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1. Aux Fan Speed Advanced gt No changeable Displays aux fan speed Hardware options or Monitoring Auxiliary Fan Auxiliary Power Advanced gt Enabled Enables or disables on the onboard auxiliary power Peripheral e Disabled connector This BIOS setting is Configuration present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include an onboard auxiliary power connector B BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen Base I O Address for Advanced gt e 378 Specifies the base I O address for the parallel port if the Parallel Port Peripheral 278 Parallel Port is Enabled Configuration This BIOS setting is present only when Parallel Port is set to Enabled Base I O Address for Advanced gt e 3F8 Specifies the base I O address for serial port A if serial the Serial Port Peripheral 2F8 port A is enabled Configuration 3E8 This BIOS setting is e 2E8 present only when Serial Port A is set to Enabled BIOS Version Main No changeable Displays the version of the BIOS currently installed on the options Block Mode Advanced gt Drive Disabled Check the hard disk drive s specifications for optimum Configuration gt e Auto setting SATA PATA Board ID Maintenance No changeable Value that uniquely identifies the SKU of the board options Boot Device Priority Boot No changeable Opens the Boot Device Priority sub menu where you may options specify the boot sequence from the
2. March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Turn on Intel ME in Intel ME gt Intel Never Disabled This option determines the ACPI state that Intel ME is in Sleep States Management e Always Enabled when in ACPI sleep states Engine Configuration Never disables management in ACPI sleep states Always enables management in ACPI sleep states Type Advanced gt Drive Auto Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE devices Configuration gt e User SATA PATA Auto fills in capabilities from ATA ATAPI device User allows capabilities to be changed U BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen UEFI boot Boot Enabled Enables or disables Unified Extended Firmware Interface e Disabled UEFI Boot For more information refer to http Awww uefi org home Unlock Intel R Advanced gt Fan e No Yes option allows the fan control settings to be QST Control e Yes changed using software Configuration USB 2 0 Advanced gt USB e Enabled Disabled will turn off all USB functionality This feature Configuration e Disabled can be used for security purposes USB 2 0 Legacy Advanced gt USB e Full Speed Configures the USB 2 0 legacy support to Full Speed 12 Support Configuration e Hi Speed Mbps or Hi Speed 480 Mbps USB Boot Boot e Enabled Disables or enables booting from USB boot devices e Disabled USB Controller Advanced g
3. Advanced gt Drive Configuration gt SATA PATA No changeable options Displays the type of drive installed Dual Core Enabled Disabled Enables or disables dual core processing DVMT Mode Advanced gt Video Configuration DVMT Fixed Both Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by application and are released back to the system once the requesting application has been terminated Fixed mode is non contiguous page locked memory allocated during driver initialization to provide a static amount of memory Both allows the combination of both Fixed and DVMT type driver allocation methods used to guarantee a minimum amount of memory but give the flexibility of DVMT allocation scheme and performance enhancement These mode options will ensure that a certain minimum amount of memory will always be dedicated to graphics For additional information refer to the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 White Paper at http www intel com design chipsets appInots 30262403 pdf E BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Screen Options Description Purpose ECC Event Logging Advanced gt Event Log Configuration Enabled e Disabled Enables or disables event logging of ECC events ECP Mode Use DMA Advanced gt No changeable By default Channel 3 is used Peripheral options C
4. Monitoring Refer to the board s Technical Product Specification for the exact location of this sensor T BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen Third SATA Master Advanced gt Drive drive Displays the drive installed on this SATA channel Shows Configuration None if no drive is installed TLS Pre Shared Key PSK PID Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt Provisioning Configuration User defined The PID is an 8 character alpha numeric string in dash separated format e g ABCD 123K Both PID and PPS must be set to provide the ability to establish a secure TLS PSK session TLS Pre Shared Key PSK PPS Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt Provisioning Configuration User defined The PPS is a 32 character alpha numeric string in dash separated format e g EGET GZFF C6A6 ORRR HQXP C9JI RJGB KBS8 Both PID and PPS must be set to provide the ability to establish a secure TLS PSK session Total Memory Main or Advanced gt Memory Configuration No changeable options Displays the total amount of RAM Trusted Platform Module This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include support for Trusted Platform Module TPM Advanced gt Peripheral Configuration Enabled e Disabled Disables or enables Trusted Platform Module TPM V09
5. A BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Screen Options Description Purpose Access Level Maintenance No changeable options Displays the current user s access level Access Mode Advanced gt Drive e CHS Allows you to select the sector addressing mode Configuration LBA e Large CHS cylinder head sector mode supports up to 528 MB e Auto hard disks LBA logical block addressing mode supports hard disks up to 128 GB in size Large mode supports hard disks above 528 MB in size but does not support LBA mode ACPI Power No changeable Opens the sub menu for ACPI Advanced Configuration options and Power Interface ACPI Suspend Mode Power gt ACPI e S1 State Specifies the ACPI sleep state or ACPI Suspend S3 State State Additional System Main No changeable Displays information such as System Information Desktop Information options Board Information Chassis Information etc AddOn ROM Display Boot Enabled Enabled the logo screen will be followed by the AddOn Mode e Disabled ROM initial screen the screen showing the add on card BIOS message Disabled no Add On ROM screen is followed After Power Failure Power e Stay Off Determines the mode of operation if a power loss occurs e Last State Power On Stay Off keeps the power off until the power button is pressed Last State restores the previous power state before power loss occurs Power On restores power to the computer
6. Alphabetical Idle Time Out Intel ME gt Intel User defined A value between 0 and 65535 Sets the number of minutes of Management idle time before Intel ME will sleep Engine Configuration Default value is 0 With this setting Intel ME will not sleep with no power savings This option is present only if Turn on Intel ME in Sleep States is enabled IGD Aperture Size Advanced gt Video 4MB Establishes the maximum amount of system memory that the Configuration e 8MB Operating System can use for video memory This is e 16MB primarily used for buffering textures for the AGP video device e 32MB e 128MB e 256MB Options may vary depending on board model IGD DVMT Memory Advanced gt Video 32MB Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3 0 DVMT 3 0 Configuration 64 MB allows additional memory to be allocated for graphics usage e 128 MB based on application need Once the application is closed e Maximum DVMT the memory that was allocated for graphics usage is then released and made available for system use Maximum DVMT allows up to 224 MB of memory to be allocated for graphics Inactivity Timer Power gt APM Off Specifies the amount of time before the computer enters e 1 Minute APM standby mode e 5 Minutes e 10 Minutes e 20 Minutes e 30 Minutes e 60 Minutes e 120 Minutes Intel Enhanced Maintenance e Enabled Processor option RECOMMENDED by the Netburst BIOS Debug e Disabled writer s
7. Configure SATA as Advanced gt Drive IDE IDE is default Configuration RAID e AHCI RAID enables RAID which may require you to install the RAID Driver during OS installation AHCI allows you to take advantage of Advanced Host Controller Interface features such as Native command Queuing Hot plug etc without the option to use RAID Requires a hard drive that supports AHCI Core Multiplexing Main Enabled When disabled turns off all but one processor core You Technology e Disabled may need to disable this for legacy operating systems that This BIOS setting is present only when a dual core processor is installed do not support multiple cores The remaining core may have access to more cache The amount of cache available to the remaining core will depend on the particular processor The increase in available cache can result in better performance under certain applications V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical CPC Override Advanced gt e Auto Controls Command Per Clock 1n rule mode When Chipset e Enabled enabled allows DRAM controller to attempt Chip Select Configuration e Disabled assertions in two consecutive common clocks or Advanced gt Memory Configuration CPU Cooling Fan Advanced gt No changeable Displays fan speed of the CPU fan Hardware options Monitoring CPU Die Package Advanced gt No changeable Displays processor s temperature Temperature Hardware
8. available types of boot devices Boot Drive Order Boot Dependent on Allows you to specify the boot sequence from the available installed bootable types of boot devices devices Boot Menu Type Boot e Normal Normal allows you to set boot priority based on type of e Advance device Advanced allows you to set boot priority for each device regardless of category Boot to Network Boot Enabled Disables or enables booting from the network e Disabled Boot to Optical Boot Enabled Disables or enables booting from optical devices Devices e Disabled CD DVD Boot to Removable Boot e Enabled Disables or enables booting from removable devices Devices e Disabled V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Boot USB Devices Enabled First Boot Disabled Sets USB devices to be first in boot order Bound to Server Manageability e Yes This BIOS option is changeable ONLY when the system is No bound to a server Select No to release the client server If the client is bound to binding a server this option will display the When the binding is no longer applicable for example if the server s IP address in system has crashed or the server has been changed you this format Bound to need to release the client server binding otherwise the Server client will be unable to be managed by another server XXX XXX XXX XXX Burn In Mode Advanced gt e Default Alters host and I O clock fre
9. computing vPro security 0906 htm VA Operation Security e Enabled Enable or disable Virtual Appliance VA operation Valid Disabled for VA 3 0 only For more information refer to http www intel com technology magazine computing vPro security 0906 htm Vecp Advanced gt No changeable Displays voltage level of the VCCP in supply Hardware options or Monitoring VCC VCORE Voltage Advanced gt No changeable Displays the operating voltage of the processor Hardware options Monitoring Video Repost Power gt ACPI Enabled Allows the video BIOS to be initialized coming out of the S3 e Disabled state Some video controllers require this option to be This BIOS setting is enabled present only when ACPI Suspend State is set to S3 View Event Log Advanced gt Event Enter Press Enter to show all DMI Event logs Log Configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical VT Technology Security Enabled Enables or disables Virtualization Technology For more e Disabled information refer to http www intel com technology virtualization index htm Wake on LAN from S5 Power gt ACPI e Stay Off In ACPI soft off mode only determines how the system e Power On responds to a LAN wake up event when the system is in This BIOS setting is the ACPI soft off mode present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include onboard LAN Wake on Modem Ring Power e Stay Off Specifies ho
10. guide for allowing operating system level debug of system issues that may be processor related Intel Rapid BIOS Boot e Enabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting Boot e Disabled Intel AMT IDER Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables IDE Redirect IDER Operation Management e Disabled Configuration This BIOS setting is present only on D945G boards supporting Intel Active Management Technology V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Intel AMT SOL Advanced gt e Automatic Allows Serial Over LAN SOL to be forced enabled or Operation Management e Enabled disabled Rate is set to115200 baud Configuration e Disabled This BIOS setting is present only on D945G boards supporting Intel Active Management Technology Intel ME After Intel ME gt Intel e Power On Determines mode of operation if power loss occurs Power Failure Management e Stay Off Engine Stay Off Intel ME will remain off once power is restored Configuration Power On Restores ME to the power on state Intel Quick Resume Power Enabled Enables or disables Intel Quick Resume Technology For Technology e Disabled more information refer to http support intel com support entertainment viiv qrt htm This BIOS setting is present only on boards supporting Intel Viiv Technology Intel RAID Advanced gt Drive Enabled Enables or disables Intel RAID technolo
11. in Mode Advanced gt Positive Reads the percentage set in Host Burn in Mode Type Chipset e Negative Percentage as either a positive number increases speed Configuration gt or a negative number decreases speed Burn in Mode Host Spread Advanced gt Down Adjust the mean frequencies for core system clocks Spectrum Chipset e Center Requires additional POST time Configuration HPET Advanced gt Enabled Enables or disables HPET High Precision Event Timer Chipset e Disabled support For more information refer to Configuration http www intel com technology architecture hpetspec htm or Performance gt Bus Overrides Hyper Threading Main Enabled Enables or disables Hyper Threading Technology Technology e Disabled This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that support Hyper Threading Technology if a processor supporting Hyper Threading Technology is installed l BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen ICH Temperature Advanced gt Hardware Monitoring No changeable options Displays temperature in the ICH zone Refer to the board s Technical Product Specification for the exact location of this sensor IDE Auto Detection Advanced gt Drive Configuration No changeable options Pressing Enter auto detects the specs of the drive size cylinders heads etc V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary
12. options Monitoring CPU Fan Control Advanced gt Boot e Enabled Allows the CPU fan to be controlled in order to optimize Configuration e Disabled acoustics If disabled the CPU fan will run at 100 CPU Fan Speed Advanced gt No changeable Displays processor fan speed Hardware options Monitoring CPU Frequency Multiplier This BIOS setting is present only when Default Frequency Ratio is disabled Maintenance User Defined Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the Front Side Bus FSB CPU Microcode Update Revision Maintenance No changeable options Displays processor s Microcode Update Revision CPU Stepping Maintenance No changeable Displays processor s Stepping Signature Signature options CPU Temperature Advanced gt No changeable Displays processor s temperature Hardware options Monitoring CPU Thermal Module Advanced gt No changeable Displays fan speed of the CPU fan Fan Hardware options Monitoring CPU Voltage Offset Performance gt e Enabled When enabled will provide 300 mV additional voltage to Processor Disabled CPU above selected CPU Voltage Override Overrides CSA Device Advanced gt e Auto Enables or disables Communication Streaming Chipset Disable Architecture interface Configuration Auto leaves the CSA device enabled if a device is found on the bus else the device is disabled For more information refer to http www intel co
13. or the user password to access Setup Setup options are then available for viewing and changing depending on whether the supervisor or user password was entered Set User Password Security Password can be Specifies the user password up to seven alphanumeric characters Set User Password Security Password can be Specifies the User password up to seven alphanumeric Setting a user password restricts who can boot the characters computer The password prompt is displayed before the computer is booted If only the supervisor password is set the computer boots without asking for a password If both passwords are set you can enter either password to boot the computer Silent Boot Boot e Enabled Disabled displays normal POST messages e Disabled Enabled displays OEM logo instead of POST messages SOL IDER Intel ME gt Intel Kerberos only Selects how IDER and SOL operation verify and secure Authentication Mode Active Management Technology Configuration gt SOL IDER Configuration User Name and Password interfaces on LAN Subnet Mask Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt TCP IP Configuration User defined Enter the address in dot decimal notation Subnet Mask This setting editable only if Obtain an IP Automatically is set to No Manageability lt Enter gt Press lt Enter gt to edit the subnet mask for the client system Supervisor Password Secu
14. this type is installed This list will display up to four ATAPI CD ROM drives the maximum number of ATAPI CD ROM drives supported by the BIOS 1 Boot Device Boot gt Boot Removable Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Device Priority Device To specify boot sequence e Hard Drive e ATAPI CD ROM 1 Select the boot device with lt f gt or lt gt e Network 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the selection as the intended e Disabled boot device The operating system assigns a drive letter V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical 1 Hard Disk Drive This boot device submenu appears only if at least one boot device of this type is installed This list will display up to 12 hard disk drives the maximum number of hard disk drives supported by the BIOS Boot gt Hard Disk Drives Dependent on installed hard drives Specifies the boot sequence from the available hard disk drives To specify boot sequence 1 Select the boot device with lt t gt or lt gt 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the selection as the intended boot device 1 Removable Device This boot device submenu is present only if at least one boot device of this type is installed This list will display up to four removable devices the maximum number of removable devices supported by the BIOS Boot gt Removable Devices Dependent on installed removable devices Specifies the boo
15. 394 Port 1 Peripheral e 1394B Configuration This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include front panel IEEE 1394 capability Front Panel 1394 Port Advanced gt e 1394A Sets the IEEE 1394 mode for the front panel 1394 Port 2 Peripheral e 1394B Configuration This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include front panel IEEE 1394 capability Front Side Bus FSB Main No changeable Displays the Front Side Bus FSB Frequency Frequency options G BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen Gateway Address Intel ME gt Intel User defined Enter the address in dot decimal notation Active Management Technology Configuration gt TCP IP Configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical H BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen Halt On Boot e All Errors Used to configure what types of POST errors will halt e No Errors the system boot All But Keyboard Hard Disk Boot Boot Lists all installed Allows you to set the boot order of hard drives Priority hard drive devices Hard Disk Drives Boot No changeable Opens the Hard Disk Drives sub menu where you may options specify the boot sequence from the available hard disk drives Hard Disk Pre Delay Advanced gt Drive Disabled Causes the BIOS to insert a
16. 8 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Maximum Capacity Advanced gt Drive Configuration gt No changeable options Displays the capacity of the drive SATA PATA MCH Temperature Advanced gt No changeable Displays temperature in the MCH zone Hardware options Monitoring Refer to the board s Technical Product Specification for the exact location of this sensor MCH Voltage Advanced gt e Default Allows you to set the MCH V_CORE voltage Override Chipset e 1 525V Configuration e 1 600V Warning This setting is intended for validation and test e 1 625V purposes only Altering clock frequencies may reduce e 1 725V system stability and or the useful life of the system and processor Operation at settings beyond component specification is not covered by Intel component warranties If any problems occur during operation at non default settings reset the board to default values Memory Configuration Main Non ECC Allows you to turn error reporting on or off if the system and e ECC all the memory installed supports ECC Error Correction This BIOS setting is Code present only on Desktop Boards that support ECC memory when ECC DIMMs are installed Memory Correction Advanced gt e Non ECC Allows you to turn error reporting on or off if the system and Memory e ECC all the memory installed supports ECC Error Correction This BIOS setting is Configuration Code present only on or Desktop Boards that P
17. 9 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical R Ratio Actual Value Maintenance No changeable options Displays processor s Bus Ratio Rear Audio Optical Advanced gt Enabled If enabled sends digital audio from the external TOSLINK Output Peripheral e Disabled to the internal header Configuration Rear Fan Speed Advanced gt No changeable Displays rear fan speed Hardware options Monitoring Recover to Checkpoint Manageability lt Enter gt Press lt Enter gt to display available checkpoints Select the checkpoint to restore and then press F10 to save and exit Allows you to reverse any changes made since the creation of any of the checkpoints currently on the computer A Checkpoint is a saved status of the client hard disk When the Intel Platform Administrator Client is enabled the user can create a checkpoint to save the current status for future recovery Remote Temp Advanced gt No changeable Displays the temperature of the onboard remote thermal Hardware options diode Monitoring Removable Device Boot Lists all installed Allows you to set the boot order of removable devices Priority removable devices floppy drives USB thumb drives etc Removable Devices Boot No changeable Opens the Removable Devices sub menu where you may options specify the boot sequence from the available removable devices Removable Drive Boot Lists all installed Allows you to set t
18. Agent Manageability Enable By default Intel Platform Administrator Agent is disabled e Disable To enable the agent select Enable AGP PCI Burn in Advanced gt e Default Enables the selection of specific AGP PCI clock Mode Chipset e 63 88 31 94 MHz frequencies The host clock system bus speed is not Configuration gt Burn in Mode 68 05 34 02 MHz e 69 44 34 72 MHz e 70 83 35 41 MHz e 72 22 36 11 MHz e 73 60 36 80 MHz changed If this option is set to anything other than Default the Host and I O Burn In Mode is automatically set to Default Alternate DNS Address Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt TCP IP Configuration User defined Enter the address in dot decimal notation V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Ambient Air Temperature This BIOS setting is present only on certain BTX form Advanced gt Hardware Monitoring No changeable options Displays the temperature near the remote thermal diode on BTX form factor boards factor Intel Desktop Boards Aperture Size Advanced gt Video 4MB Amount of system memory available for direct access by Configuration e 8MB the graphics device e 16MB e 32MB e 128MB e 256MB Options may vary depending on board model APM Power gt APM Enabled Disables or enables APM Advanced Power Management e Disabled ASF Support Advanced gt e
19. BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Intel Desktop Boards BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer The BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the lt F2 gt key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins The following menus are available Menu Title Purpose Maintenance Clears passwords and displays processor information The maintenance menu is displayed only when the Desktop Board is in configure mode Manageability Configure options associated with Intel Platform Administration Technology Main Displays processor and memory configuration Advanced Configures advanced features available through the chipset Security Sets passwords and security features Power Configures power management features and power supply controls Boot Selects boot options Intel ME Configures options for the Intel Management Engine and Intel Active Management Technology Exit Saves or discards changes to Setup program options The presence of menus and BIOS settings are dependent on your board model hardware components installed and the BIOS version BIOS menu titles may differ If any problems occur after making BIOS settings changes poor performance intermittent issues etc reset the desktop board to default values 1 During boot ent
20. Enabled Disables or enables Alert Standard Format ASF For Peripheral e Disabled more information refer to Configuration http www intel com support motherboards desktop sb cs or or 010502 htm Advanced gt Boot Configuration e Automatic or e Manual User Advanced gt Defined Management e Disabled Configuration ATA IDE Advanced gt Drive Disabled Specifies the integrated IDE controller Configuration Configuration e Legacy e Enhanced or Disabled disables the integrated IDE controller Native Legacy enables up to two IDE channels for OS requiring legacy IDE operation Enhanced or Native enables all SATA and PATA resources ATAPI CD ROM Boot No changeable Opens the ATAPI CD ROM Drive sub menu where you Drives options may specify the boot sequence from the available ATAPI CD ROM drives Audio Advanced gt Enabled Enables or disables onboard audio Peripheral e Disabled This BIOS setting is Configuration present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include onboard audio Automatic Fan Advanced gt Fan e Next Boot Next Boot Will detect fan s added to the motherboard Detection Control e Disable upon next boot only e Always Disabled Will NOT detect fan s added to the motherboard new fans may perform erratically Always Will detect fan s added to the motherboard may cause a slight delay and increased noise during startup V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical
21. Intel ME gt Intel Management Engine Configuration No changeable options Resets Intel AMT to defaults except PSKs PPS PID keys Intel ME admin password domain name host name and provisioning server details This option is only present if the system is Enterprise provisioned If this option is chosen no other changes to Intel ME configuration will be allowed You must save and exit before more changes can be made to Intel ME V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical PCI Burn in Mode Advanced gt e Default Enables the selection of specific PCI clock frequencies Chipset e 36 36 MHz Configuration gt e 40 00 MHz Warning This setting is intended for validation and test Burn in Mode purposes only Altering clock frequencies may reduce system stability and or the useful life of the system and processor Operation at settings beyond component specification is not covered by Intel component warranties If any problems occur during operation at non default settings reset the board to default values PCI Express Burn in Advanced gt e Default Enables the selection of specific PCI Express clock Mode Chipset e 101 32 MHz frequencies Configuration gt e 102 64 MHz This BIOS setting is Burn in Mode e 103 96 MHz Warning This setting is intended for validation and test present only on Intel or e 105 28 MHz purposes only Altering clock frequencies may reduce Deskt
22. OS reads the Setup values from flash memory If this memory is corrupted the BIOS reads the custom defaults If no custom defaults are set the BIOS reads the factory defaults Scan User Flash Area Boot e Disabled Enables the BIOS to scan the flash ROM for user binary e Enabled files that are executed at boot time SDRAM CAS Advanced gt 2 0 Selects the number of clock cycles required to address a Latency Chipset 2 5 column in memory Corresponds to CL Configuration 3 0 or Advanced gt Memory Configuration SDRAM Frequency Advanced gt e Auto Allows override of detected memory frequency value Chipset e 266 MHz Configuration e 333 MHz e 400 MHz or Advanced gt Memory Configuration SDRAM RAS Act To Advanced gt 8 Selects length of time from read to pre change Pre Chipset 7 Corresponds to tRAS min Configuration 6 5 or Advanced gt Memory Configuration SDRAM RAS Advanced gt 4 Selects the length of time required before accessing a new Precharge Chipset 3 row Configuration 2 or Advanced gt Memory Configuration SDRAM RAS to Advanced gt 74 Selects the number of clock cycles between addressing a CAS delay Chipset 3 row and addressing acolumn Corresponds to tRCD Configuration 2 or Advanced gt Memory Configuration SDRAM Timing Advanced gt e Auto Auto allows timings to be programmed according to the Control Chipset e Manual memory detected Configuration Aggressive e Manual
23. User Manual Aggressive selects the most aggressive user or Defined defined timings Advanced gt Manual User Defined allows manual override of Memory detected SDRAM settings Configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Second SATA Master Advanced gt Drive drive Displays the drive installed on this SATA channel Shows Configuration None if no drive is installed Secondary IDE Advanced gt Drive drive Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel Shows Master Configuration None if no drive is installed Secondary IDE Slave Advanced gt Drive drive Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel Shows Configuration None if no drive is installed Secondary SATA Advanced gt e IDE Sets the mode for the secondary SATA controller If RAID Controller Mode Peripheral RAID is selected the Marvell RAID driver must be installed Configuration This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include a secondary SATA controller Secondary SATA Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables the secondary SATA controller Controller Peripheral e Disabled Configuration This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include a secondary SATA controller Secondary Video Advanced gt Video e Ext PCI Express Allows selecting a specific video controller as the Adapter Configuration Graphics s
24. ZIP Emulation Advanced gt USB e Floppy Allows you to set the emulation type for USB Zip drives Type Configuration e Hard Disk Use Automatic Mode Advanced gt Drive e Enabled Allows you to manually set the bootable devices Configuration e Disabled configuration for legacy operating systems OS Legacy OS may only allow 4 devices which means you must choose to use the IDE controller as one of your 4 devices Use Maximum Maintenance e Automatic Only for unlocked processors either sets CPU speed to Multiplier e Disabled minimum rated multiplier or rated multiplier Speed User access Level Security e Limited Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user level e No Access This BIOS setting is e View Only present only if a e Full supervisor password has been set User confirmation Security No Select whether user confirmation is required to perform required e Yes changes using VA Configuration Interface Valid for VA 3 0 only For more information refer to http www intel com technology magazine computing vPro security 0906 htm User Password Security No changeable Reports if there is a user password set V BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen VA Configuration Security e Lock Lock or unlock VA Configuration Interface If locked all Interface e Unlock interface functions will return error Valid for VA 3 0 only For more information refer to http www intel com technology magazine
25. acy IDE operation PATA Parallel ATA SATA Serial ATA board model Legacy USB Support Advanced gt USB e Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Configuration e Disabled Limit CPUID MaxVal Advanced gt Boot e Enabled Enable for legacy operating systems to boot processors Configuration e Disabled with extended CPUID functions V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Link Stability Advanced gt PCI Enabled Used for verifying PCle Link is up and running for x16 slot Algorithm Express e Disabled for x16 graphics cards and is part of the Intel Chipset BIOS Configuration Spec documentation for 915 925 Load Custom Defaults Exit No changeable Loads the custom defaults for Setup options options Load Optimal Defaults Exit No changeable Loads optimal defaults options Location Info Manageability lt Enter gt Press lt Enter gt to edit the location information for the client system Location information is used to identify specific client computers in the server management console during client management image package management and abnormal alerts processes It is recommended that client information allow the administrator to easily identify the physical location of the computer Lowest Fan Speed Advanced gt Fan e Slow This option defines the fan speed at the lowest system Control Off temperature Configuration Slow allows the
26. al e Disabled Configuration This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include High Definition Audio High Precision Timer Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables HPET High Precision Event Timer Chipset Disabled support For more information refer to Configuration http www intel com technology architecture hpetspec htm High Speed USB Advanced gt USB e Enabled Disable this option when a USB 2 0 driver is not available Configuration Disabled V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Burn in Mode processor models may be set up to 30 Host Burn in Mode Advanced gt e Default This setting alters host clock frequencies Chipset 2 0 Configuration gt 1 0 Warning This setting is intended for validation and test Burn in Mode 1 0 purposes only Altering clock frequencies may reduce 2 0 system stability and or the useful life of the system and 3 0 processor Operation at settings beyond component 4 0 specification is not covered by Intel component warranties 5 0 If any problems occur during operation at non default 6 0 settings reset the board to default values 7 0 8 0 e 9 0 e 10 0 Host Burn in Mode Advanced gt Options are Allows you to change the speed of the processor in terms Percentage Chipset dependent on of percentage either positive or negative Configuration gt board and Host Burn
27. ar the TPM if you are transferring ownership of Platform Module e Cancel the platform to a new owner For more information refer to This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include support for Trusted Platform Module TPM your Trusted Platform Module Quick Reference Guide Clear User Password Security Selecting this option clears the Clears the user password This BIOS setting is password present only if a user password has been set Compatibility Mode Intel ME gt Intel Intel AMT Depending on the 3rd party management software that is Active Generation 2 0 chosen to be used with this system if any set the Management Intel AMT Compatibility Mode appropriate to the management Technology Generation 1 0 software Configuration gt Provisioning Configuration Compliance Test Advanced gt PCI e Enabled Used for making sure a PCI Express slot remains Pattern Express e Disabled functional and enabled per PCI Express specification for Configuration Compliance test card testing of PCI Express cards Computer Name Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration User defined Sets the computer name The computer name must be between 1 and 32 characters long may contain upper case characters lower case characters numbers however spaces dashes and any other special characters for example amp are not allowed
28. board Audio This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include onboard audio Advanced gt Peripheral Configuration Enabled e Disabled Enables or disables the onboard audio Onboard Chip SATA Advanced gt Drive IDE Controller IDE Controller both IDE and SATA channels will be Configuration e SATA Disabled detected SATA Disabled SATA channels will not be detected Onboard FDC Advanced gt Enabled Enables or disables the floppy drive controller Controller Floppy e Disabled Configuration Onboard LAN Boot Advanced gt Enabled Disables or enables booting from the network ROM Peripheral e Disabled Configuration Onboard LAN Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables the onboard LAN Peripheral e Disabled This BIOS setting is Configuration present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include onboard LAN Onboard Video Advanced gt Video 32MB Amount of system memory available for direct access by Memory Size Configuration 64MB the graphics device e 128MB 256MB P BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen Parallel Port Advanced gt Disabled Configures the parallel port Peripheral Enabled Configuration e Auto Auto assigns LPT1 the address 378h and the interrupt IRQ7 An asterisk displayed next to an address indicates a conflict with another device Partial Intel AMT Reset
29. characters long have at least one upper case character one lower case character one number and a special character for example amp The system owner should document the new Intel ME password store it in a secured location a vault safe deposit box or off site storage and have it available for future use This document should be updated after any password change is made Chassis Fan Speed Advanced gt No changeable Displays chassis fan speed Hardware options Monitoring Chassis Inlet Fan Advanced gt No changeable Displays front chassis fan speed Hardware options Monitoring Chassis Intrusion Security Enabled Enables or disables the chassis intrusion feature Disabled V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Chassis Outlet Fan Advanced gt Hardware Monitoring No changeable options Displays rear chassis fan speed Clear All DMI Event Log Advanced gt Event Log Configuration e Yes No Yes the DMI Event Log will be cleared at next POST stage and then this option automatically resets to No Clear All Passwords Maintenance Selecting this option clears the Clears both the user and supervisor passwords passwords Clear Event Log Advanced gt Event Enabled Enable discards all events in the event log and will reset Log Configuration e Disabled the option to disable upon exiting BIOS Clear Trusted Maintenance OK Used to cle
30. d TV shows or serve Windows Media Extender sessions Mode Advanced gt Output only Selects the mode for the parallel port Not available if the Peripheral e Bi directional parallel port is disabled Configuration EPP ECP Output Only operates in AT compatible mode Bi directional operates in PS 2 compatible mode EPP is Enhanced Parallel Port mode a high speed bi directional mode for non printer peripherals ECP is Enhanced Capability Port mode a high speed bi directional mode for printers and scanners Motherboard Advanced gt No changeable Displays temperature in the remote thermal sensor zone Temperature Hardware options Monitoring Refer to the board s Technical Product Specification for the exact location of this sensor N Numlock Advanced gt Boot Off Specifies the power on state of the Numlock feature on the Configuration On numeric keypad of the keyboard NX Technology Security e Enabled Enables or disables No Execute memory protection For more e Disabled information refer to http www intel com business bss infrastructure security xdbit htm O Obtain an IP Manageability No Select Yes to enable DHCP Automatically e Yes Onboard 1394 Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 Peripheral e Disabled This BIOS setting is Configuration present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include onboard IEEE 1394 V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical On
31. de in the BIOS Setup Changes options program Exit Saving Changes Exit No changeable Exits and saves the changes in CMOS SRAM options Expansion Card Text Security e Enabled Displays add in Option ROM text Disabled Extended Burn in Advanced gt e Enabled Enabling this option allows the user to select additional Mode Chipset Disabled values for system performance margining Configuration gt Burn in Mode Warning This setting is intended for validation and test purposes only Altering clock frequencies may reduce system stability and or the useful life of the system and processor Operation at settings beyond component specification is not covered by Intel component warranties If any problems occur during operation at non default settings reset the board to default values Extended Advanced gt e Default Chooses the default or user defined settings for the Configuration Chipset e User Defined extended configuration options Configuration Extended IDE Drive Advanced gt Drive None Auto automatically detects a SATA hard disk drive Configuration e Auto If automatic detection is successful values for the drive specifications are automatically filled in F BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen Fan Control Advanced gt Fan e Enabled Disables or enables system fan control Control e Disabled Configuration First SATA Master Advanced gt Drive drive Displays t
32. delay before attempting to Configuration 3 Seconds detect IDE drives in the system 6 Seconds 9 Seconds e 12 Seconds e 15 Seconds e 21 Seconds 30 Seconds Hard Drive Power gt APM Enabled Enables power management for hard disks during APM e Disabled standby mode Hard Drive Order Boot Lists all installed Allows you to set the boot order of hard drives used when hard drive devices Boot Menu type is set to normal HD Audio Link and Advanced gt Enable Both Enable Both Allow audio output to both the Back BP FP Audio out Peripheral e Disable Both Panel Front Panel and HD Audio Link Configuration e Disable Only BP FP Audio Disable Both Dsiable both audio out streams Disable Only BP FP Audio Only HD audio content through the HD Audio Link HDD S M A R T Advanced gt Drive Enabled Enable or Disable support for the hard disk s S M A R T Capability Configuration Disabled Self Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology capability S M A R T is supported by all current hard disks and allows the early prediction and warning of impending hard disk failures You should enable it if you want to use S M A R T aware utilities to monitor the hard disk s condition HDD Self Diagnostic Advanced gt Boot e Enabled Enables or disables Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Configuration Disabled Technology SMART High Definition Front Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables High Definition Front Panel Audio Panel Audio Peripher
33. econdary display device e Ext PCI e Auto Options may vary depending on your configuration Security Option Security e Setup If you set a Supervisor or User password selects whether e System the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter Setup Serial Port A Advanced gt Disabled Configures serial port A Peripheral e Enabled Configuration e Auto Auto assigns the first free COM port normally COM1 the address 3F8h and the interrupt IRQ4 An asterisk displayed next to an address indicates a conflict with another device Set PRTC Intel ME gt Intel User defined Sets the Intel AMT PRTC Protected Real Time Clock Active Management Technology Configuration gt PRTC Configuration Enter PRTC in Greenwich Mean Time GMT format Set Supervisor Password Security Password can be up to seven alphanumeric characters Specifies the supervisor password V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Set Supervisor Security Password can be Specifies the Supervisor password Password up to seven alphanumeric The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view characters and change all Setup options If only the supervisor password is set pressing lt Enter gt at the password prompt of Setup gives the user restricted access to Setup If both the supervisor and user passwords are set you must enter either the supervisor password
34. ed video PCle Slots graphics is enabled and the PEG Allow gt 1 option is disabled PIO Mode Advanced gt Drive Auto Specifies the PIO mode Configuration gt 0 This BIOS setting is SATA PATA present only if an IDE 2 device is installed 3 4 Plug amp Play O S Advanced gt Boot e No Specifies if manual configuration is desired Configuration e Yes No lets the BIOS configure all devices in the system This setting is appropriate when using a Plug and Play operating system Yes lets the operating system configure Plug amp Play PnP devices not require Power Management Power gt APM e Enabled Enables or disables the APM feature Disabled Preferred DNS Address Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt TCP IP User defined Enter the address in dot decimal notation Configuration Primary Display Advanced gt Video PCI Allows selecting a specific video controller as the display Adapter Configuration e Onboard device that will be active when the system boots e PCI E Primary IDE Master Advanced gt Drive drive Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel Shows Configuration None if no drive is installed Primary IDE Slave Advanced gt Drive drive Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel Shows Configuration None if no drive is installed Primary Video Advanced gt Video Ext PCI Express Allows selecting a specific video co
35. er the BIOS setup by pressing F2 2 Press F9 to set defaults 3 Press F10 to Save and Exit If the system locks or won t boot after making BIOS settings changes perform a BIOS recovery as described at http support intel com support motherboards desktop sb CS 023360 htm V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical 0 9 include IEEE 1394 1 5Vin Advanced gt No changeable Displays voltage level of the 1 5V in supply Hardware options Monitoring 12Vin Advanced gt No changeable Displays voltage level of the 12V in supply Hardware options or Monitoring 12V Voltage 3 3Vin Advanced gt No changeable Displays voltage level of the 3 3V in supply Hardware options Monitoring 5Vin Advanced gt No changeable Displays voltage level of the 5V in supply Hardware options or Monitoring 5V Voltage 1394 Advanced gt Enabled Disables or enables IEEE 1394 support Peripheral e Disabled This BIOS setting is Configuration present only on Intel Desktop Boards that 1 ATAPI CD ROM Boot gt ATAPI CD Dependent on Specifies the boot sequence from the available ATAPI CD Drive ROM Drives installed ATAPI ROM drives To specify boot sequence CD ROM drives This boot device 1 Select the boot device with lt f gt or lt gt submenu is present 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the selection as the intended only if at least one boot device boot device of
36. erformance gt support ECC memory Memory Overrides when ECC DIMMs are installed Memory Frequency Advanced gt Options depend on Allows you to manually set the speed of your memory Chipset board model can Configuration be from 333MHz to 800MHz or Advanced gt Memory Configuration Memory Mode Main No changeable Displays single or dual channel operation See options support intel com for dual channel memory configurations or Advanced gt Memory Configuration Memory Voltage Performance gt Multiple options Allows you to override the memory voltage Memory Overrides ranging from 1 80 to 2 80 Microcode Revision Maintenance No changeable options Lists the processor microcode revision installed on the desktop board V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Microsoft Away Mode Power Enabled Enables or disables Microsoft Away Mode Power e Disabled Management for Windows XP Media Center Edition Contact Microsoft for device driver support If Away mode is enabled the computer enters Away mode instead of standby The computer enters Away mode when you press the Power button on the remote control This behavior also occurs when you press SLEEP on the keyboard After the computer enters Away mode the computer appears to be turned off However the computer is still running For example it can still perform functions such as recor
37. fault after installing Intel Platform Administrator Client With Hard Disk Protection enabled the client computer can save a copy of the current OS image for recovery purpose This copy enables recovering a crashed client to a previously saved state Diskette Controller Advanced gt e Enabled Configures the integrated floppy controller Diskette e Disabled Configuration Diskette Write Protect Advanced gt e Enabled Disables or enables diskette drive write protection Diskette e Disabled Configuration Display Setup Prompt Advanced gt Boot e On Displays the F2 to enter BIOS setup message during Configuration Off boot DMA Mode Advanced gt Drive Auto Specifies the Ultra DMA mode for the drive Configuration gt SWDMA 0 SATA PATA e SWDMA 1 e SWDMA 2 MWDMA 0 MWDMA 1 MWDMA 2 e UDMA 0 e UDMA 1 e UDMA 2 UDMA 3 e UDMA 4 e UDMA 5 DMI Event Log Advanced gt Event Enabled Enable or disable the storing of POST error messages to Log Configuration Disabled the DMI Event Log Domain Name Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt TCP IP Configuration User defined Sets the domain name V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Drive A Advanced gt Floppy Configuration None e 360 5 25 in 1 2 5 25 in 720 3 5in 1 44 3 5 in Selects the floppy drive type Drive Installed
38. gy If you plan on Technology Configuration e Disabled configuring your system for Intel Matrix Storage Technology enable this setting before installing your This BIOS setting is operating system For additional information refer to present only on http support intel com support motherboards desktop sb CS Intel Desktop 012075 htm Boards that include support for RAID Intel VT for Directed Security e Enabled Enables or disables Intel VT for Directed I O 1 0 VT d e Disabled For more information refer to http www intel com technology magazine 45nm vtd 0507 htm Internal Temp Advanced gt No changeable Reads the thermal sensor in the Heceta chip itself Hardware options Monitoring Interrupt for the Advanced gt IRQ5 Specifies the interrupt for the parallel port if Parallel Port is Parallel Port Peripheral IRQ7 Enabled Configuration This BIOS setting is present only when Parallel Port is set to Enabled Interrupt for the Advanced gt IRQ3 Specifies the interrupt for serial port A if serial port A is Serial Port Peripheral IRQ4 enabled Configuration This BIOS setting is present only when Serial Port A is set to Enabled IOAPIC Enable Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables I O Programmable Interrupt Controller Chipset e Disabled Configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical IP Address This setting editable only if Obtain an IP Automatically is set t
39. he CPU Zone damping to High Processor Zone Response Advanced gt Fan Control e Aggressive e Normal e Slow To adjust acoustics for non Intel fan heatsink solutions For less efficient fan heatsink solutions set CPU Zone Response to Aggressive For more efficient fan heatsink solutions set the CPU Zone Response to Slow Processor Zone Temperature Advanced gt Hardware Monitoring No changeable options Displays processor zone temperature Provisioning Mode Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt Provisioning Configuration e Enterprise Small Medium Business Configures the Intel AMT provisioning mode Enterprise mode supports both HTTP Digest and TLS security however this mode requires a provisioning server to function Small Medium Business mode supports HTTP Digest only no TLS support Provisioning Server Address Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt Provisioning Configuration User defined Enter the address of the Provisioning Server in dot decimal notation Provisioning Server Port Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt Provisioning Configuration User defined Enter the port of the Provisioning Server Port number range 0 65535 PXE Boot to LAN Boot Enabled e Disabled Disables or enables PXE boot to LAN V0
40. he boot order of removable devices Order removable devices floppy drives USB thumb drives etc used when Boot Menu type is set to normal Reset Intel AMT to default factory settings Maintenance No changeable options Resets Intel AMT to the default factory settings S S M A R T Advanced gt Drive Auto Enable or Disable support for the hard disk s S M A R T Configuration gt Disable Self Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology SATA PATA e Enable capability S M A R T is supported by all current hard disks and allows the early prediction and warning of impending hard disk failures You should enable it if you want to use S M A R T aware utilities to monitor the hard disk s condition SATA AHCI Mode Advanced gt Drive Enabled Enables the SATA controllers in an Advanced Host Configuration e Disabled Controller Interface mode that improves system performance if the drives attached support AHCI This setting will be auto enabled if the onboard RAID controller is enabled NOTE This changes the device class of the SATA controllers and can cause driver reload in the OS V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Save and Commit Intel ME Save and commit changes made to Intel ME or Intel Settings AMT Save Custom Defaults Exit No changeable Saves the current values as custom defaults Normally the options BI
41. he drive installed on this SATA channel Shows Configuration None if no drive is installed Fixed Disk Boot Maintenance e Normal Boot sector VIRUS protection Sector e Write Protect or e Enable e Disable Floppy A Advanced gt e Disabled Selects the floppy drive type Diskette 360 KB 5 Configuration 1 2MB 5 720 KB 3 e 1 44 MB 3 2 88 MB 3 Floppy Type Advanced gt 1 44MB Selects the floppy drive type Floppy e 2 88MB Configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Force On board LAN Maintenance e Enabled Forces onboard LAN and all Active Management Disable Disabled Technology features to disabled This BIOS setting is present only on boards supporting Intel Active Management Technology Fourth SATA Master Advanced gt Drive drive Displays the drive installed on this SATA channel Shows Configuration None if no drive is installed Frame Buffer Size Advanced gt Video 1 MB Sets the frame buffer size Configuration 8 MB 16 MB Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory locked by the BIOS for video A larger frame buffer size Options may vary should result in higher video performance depending on board model Front Fan Speed Advanced gt No changeable Displays front fan speed Hardware options Monitoring Front Panel 1394 Port Advanced gt e 1394A Sets the IEEE 1394 mode for the front panel 1
42. ing may Configuration e Enabled function properly when link training Some PCI Express be present on Intel cards may not be detected properly Link retraining allows Desktop Boards that the system to keep trying to train or detect and configure include PCI Express the card This setting will increase boot time slots V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical PEG Allow gt x1 This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include PCI Express slots Advanced gt Chipset Configuration gt Burn in Mode Enabled e Disabled Enabling this option allows the system to link train PCI express devices of width x4 x8 and x16 in the GMCH x16 slot while leaving the Intel Integrated Graphics PCle graphics enabled as well With this option disabled all devices plugged into the GMCH x16 slot will link train as x1 PCle devices if the Intel Integrated Graphics PCle graphics controller is enabled PEG Negotiated Width This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Advanced gt PCI Express Configuration No changeable options This option is read only and provides the link train width x1 x4 x8 x16 of the PCle device connected in the x16 PCle slot This information is provided for determining performance Desktop Boards that issues with x4 x8 and x16 PCle cards if they are inserted include PCI Express into the x16 PCI slot while the Intel Integrat
43. m design network papers 252451 02 pdf D BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen DDR2 Voltage Advanced gt e Automatic Memory voltage will be adjusted according to the memory Chipset 1 8 detected Memory voltage can also be manually set to Configuration gt 1 9 allow memory to function or achieve higher performance Memory Configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Default Frequency Maintenance e Enabled Enabled uses processor default frequency ratio Ratio e Disabled Disabled allows programming of frequency ratio Default Gateway Manageability lt Enter gt Press lt Enter gt to edit the default gateway for the client system This setting editable only if Obtain an IP Automatically is set to No DHCP Enabled Intel ME gt Intel X Toggle the checkbox with the Enter key or the Space bar Active to enable or disable DHCP Management Technology Configuration gt TCP IP Configuration Disable Disk Manageability lt Enter gt Protection Only allowed if disk protection is enabled Discard Changes Exit No changeable options Discards changes without exiting Setup The option values present when the computer was turned on are used Disk Protection is lt enabled or disabled gt Manageability No changeable options Displays whether disk protection is enabled or disabled Hard Disk Protection is enabled by de
44. ntroller as the display Adapter Configuration Graphics device that will be active when the system boots e Ext PCI e Auto Options may vary depending on your configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Processor Fan Speed Advanced gt No changeable Displays processor fan speed Hardware options Monitoring Processor Speed Main No changeable Displays processor speed options Processor Stepping Maintenance No changeable options Lists the stepping of installed processor Processor Temp Advanced gt No changeable Displays processor zone temperature Hardware options Monitoring Processor Thermal Advanced gt No changeable Displays the processor s thermal specification minus its Margin Hardware options current temperature giving you a general indication of how Monitoring much hotter it can get before it is running hotter than what it This BIOS setting is is designed to handle present only on Intel Desktop Boards with Example Processor Thermal Margin 10 C certain processors This processor can get about 10 C hotter than it is installed currently running before it will exceed its thermal specification Processor Type Main No changeable Displays processor type options Processor Zone Damping Advanced gt Fan Control e High Normal To adjust acoustics for non Intel fan heatsink solutions For more efficient fan heatsink solutions set t
45. o No Manageability or Intel ME gt Intel Active Management Technology Configuration gt TCP IP User defined Press lt Enter gt to edit the IP address for the client system Configuration ISA Enable Bit Advanced gt e Enabled Some older expansion devices require this to be enabled Chipset e Disabled Configuration Keyboard Select Power e Disable Keyboard 1 Select Keyboard 1 to allow a PS 2 keyboard to wake the system from the S5 state L L2 Cache RAM Main No changeable Displays the size of second level processor cache options Language Main e English Selects the current default language used by the BIOS e French LBA Mode Control Advanced gt Drive No changeable Specifies LBA mode control Configuration gt options This BIOS setting is SATA PATA present only if an IDE device is installed Legacy Front Panel Advanced gt Enabled When enabled the system assumes that a High Definition Audio Peripheral e Disabled audio connector is not present in the system Legacy audio Configuration is present When disabled the system assumes that a High Definition audio connector is present in the system Legacy IDE Channels Advanced gt Drive Configuration e PATA Pri only e PATA Sec only PATA PRI and Sec e SATA PO P1 only e SATA PO P1 PATA Sec e SATA PO P1 PATA Pri Options may vary depending on Configures PATA and SATA resources for OS requiring leg
46. onfiguration EIST Power Enabled Speedstep technology Advanced Power management e Disabled which includes Frequency and voltage Energy Lake Power Enabled Disables or enables Energy Lake power e Disabled management technology Energy Lake technology introduces two main end user features the Consumer Electronics CE like device power behavior and maintaining system state and data integrity during power loss events Enhanced Consumer Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables consumer infrared communication IR Peripheral e Disabled feature Configuration Enter AMT BX Setup Advanced gt e Enabled Allows AMT BIOS Extensions Setup to be entered on Management Disabled next boot up Configuration V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical Event Log Advanced gt Event Log Configuration No changeable options Indicates if there is space available in the event log Event Log Capacity Advanced gt Event Log Configuration No changeable options Indicates if there is space available in the event log Event Log Validity Advanced gt Event Log Configuration No changeable options Indicates of the event log information is valid Event Logging Advanced gt Event Log Configuration Enabled e Disabled Enables or disables tracking occurrences during system boot Exit Discarding Exit No changeable Exits without saving any changes ma
47. op Boards that Performance gt e 106 6 MHz system stability and or the useful life of the system and include PCI Express Bus Overrides e 107 92 MHz processor Operation at settings beyond component Slots e 109 24 MHz specification is not covered by Intel component warranties If any problems occur during operation at non default settings reset the board to default values PCI IDE Bus Master Advanced gt Drive e Disabled Allows a PCI device to initiate a transaction as a master Configuration e Enabled PCI Latency Timer Advanced gt e 32 Sets PCI latency time Chipset 64 Configuration 96 or e 128 Performance gt e 160 Bus Overrides e 192 or e 224 Advanced gt 248 Memory Configuration PCI Slot x IRQ Priority Advanced gt PCI e Auto Allows selection of IRQ priority Configuration 3 5 9 10 11 PCI VGA Palette Advanced gt Video Enabled Some special VGA cards high end hardware MPEG Snoop Configuration e Disabled decoders etc need to be able to look at the video card s VGA palette to determine what colors are currently in use Enabling this feature turns on this palette snoop This option is only very rarely needed It should be left at Disabled unless a video device specifically requires the setting enabled upon installation PCIE x16 Link Retrain Advanced gt PCI e GFX Card Used to adjust configuration for devices such as PCle Express e Disabled graphics cards which may need accommodations to This BIOS sett
48. quencies Chipset 2 0 Configuration 1 0 Warning This setting is intended for validation and test 1 0 purposes only Altering clock frequencies may reduce 2 0 system stability and or the useful life of the system and 3 0 processor Operation at settings beyond component 4 0 specification is not covered by Intel component warranties If any problems occur during operation at non default settings reset the board to default values Cc BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen C1E Maintenance e Enabled Allows the system to change voltage level lower of e Disabled processor when no work is being done Cable Detected Advanced gt Drive Configuration gt No changeable options Displays the type of cable connected to the IDE interface 40 conductor or 80 conductor for ATA 66 100 devices or This BIOS setting is SATA PATA Serial ATA present only if an IDE device is installed CD DVD Drive Order Boot Lists all installed Allows you to set the boot order of CD DVD drives used CD DVD devices when Boot Menu type is set to normal CD ROM Boot Priority Boot Lists all installed Allows you to set the boot order of CDROM drives CD ROM devices Change Intel Intel ME User defined Intel ME password must be changed from the default Management Engine password prior to gaining access to other ME options Password Intel ME passwords must be between 8 and 32
49. rity No changeable Reports if there is a Supervisor password set options SW Single Processor Main Enabled Sets the processor mode for dual core processors Mode e Disabled This BIOS setting is present only on Intel Desktop Boards that include support for dual core processors when a dual core processor is installed Disabled Dual Core processor will run in Dual Core mode Enabled Dual Core processor will NOT run in Dual Core mode V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical System Bus Speed Main No changeable Displays the system bus speed options System Date Main Month day year Specifies the current date System Fan Control Advanced gt Boot Enabled Allows the system fans to be controlled in order to optimize Configuration e Disabled acoustics If disabled system fans will run at 100 System Fan Speed Advanced gt No changeable Displays system fan speed Hardware options Monitoring System Memory Main No changeable Displays the system memory speed Speed options System Time Main Hour minute and Specifies the current time second System Zone 1 Advanced gt No changeable Displays system zone 1 temperature Temperature Hardware options Monitoring Refer to the board s Technical Product Specification for the exact location of this sensor System Zone 2 Advanced gt No changeable Displays system zone 2 temperature Temperature Hardware options
50. system fans to continue to run at a or reduced speed at low system temperatures Advanced gt Boot Off turns off the fans at low system temperatures Configuration Lowest System Fan Advanced gt Fan e Slow This option defines the system fan speed at the lowest Speed Control Off system temperature Configuration Slow allows the fans to continue to run at a reduced speed or at low system temperatures Advanced gt Boot Off turns off the system fans at low system temperatures Configuration M BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS Options Description Purpose Screen Manageability Feature Intel ME gt Intel None Intel AMT enables Intel Active Management Management Intel AMT Technology for more information refer to Engine ASF http www intel com go amt Configuration ASF enables ASF Support For more information refer to http www intel com support motherboards desktop sb cs 010502 htm Default value is None With this setting you are allowed to enable disable onboard LAN Mark DMI Events As Advanced gt Event Enter Marks all DMI events in the event log as read Read Log Configuration Mark Events As Read Advanced gt Event Enter Clears all event logs and makes them accessible via Log Configuration software only Max CPUID Value Advanced gt Boot e Enabled Enable for legacy operating systems to boot processors Limit Configuration e Disabled with extended CPUID functions V09 March 200
51. t USB e Enabled Disables or enables USB functionality Configuration Disabled USB Device Bootable Boot Enabled Disables or enables booting from USB boot devices Disabled USB EHCI Controller Advanced gt USB e Enabled Enables or disables high speed USB transfers USB 2 0 Configuration Disabled USB Function Advanced gt USB e Enabled Disables or enables USB functionality Configuration Disabled This BIOS setting is If Disabled the Advanced gt USB Configuration menu will present only when the NOT include any changeable options The menu will BIOS configuration appear blank jumper is set to Maintenance mode USB Legacy Advanced gt USB e Enabled USB Legacy support allows the BIOS to interact with a Configuration e Disabled USB keyboard and in limited cases a USB mouse USB Mass Storage Boot e Auto Allows you to set the emulation type for USB drives Emulation Type All Removable All Fixed Disc Auto relies on USB device design and media format to Size set emulation type All Removable set USB mass devices to emulate removable drives Master Boot Record format needed for USB mass device All Fixed Disc sets USB mass devices to emulate fixed discs Size sets emulation type based on media size USB Ports Advanced gt USB e Enabled Enables or disables all USB ports Configuration Disabled V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical options USB
52. t sequence from the available removable devices To specify boot sequence 1 Select the boot device with lt f gt or lt gt 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the selection as the intended boot device 2 Boot Device Boot gt Boot Device Priority Removable Device e Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM e Network e Disabled Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices To specify boot sequence 1 Select the boot device with lt f gt or lt gt 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the selection as the intended boot device The operating system assigns a drive letter 3 Boot Device Boot gt Boot Device Priority Removable Device Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM e Network Disabled Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices To specify boot sequence 1 Select the boot device with lt f gt or lt gt 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the selection as the intended boot device The operating system assigns a drive letter 4th Boot Device Boot gt Boot Device Priority e Removable Device e Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM e Network e Disabled Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices To specify boot sequence 1 Select the boot device with lt f gt or lt gt 2 Press lt Enter gt to set the selection as the intended boot device The operating system assigns a drive letter V09 March 2008 BIOS Settings Dictionary Alphabetical
53. w the computer responds to an incoming call e Power On on an installed modem when the power is off Wake on PCI PME Power e Stay Off Determines how the system responds to a PCI PME wake e Power On up event Wake on PS 2 Mouse Power e Stay Off Determines how the system responds to a PS 2 mouse from S3 e Power On wake up event Wake system from S5 Power e Enabled Enable or disable System wake on alarm event When e Disabled enabled system will wake on the day hour minute second specified Watchdog Timer Advanced gt e Enabled Enables or disables Watchdog timer Chipset e Disabled Configuration Enabled Enables or disables No Execute memory protection For e Disabled more information refer to http www intel com business bss infrastructure security xdbit htm XD Technology Security e Floppy Allows you to set the emulation type for USB Zip drives Hard Disk ZIP Emulation Type V09 March 2008

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