BIOS Settings Glossary version 19

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V19 – November 2012 BACK
Permanent
Certificate Name
Intel® ME > Intel® Active (or
Standard) Management
Technology Configuration >
Remote Setup and
Configuration > Manage
Permanent Certificates
Information
only
Displays the permanent certificate name.
PKI DNS Suffix
Intel® ME > Intel® Active (or
Standard) Management
Technology Configuration >
Remote Setup and
Configuration
User defined
Domain Name System Suffix for PKI (Public Key
Infrastructure). This value is used to validate the FQDN
in the provisioning server’s certificate (for example:
name.com).
Platform Key
(PKpub)
Boot > Secure Boot > Secure
Boot Configuration
Information
only
Displays Installed or Not Installed based on the
presence of the UEFI PKpub variable.
Portable Device
Charging Mode
Configuration > On-Board
Devices > USB
• Off
• Charging in
S3/S4/S5
• Charging Only
USB ports that are colored yellow support a Portable
Device Charging Mode with higher maximum current.
Off: Normal USB operation: USB Port will not provide
extra power in S3/S4/S5
Charging in S3/S4/S5: USB Port will provide extra
power during S3/S4/S5
Charging Only: USB Port will always provide extra
power but cannot be used to transfer data
POST Code
Routing
Boot > Boot Display Options
• Onboard
• PCI
Routing for Ports 80h, 84-86h, 88h, 8C-8Eh.
Onboard: sends BIOS POST codes to the onboard
POST code LED display
PCI: sends BIOS POST codes to the PCI bus (POST
card in PCI slot)
POST Function
Hotkeys Displayed
Boot > Boot Display Options
• Enable
• Disable
If enabled, BIOS will display function key prompts during
POST. Function key input will still be accepted even if
prompts are disabled.
Power Phase LEDs
Configuration > On-Board
Devices
• Always On
• Always Off
• Blink
Always On: LEDs for active Power Phases will be lit.
Always Off: LEDs for Power Phases will be disabled.
Blink: LEDs for active Power Phases will pulsate.
Power Supervisor
Shutdown
Power
• Enable
• Disable
If power supply voltages are outside safe ranges while
Shutdown is enabled, the system will immediately power
down to help protect the system from damage. The
system will always light an LED and update the BISO
Event Log if power supply voltages are outside safe
ranges.
This can be triggered by problems with the system power
supply or the power grid.
If Shutdown is enabled, the system will immediately
power down to help protect the system from damage,
and the BIOS will pause to display a notification during
the next boot.
Power-On to
Backlight Enable
Delay Time (ms)
Configuration > Video >
Advanced Flat Panel Display
Settings
Numeric
Specifies the delay from panel power-on to backlight
enable.
Pre-Defined EDID
Configuration
Configuration > Video >
Advanced Flat Panel Display
Settings
Multiple flat
panel types
Allows you to select a pre-defined EDID configuration
from a list embedded in the Video BIOS.