BIOS Settings Glossary version 19

BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V19 – November 2012 BACK
Preferred DNS
Address
Intel® ME > Intel® Active (or
Standard) Management
Technology Configuration >
Local Setup and Configuration
> IPv4 TCP/IP Configuration
User defined
Enter address in dot-decimal notation (for example:
255.255.255.0)
Preferred DNS IPv6
Address
Intel® ME > Intel® Active (or
Standard) Management
Technology Configuration >
Local Setup and Configuration
> IPv6 TCP/IP Configuration
User defined
Enter valid address (for example:
1122:3344:5566:7788:99AA:BBCC:DDEE:FF00)
Primary Video
Adapter
Configuration > Video
• Auto
• Int Graphics
(IGD)
• Ext PCIe
Graphics
(PEG)
• Ext PCI
Graphics
• Manual
Allows selecting a specific video controller as the display
device that will be active when the system boots.
Options may vary depending on your configuration.
Processor C States
Power
• Enable
• Disable
Enable: will maximize system energy savings.
Disable: may increase system performance and will
increase system energy usage.
Takes effect only after reboot. C States is required for
full function of Processor Turbo Boost.
Processor Core
Performance
Information
only
Displays the default, proposed and active processor core
voltage.
Processor Family x
Model y Stepping z
Main > System Identification
Information
Information
only
Displays the processor family, mode and stepping
(including extended family/model) in hexadecimal. These
are derived from the EAX register output from the CPUID
instruction when EAX is set to 1.
Processor Power
Efficiency Policy
Power
• High
Performance
• Balanced
• Low Power
Configures processor bias for power efficiency vs.
performance.
High Performance: Set MSR 1B0h Bits 3:0 to 0h
Balanced: Set MSR 1B0h Bits 3:0 to 5h
Low Power: Set MSR 1B0h Bits 3:0 to 7h
Processor
Signature
Main > System Identification
Information
Information
only
Displays the 32-bit processor signature in hexadecimal;
copied from EAX register output from the CPUID
instruction when EAX is set to 1.
Processor Speed
Main
Information
only
Displays the maximum processor speed at current
settings. Defined as current host clock frequency x
maximum non-turbo ratio.
Processor System
Agent
Performance
Information
only
Displays the default, proposed and active processor
system agent voltage.
Processor Turbo
Speed
Main
Information
only
Displays the maximum processor speed at current
settings. Defined as current host clock frequency x 1-
core active turbo ratio.
Processor Type
Main
Information
only
Displays the processor brand string obtained from the
CPUID instruction.
Product Name
Main > System Identification
Information > Desktop Board
Information
Information
only
Displays the board product name string from SMBIOS
Type 2 structure.