BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - By Menu

BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu
V13 – November 2009
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. Shows [Not
installed] if no drive is installed.
Second SATA Master
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this SATA channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
Secondary IDE Master
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
Secondary IDE Slave
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
S.M.A.R.T. • 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
Third SATA Master
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this SATA channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
Type • Auto
• User
Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE devices.
Auto fills-in capabilities from ATA/ATAPI device.
User allows capabilities to be changed.
Use Automatic Mode • Enabled
• Disabled
Allows you to manually set the bootable devices configuration
for legacy operating systems (OS). Legacy OS may only
allow 4 devices, which means you must choose to use the
IDE controller as one of your 4 devices.
Advanced > Event Log Configuration Menu
BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose
Clear All DMI Event Log • Yes
• No
Yes - the DMI Event Log will be cleared at next POST
stage and then this option automatically resets to No.
Clear Event Log • Enabled
• Disabled
Enable discards all events in the event log and will reset
the option to disable upon exiting BIOS.
DMI Event Log • Enabled
• Disabled
Enable or disable the storing of POST error messages to
the DMI Event Log.
ECC Event Logging • Enabled
• Disabled
Enables or disables event logging of ECC events.