BIOS Settings Glossary version 19

BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V19 – November 2012 BACK
External eSATA
Port
Configuration > SATA Drives
Information
only
Displays the device identification string, capacity in
gigabytes, and negotiated speed (1.5 Gb/s, 3.0 Gb/s, or
6.0 Gb/s) for the device attached to the SATA port. If no
device is attached, the string [Not Installed] is displayed.
F
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS Screen…
Options
Description / Purpose
Failsafe Watchdog
Performance
• Enable
• Disable
Enables or disables Failsafe Watchdog.
When the failsafe watchdog is enabled, after a boot
failure, the system will reboot back into BIOS Setup with
the last values set by the user.
Family
Main > System Identification
Information > System
Information
Information
only
Displays Family string from SMBIOS Type 1 structure
Fan Type
Configuration > Fan Control &
Real-Time Monitoring
Information
only
Displays the detected fan type.
Fan Usage
Configuration > Fan Control &
Real-Time Monitoring
• Unknown
• CPU
• System
• MCH
• VREG
• Chassis
• Inlet
• Outlet
• PSU
• PSU In
• PSU Out
• HDD
• Video
• Aux
• IOH
• PCH
• Memory
Select how the fan connected to this header is to be
used.
Fast Boot
Boot
• Enable
• Disable
Enable or disable Fast Boot features.
In order to disable Fast Boot without entering BIOS
setup, power down the system for 5 seconds, then power
it back on while holding the power button for 2 seconds
(the system will beep).
Firmware Version
Main > System Identification
Information > Intel®
Management Engine
Information
Information
only
Displays the Intel® ME firmware version currently
installed.
This BIOS setting is present only on boards supporting
the Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME).
Fixed Disk Boot
Sector
Maintenance
• Normal
• Write Protect
Write Protect provides some Master Boot Record
protection.
Set to Normal while installing an operating system.
Only applicable to Legacy IDE Mode.
Flash Update Sleep
Delay
Power
• Enable
• Disable
If enabled, the system will sleep for 20 seconds during
the flash update power cycle. Enabling this feature may
increase compatibility with power supplies.