BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - Alphabetical

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V13 – November 2009
Intel Trusted
Execution
Technology
Security • Disable
• Enable
Enables or disables Intel Trusted Execution Technology.
For information on Trusted Execution Technology, refer to
http://www.intel.com/technology/security/
Intel® Virtualization
Technology
Security • Disable
• Enable
Enables or disables Virtualization Technology. Takes affect only
after power cycling.
For more information refer to
http://www.intel.com/technology/virtualization/index.htm
Intel® VT for
Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security • Disable
• Enable
Enables or disables Intel® VT for Directed I/O.
For information on Intel® VT, refer to
http://www.intel.com/technology/advanced_comm/virtualization.htm
Internal Temp Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Reads the thermal sensor in the Heceta chip itself
Interrupt (for the
Parallel Port)
This BIOS setting
is present only
when Parallel Port
is set to Enabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• IRQ 5
• IRQ 7
Specifies the interrupt for the parallel port, if Parallel Port is
Enabled.
Interrupt (for the
Serial Port)
This BIOS setting
is present only
when Serial Port A
is set to Enabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• IRQ 3
• IRQ 4
Specifies the interrupt for serial port A if serial port A is enabled.
IOAPIC Enable Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
• Disable
• Enable
Enables or disables I/O Programmable Interrupt Controller.
For information on IOAPIC, refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOAPIC
IP Address
This setting
editable only if
Obtain an IP
Automatically is set
to No.
Manageability
or
Intel® ME >
Intel® Active
Management
Technology
Configuration >
TCP/IP
Configuration
User defined Press <Enter> to edit the IP address for the client system.
ISA Enable Bit Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
• Disable
• Enable
Some older expansion devices require this to be enabled.
K
BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen…
Options Description / Purpose
Keyboard Select Power • Disable
• Keyboard 1
Select Keyboard 1 to allow a PS/2 keyboard to wake the
system from the S5 state.