BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - By Menu

BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu
V13 – November 2009
Force On-board LAN
Disable
This BIOS setting is present
only on boards supporting
Intel® Active Management
Technology.
• Disable
• Enable
Forces onboard LAN and all Active Management Technology
features to disabled.
Microcode Revision No changeable
options
Lists the processor microcode revision installed on the desktop
board.
Processor Stepping No changeable
options
Lists the stepping of installed processor.
Ratio Actual Value No changeable
options
Displays processor’s Bus Ratio.
Reset Intel® AMT to default
factory settings
No changeable
options
Resets Intel® AMT to the default factory settings.
Use Maximum Multiplier • Automatic
• Disable
Only for unlocked processors: either sets CPU speed to
minimum rated multiplier or rated multiplier (Speed)
Manageability Menu
BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose
Agent • Enable
• Disable
By default, Intel® Platform Administrator Agent is disabled.
To enable the agent, select Enable.
Bound to Server
If the client is bound to a server,
this option will display the
server's IP address in this
format: Bound to Server:
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
• Yes
• No
This BIOS option is changeable ONLY when the system is
bound to a server. Select No to release the client/server
binding.
When the binding is no longer applicable, for example if the
system has crashed or the server has been changed, you
need to release the client/server binding; otherwise the
client will be unable to be managed by another server.
Default Gateway
This setting editable only if
Obtain an IP Automatically is
set to No.
<Enter> Press <Enter> to edit the default gateway for the client
system.
Disable Disk Protection <Enter>
Only allowed if disk protection is enabled.
Disk Protection is <enabled or
disabled >
No changeable
options
Displays whether disk protection is enabled or disabled.
Hard Disk Protection is enabled by default after installing
Intel® Platform Administrator Client.
With Hard Disk Protection enabled, the client computer can
save a copy of the current OS image for recovery purpose.
This copy enables recovering a crashed client to a
previously saved state.
IP Address
This setting editable only if
Obtain an IP Automatically is
set to No.
<Enter> Press <Enter> to edit the IP address for the client system.