BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Intel® Desktop Boards BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu 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 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 Maintenance Purpose Clears passwords and displays processor information.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Maintenance Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose Access Level No changeable options Displays the current user's access level. Board ID No changeable options Value that uniquely identifies the SKU of the board. C1E • Disable • Enable Allows the system to change voltage level (lower) of processor when no work is being done. Clear All Passwords • OK • Cancel Clears both the user and supervisor passwords.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu • Disable • Enable Forces onboard LAN and all Active Management Technology features to disabled. No changeable options Lists the processor microcode revision installed on the desktop board. Processor Stepping No changeable options Lists the stepping of installed processor. Ratio Actual Value No changeable options Displays processor’s Bus Ratio. Reset Intel® AMT to default factory settings No changeable options Resets Intel® AMT to the default factory settings.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Location Info Press 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.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu L2 Cache RAM No changeable options Displays the size of second-level processor cache. Language • English • French Selects the current default language used by the BIOS. Memory Configuration • Non-ECC • ECC Allows you to turn error reporting on or off if the system and all the memory installed supports ECC (Error Correction Code). Memory Mode No changeable options Displays single or dual channel operation. See support.intel.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Display F7 to Update BIOS • Disable • Enable When enabled, system displays the F7 key prompt string during POST. To use the F7 BIOS Flash Update tool, USB media containing a BIOS update file (.bio) must be connected during boot. Display function key prompts during • Disable • Enable Displays whatever function keys are selected to display during POST.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu System Fan Control • Disable • Enable Allows the system fans to be controlled in order to optimize acoustics. If disabled, system fans will run at 100%. Advanced > Chipset Configuration Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose AGP/PCI Burn-in Mode • Default • 63.88/31.94 MHz • 68.05/34.02 MHz • 69.44/34.72 MHz • 70.83/35.41 MHz • 72.22/36.11 MHz • 73.60/36.80 MHz • Default • -2.0% • -1.0% • +1.0% • +2.0% • +3.0% • +4.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Extended Configuration • Default • User Defined Chooses the default or user defined settings for the extended configuration options. High Precision Timer • Enabled • Disabled Enables or disables HPET (High Precision Event Timer) support. For information on HPET, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPET Host Burn-in Mode This setting alters host clock frequencies. Warning: This setting is intended for validation and test purposes only.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Memory Frequency Options depend on board model (can be from 333MHz to 800MHz) • Enabled • Disabled Allows you to manually set the speed of your memory • Default • 36.36 MHz • 40.00 MHz Enables the selection of specific PCI clock frequencies. • Default • 101.32 MHz • 102.64 MHz • 103.96 MHz • 105.28 MHz • 106.6 MHz • 107.92 MHz • 109.24 MHz Enables the selection of specific PCI Express clock frequencies.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu SDRAM Frequency • Auto • 266 MHz • 333 MHz • 400 MHz Allows override of detected memory frequency value. SDRAM RAS Act. To Pre. •8 •7 •6 •5 Selects length of time from read to pre-change. Corresponds to tRAS, min. SDRAM RAS# Precharge •4 •3 •2 Selects the length of time required before accessing a new row. SDRAM RAS# to CAS# delay •4 •3 •2 Selects the number of clock cycles between addressing a row and addressing a column. Corresponds to tRCD.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Advanced > Drive Configuration Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose Access Mode • CHS • LBA • Large • Auto Allows you to select the sector addressing mode. CHS (cylinder, head, sector) mode supports up to 528 MB 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.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu DMA Mode • Auto • SWDMA 0 • SWDMA 1 • SWDMA 2 • MWDMA 0 • MWDMA 1 • MWDMA 2 • UDMA 0 • UDMA 1 • UDMA 2 • UDMA 3 • UDMA 4 • UDMA 5 Specifies the Ultra DMA mode for the drive. Drive Installed No changeable options Displays the type of drive installed. eSATA Port • Enabled • Disabled Enable or disable the external SATA (eSATA) controller. For information on eSATA, refer to http://en.wikipedia.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Intel® RAID Technology • Enabled • Disabled This BIOS setting is present only on Intel® Desktop Boards that include support for RAID. Enables or disables Intel® RAID technology. If you plan on configuring your system for Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, enable this setting before installing your operating system. For information on Intel® Matrix Storage Manager, refer to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS012075.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu SATA AHCI Mode • Enabled • Disabled Enables the SATA controllers in an "Advanced Host 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. SATA Port x [drive] Displays the drive installed on this SATA port.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Event Log No changeable options Indicates if there is space available in the event log. Event Log Capacity No changeable options Indicates if there is space available in the event log. Event Log Validity No changeable options Indicates of the event log information is valid. Event Logging • Enabled • Disabled Enables or disables tracking occurrences during system boot. Mark DMI Events As Read [Enter] Marks all DMI events in the event log as read.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Processor Zone Response • Aggressive • Normal • 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. Unlock Intel(R) QST • No • Yes Yes option allows the fan control settings to be changed using software. Advanced > Hardware Monitoring Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose +1.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu ICH Temperature No changeable options Displays temperature in the ICH zone. Refer to the board's Technical Product Specification for the exact location of this sensor. Internal Temp No changeable options Reads the thermal sensor in the Heceta chip itself MCH Temperature No changeable options Displays temperature in the MCH zone. Refer to the board's Technical Product Specification for the exact location of this sensor.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Advanced > Management Configuration Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose ASF Support • Enabled • Disabled Disables or enables Alert Standard Format (ASF). For information on ASF, refer to http://www.intel.com/design/network/papers/ASF_whitepaper.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu PCI Latency Timer • 32 • 64 • 96 • 128 • 160 • 192 • 224 • 248 Sets PCI latency time. SDRAM CAS# Latency • 2.0 • 2.5 • 3.0 Selects the number of clock cycles required to address a column in memory. Corresponds to CL. For information on CAS Latency, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas_latency SDRAM Frequency • Auto • 266 MHz • 333 MHz • 400 MHz Allows override of detected memory frequency value. SDRAM RAS Act. To Pre.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Advanced > PCI Express Configuration Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose Compliance Test Pattern • Enabled • Disabled Used for making sure a PCI Express slot remains functional and enabled per PCI Express specification for Compliance test card testing of PCI Express cards.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Base I/O Address (for the Parallel Port) • 378 • 278 Specifies the base I/O address for the parallel port, if Parallel Port is Enabled. • 3F8 • 2F8 • 3E8 • 2E8 Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A if serial port A is enabled. ECP Mode Use DMA No changeable options By default, Channel 3 is used. Enhanced Consumer IR • Disable • Enable Enables or disables consumer infrared communication feature.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Legacy Front Panel Audio • Disable • Enable When enabled, the system assumes that a High Definition audio connector is not present in the system (Legacy audio is present) When disabled, the system assumes that a High Definition audio connector is present in the system. Mode • Output only • Bi-directional • EPP • ECP Selects the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the parallel port is disabled. Output Only operates in AT*-compatible mode.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Secondary SATA Controller Mode • IDE • RAID Sets the mode for the secondary SATA controller. If RAID is selected, the Marvell* RAID driver must be installed • Disable • Enable Enables or disables the secondary SATA controller. • Disable • Enable • Auto Configures serial port A. This BIOS setting is present only on Intel® Desktop Boards that include a secondary SATA controller.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu USB Legacy • Enabled • Disabled USB Legacy support allows the BIOS to interact with a USB keyboard, and in limited cases, a USB mouse. USB Ports • Enable all • Disable all • Disable Dual Rear Ports • Disable FP USB Header Enables or disables USB ports. Options to enable or disable may vary by board.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu IGD Aperture Size • 4MB • 8MB • 16MB • 32MB • 128MB • 256MB Establishes the maximum amount of system memory that the Operating System can use for video memory. This is primarily used for buffering textures for the AGP video device. Options may vary depending on board model. IGD DVMT Memory • 32MB • 64 MB • 128 MB • Maximum DVMT Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0 (DVMT 3.0) allows additional memory to be allocated for graphics usage based on application need.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Secondary Video Adapter • Ext PCI Express Graphics • Ext PCI • Auto Allows selecting a specific video controller as the secondary display device. Options may vary depending on your configuration. Security Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose Chassis Intrusion • Disable • Enable Enables or disables the chassis intrusion feature. Clear User Password • Yes • No Clears the user password.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Set Hard Disk Drive Password Set Master Hard Disk Drive Password Password can be 2-8 alphanumeric characters in length. Specifies the User hard disk drive password. Password can be 2-8 alphanumeric characters in length. Specifies the Master hard disk drive password.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Power Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose ACPI No changeable options Opens the sub-menu for ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). For information on ACPI sleep states, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface ACPI Suspend Mode (or ACPI Suspend State) • S1 State • S3 State After Power Failure • Stay Off • Last State • Power On Specifies the ACPI sleep state.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Inactivity Timer • Off • 1 Minute • 5 Minutes • 10 Minutes • 20 Minutes • 30 Minutes • 60 Minutes • 120 Minutes Specifies the amount of time before the computer enters APM standby mode. Intel® Quick Resume Technology • Enabled • Disabled Enables or disables Intel® Quick Resume Technology. For information on iQRT, refer to http://www.intel.com/support/viiv/qrt.htm This BIOS setting is present only on boards supporting Intel® Viiv˜ Technology.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Wake on LAN from S5 • Stay Off • Power-On In ACPI soft-off mode only, determines how the system responds to a LAN wake up event when the system is in the ACPI soft-off mode. This BIOS setting is present only on Intel® Desktop Boards that include onboard LAN. Wake on Modem Ring • Stay Off • Power-On Specifies how the computer responds to an incoming call on an installed modem when the power is off.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu 1st 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. 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device AddOn ROM Display Mode Dependent on installed removable devices Specifies the boot sequence from the available removable devices. To specify boot sequence: 1.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Boot to Network • Enabled • Disabled Disables or enables booting from the network. Boot to Optical Devices • Enabled • Disabled Disables or enables booting from optical devices (CD/DVD). Boot to Removable Devices • Enabled • Disabled Disables or enables booting from removable devices. Boot USB Devices First CD/DVD Drive Order • Enabled • Disabled Lists all installed CD/DVD devices Sets USB devices to be first in boot order.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu USB Mass Storage Emulation Type • Auto • All Removable • All Fixed Disc • Size ZIP Emulation Type • Floppy • Hard Disk Allows you to set the emulation type for USB drives. Auto - relies on USB device design and media format to 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.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Gateway Address User defined Enter the address in dot-decimal notation. Idle Time Out User defined A value between 0 and 65535. Sets the number of minutes of idle time before Intel® ME will sleep. 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. Intel® ME After Power Failure • Power On • Stay Off Determines mode of operation if power loss occurs.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Provisioning Server Port User defined Save and Commit Settings Enter the port of the Provisioning Server. Port number range 0 65535. Save and commit changes made to Intel® ME or Intel® AMT. Set PRTC User defined Sets the Intel® AMT PRTC (Protected Real Time Clock). Enter PRTC in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) format.
BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu Exit Menu BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose Discard Changes No changeable options Discards changes without exiting Setup. The option values present when the computer was turned on are used. Exit Discarding Changes No changeable options Exits without saving any changes made in the BIOS Setup program. Exit Saving Changes No changeable options Exits and saves the changes in CMOS SRAM.