BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - Alphabetical

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V13 – November 2009
PATA Master Advanced > Drive
Configuration
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[Not installed] if no drive is installed.
PATA Slave Advanced > Drive
Configuration
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[Not installed] if no drive is installed.
PCI Burn-in Mode Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
• Default
• 36.36 MHz
• 40.00 MHz
Enables the selection of specific PCI clock frequencies.
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.
PCI Express 1.1
Compliance Mode
Advanced > PCI
Express
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
If enabled, this setting will force the maximum speed of any
PCI Express card to Generation 1 mode, even if the card
supports Generation 2.
PCI Express Burn-in
Mode
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel®
Desktop Boards that
include PCI Express
slots.
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
or
Performance >
Bus Overrides
• 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.
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.
PCI IDE Bus Master Advanced > Drive
Configuration
• Disabled
• Enabled
Allows a PCI device to initiate a transaction as a master.
PCI Latency Timer Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Performance >
Bus Overrides
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
• 32
• 64
• 96
• 128
• 160
• 192
• 224
• 248
Sets PCI latency time.
PCI Slot x IRQ Priority Advanced > PCI
Configuration
• Auto
• 3
• 5
• 9
• 10
• 11
Allows selection of IRQ priority.
PCI/VGA Palette
Snoop
Advanced > Video
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Some special VGA cards, high-end hardware MPEG
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.