: Device 0/1 (Default) / Device 0 / Disabled 4 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of detailed options. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled Serial-ATA Dev ices T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Main IDE C onfiguration OnBoa rd IDE Contro ller Serai l-ATA Devices > nVi dia RAID Setu p > Pri mary IDE Mast er > Pri mary IDE Slav e > SAT A 1 Device > SAT A 2 Device > SAT A 3 Device > SAT A 4 Device Hard Disk Write Pr otect IDE D etect Time Ou t (Sec) BIOS S ETUP UTILITY [ Enabled] [ Device...
Bios Manual
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SATA 1/2/3/4 Device Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of SATA devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 5 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual nVidia RAID Setup RAID Setup nVidi a RAID Functi on SATA 1 Raid SATA 2 Raid SATA 3 Raid SATA 4 Raid BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled]...
SATA 1/2/3/4 Device Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of SATA devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. 5 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual nVidia RAID Setup RAID Setup nVidi a RAID Functi on SATA 1 Raid SATA 2 Raid SATA 3 Raid SATA 4 Raid BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Disabled]...
Bios Manual
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... Probe Filter. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode 8 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI SRAT Table T he driver eveloper may enable it for maximum perform ance. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual GART Error Reporting T his item allows you to enable or disable Microcode Update function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Probe Filter T his item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at boot time and uses the information to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for...
... Probe Filter. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / MP Mode 8 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled ACPI SRAT Table T he driver eveloper may enable it for maximum perform ance. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual GART Error Reporting T his item allows you to enable or disable Microcode Update function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Probe Filter T his item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at boot time and uses the information to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for...
Bios Manual
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..., Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on AC Powe r Loss [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ 378] [ Normal] [ IRQ7] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. 9 ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address Select an address and...
..., Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Onboard Floppy Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on AC Powe r Loss [ Enabled] [ 3F8/IRQ4] [ 378] [ Normal] [ IRQ7] [ Disabled] [ Disabled] [ Power Off] Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y Cont roller S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. 9 ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Serial Port1 Address Select an address and...
Bios Manual
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... effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. CPU T emperature CPU F AN Sytem 1 FAN CPU V core Chips et Voltage +3.30 V +5.00 V +12.0 V HT Vo ltage Memor y Voltage 5V(SB ) S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃...
... effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. CPU T emperature CPU F AN Sytem 1 FAN CPU V core Chips et Voltage +3.30 V +5.00 V +12.0 V HT Vo ltage Memor y Voltage 5V(SB ) S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃...
Bios Manual
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.../N68S3 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to select the suspend type under Smart Fan Function mode. Suspend mode T he item allows you to the set value, the CPU/System fan will raise the speed of 1) Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode MCP61 ACPI HPET TA BLE [ S1 (POS)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] [ Enabled] Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for...
.../N68S3 BIOS Manual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to select the suspend type under Smart Fan Function mode. Suspend mode T he item allows you to the set value, the CPU/System fan will raise the speed of 1) Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode MCP61 ACPI HPET TA BLE [ S1 (POS)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] [ Enabled] Sele ct the ACPI stat e used for...
Bios Manual
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...to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on LAN function. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to choose the mode when Power Button is pressed. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Button Mode T his item allows you to enable i f applicable. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Management/APM T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Options: Enabled...
...to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on LAN function. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual ACPI APIC support T his item is used to choose the mode when Power Button is pressed. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Button Mode T his item allows you to enable i f applicable. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Power Management/APM T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Options: Enabled...
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...USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand-Off T his item allows you to enable to enable support for legacy USB. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB 2.0 Controller Mode T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. Select Screen Select Item +- MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices...
...USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand-Off T his item allows you to enable to enable support for legacy USB. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled USB 2.0 Controller Mode T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. T his is a useful feature when using USB device information. Select Screen Select Item +- MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices...
Bios Manual
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... boot information and VGA compatibility. Options: Yes (Default) / No Palette Snooping Some old graphic controllers need to " snoop" on the VGA palette and then map it over . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set IRQ of the bus before another takes over to another PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / INT A / INTB / INT C / INTD / Hardwired 19 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can retain control...
... boot information and VGA compatibility. Options: Yes (Default) / No Palette Snooping Some old graphic controllers need to " snoop" on the VGA palette and then map it over . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set IRQ of the bus before another takes over to another PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / INT A / INTB / INT C / INTD / Hardwired 19 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can retain control...
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Active State Power-Management T his function is for the PCI Express devices b efore the operating system boots. Select Screen Select Item +- T his item sets the ASPM configuration for OS which does not support ASPM. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 21 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Express Configuration Active State Power-Management[Disabled] Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states.
Active State Power-Management T his function is for the PCI Express devices b efore the operating system boots. Select Screen Select Item +- T his item sets the ASPM configuration for OS which does not support ASPM. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 21 MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual PCI Express Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPnP PCI Express Configuration Active State Power-Management[Disabled] Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states.
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... UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration > Boo t Device Prio rity > Har d Disk Drives > Rem ovable Drives > CD/ DVD Drives Quick Boot [ Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Bootu p Num-Lock [ On] Inter rupt 19 Captu re [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] Ignor e Memory Erro r Messages [ Disabled] Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio rity sequenc e. Boot De vice Priority Items in Cards Removable Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. Options: Removable / Hard Disk / CDROM / Legacy LAN...
... UTILITY PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration > Boo t Device Prio rity > Har d Disk Drives > Rem ovable Drives > CD/ DVD Drives Quick Boot [ Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Bootu p Num-Lock [ On] Inter rupt 19 Captu re [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] Ignor e Memory Erro r Messages [ Disabled] Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio rity sequenc e. Boot De vice Priority Items in Cards Removable Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. Options: Removable / Hard Disk / CDROM / Legacy LAN...
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... / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to Enabled, this option will ignore memory error messages. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. The number of devices installed in the system. Master / Pri. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current Bootup Num-Lock Selects the NumLock State after you power up the computer. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled BOOT S UCCESS BEEP...
... / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to Enabled, this option will ignore memory error messages. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. The number of devices installed in the system. Master / Pri. Options: Force BIOS (Default) / Keep Current Bootup Num-Lock Selects the NumLock State after you power up the computer. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled BOOT S UCCESS BEEP...
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... ffer size o f on-chip VGA. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 27 Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled MAC LAN T his option allows you to control the HD audio device. Options: Auto (Default) / Disable MAC ID Information T his item shows the MAC ID. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled iGPU Frame Buffer Size T his item allows you to control the iGPU frame buffer. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Primary Graphics Adapter T his item allows you to select Primary Graphics Adapter Options: PCI Express → PCI -→ IGP (Default) / IGP → PCI → PCI Express OnChip and PCIe VGA...
... ffer size o f on-chip VGA. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 27 Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled MAC LAN T his option allows you to control the HD audio device. Options: Auto (Default) / Disable MAC ID Information T his item shows the MAC ID. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled iGPU Frame Buffer Size T his item allows you to control the iGPU frame buffer. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Primary Graphics Adapter T his item allows you to select Primary Graphics Adapter Options: PCI Express → PCI -→ IGP (Default) / IGP → PCI → PCI Express OnChip and PCIe VGA...
Bios Manual
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... User Password is for setting the timing that checking password. Clear User Passw ord T his item is not set, then the User Password will not be able to view configurations but will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. You will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Security T his item allows supervisor to set the user level. S elect Screen...
... User Password is for setting the timing that checking password. Clear User Passw ord T his item is not set, then the User Password will not be able to view configurations but will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. You will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. MCP6P3/N68S3 BIOS Manual Security T his item allows supervisor to set the user level. S elect Screen...
