BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - By Menu

BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu
V13 – November 2009
Advanced > PCI Express Configuration Menu
BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose
Compliance Test Pattern • Enabled
• Disabled
Used for making sure a PCI Express slot remains
functional and enabled per PCI Express specification for
Compliance test card testing of PCI Express cards.
Link Stability Algorithm • Enabled
• Disabled
Used for verifying PCIe Link is up and running for x16 slot
for x16 graphics cards and is part of the Intel Chipset BIOS
Spec documentation for 915/925.
PCI Express 1.1 Compliance
Mode
• 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.
PCIE x16 Link Retrain
This BIOS setting may be
present on Intel® Desktop
Boards that include PCI
Express slots.
• GFX Card
• Disabled
• Enabled
Used to adjust configuration for devices such as PCIe
graphics cards which may need accommodations to
function properly when link training. Some PCI Express
cards may not be detected properly. Link retraining allows
the system to keep trying to train or detect and configure
the card. This setting will increase boot time.
PEG Negotiated Width
This BIOS setting is present
only on Intel® Desktop Boards
that include PCI Express slots.
No changeable
options
This option is read only and provides the link train width
(x1, x4, x8, x16) of the PCIe device connected in the x16
PCIe slot.
This information is provided for determining performance
issues with x4, x8, and x16 PCIe cards if they are inserted
into the x16 PCI slot while the Intel Integrated video (PCIe
graphics) is enabled and the "PEG Allow > 1" option is
disabled.
Advanced > Peripheral Configuration Menu
BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose
1394
This BIOS setting is present
only on Intel® Desktop
Boards that include IEEE
1394.
• Disable
• Enable
Disables or enables IEEE 1394 support
ASF Support • Disable
• Enable
Disables or enables Alert Standard Format (ASF).
For information on ASF, refer to
http://www.intel.com/design/network/papers/ASF_whitepaper.htm
Audio • Disable
• Enable
Enables or disables onboard audio.
Auxiliary Power
This BIOS setting is present
only on Intel® Desktop
Boards that include an
onboard auxiliary power
connector.
• Disable
• Enable
Enables or disables on the onboard auxiliary power connector.