BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - By Menu

BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu
V13 – November 2009
Location Info <Enter> Press <Enter> to edit the location information for the client
system.
Location information is used to identify specific client
computers in the server management console during client
management, image/package management, and abnormal
alerts processes. It is recommended that client information
allow the administrator to easily identify the physical
location of the computer.
Obtain an IP Automatically • No
• Yes
Select Yes to enable DHCP
Recover to Checkpoint <Enter> Press <Enter> to display available checkpoints. Select the
checkpoint to restore, and then press F10 to save and exit.
Allows you to reverse any changes made since the creation
of any of the checkpoints currently on the computer. A
Checkpoint is a saved status of the client hard disk. When
the Intel® Platform Administrator Client is enabled, the user
can create a checkpoint to save the current status for future
recovery.
Subnet Mask
This setting editable only if
Obtain an IP Automatically is
set to No.
<Enter> Press <Enter> to edit the subnet mask for the client
system.
Main Menu
BIOS Setting Options Description / Purpose
Additional System Information No changeable
options
Displays information such as System Information, Desktop
Board Information, Chassis Information, etc.
BIOS Version No changeable
options
Displays the version of the BIOS currently installed on the
PC.
Core Multiplexing Technology
This BIOS setting is present
only when a dual core
processor is installed.
• Enabled
• Disabled
When disabled, turns off all but one processor core. You
may need to disable this for legacy operating systems that
do not support multiple cores. The remaining core may
have access to more cache. The amount of cache available
to the remaining core will depend on the particular
processor. The increase in available cache can result in
better performance under certain applications.
Front Side Bus (FSB)
Frequency
No changeable
options
Displays the Front Side Bus (FSB) Frequency
Hyper-Threading Technology
This BIOS setting is present
only on Intel® Desktop Boards
that support Hyper-Threading
Technology if a processor
supporting Hyper-Threading
Technology is installed.
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables or disables Hyper-Threading Technology.
For information on Hyper-Threading, refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthreading