BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - Alphabetical

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V13 – November 2009
S.M.A.R.T. Advanced > Drive
Configuration >
SATA/PATA
• Auto
• Disable
• Enable
Enable or Disable support for the hard disk's S.M.A.R.T.
(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.
For information on S.M.A.R.T., refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-
Monitoring,_Analysis,_and_Reporting_Technology
SOL/IDER
Authentication Mode
Intel® ME > Intel®
Active
Management
Technology
Configuration >
SOL/IDER
Configuration
• Kerberos only
• User Name and
Password
Selects how IDER and SOL operation verify and secure
interfaces on LAN
Subnet Mask Intel® ME > Intel®
Active
Management
Technology
Configuration >
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 <Enter> Press <Enter> to edit the subnet mask for the client
system.
Supervisor Password Security No changeable
options
Reports if there is a Supervisor password set.
SW Single Processor
Mode
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel®
Desktop Boards that
include support for
dual core processors
when a dual core
processor is installed.
Main • Enabled
• Disabled
Sets the processor mode for dual core processors.
Disabled: Dual Core processor will run in Dual Core mode.
Enabled: Dual Core processor will NOT run in Dual Core
mode.
System Bus Speed Main No changeable
options
Displays the system bus speed.
System Date Main Month, day, year Specifies the current date.
System Fan Control Advanced > Boot
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Allows the system fans to be controlled in order to optimize
acoustics. If disabled, system fans will run at 100%.
System Fan Speed Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays system fan speed
System Memory
Speed
Main No changeable
options
Displays the system memory speed.
System Time Main Hour, minute, and
second
Specifies the current time.