BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - Alphabetical

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V13 – November 2009
Secondary Video
Adapter
Advanced > Video
Configuration
• Ext PCI Express
Graphics
• Ext PCI
• Auto
Options may vary
depending on your
configuration.
Allows selecting a specific video controller as the
secondary display device.
Security Option Security • Setup
• System
If you set a Supervisor or User password, selects whether
the password is required every time the system boots or
only when you enter Setup
Serial Port A Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Auto
Configures serial port A.
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 > Intel®
Active
Management
Technology
Configuration >
PRTC
Configuration
User defined Sets the Intel® AMT PRTC (Protected Real Time Clock).
Enter PRTC in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) format.
Set Supervisor
Password
Security Password can be
up to seven
alphanumeric
characters.
Specifies the Supervisor password.
The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view
and change all Setup options. If only the supervisor
password is set, pressing <Enter> 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 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
up to seven
alphanumeric
characters.
Specifies the User password.
Setting a user password restricts who can boot the
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 • Enabled
• Disabled
Disabled displays normal POST messages.
Enabled displays OEM logo instead of POST messages.