BIOS Settings Glossary version 19

BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V19 – November 2012 BACK
SOL/IDER
Authentication
Mode
Intel® ME > Intel® Active (or
Standard) Management
Technology Configuration >
SOL/IDER Configuration
• Enable
• Disable
Selects how IDER and SOL operation verify and secure
interfaces on LAN.
Enable: requires Kerberos.
Disable: allows user name and password authentication.
Speed
Performance
Information
only
For processor: displays the default, proposed and active
processor speed.
For memory: displays the default, proposed and active
memory speed
Startup Sound
Boot
• Enable
• Disable
If set to Enable, BIOS will play the Intel® sound mark
(about 3 seconds long) via onboard audio during each
boot. BIOS may extend boot time slightly if necessary to
finish playing the sound.
Subnet Mask
Intel® ME > Intel® Active (or
Standard) Management
Technology Configuration >
Local Setup and Configuration
> IPv4 TCP/IP Configuration
User defined
Enter address mask in dot-decimal notation (for example:
255.255.255.0)
Supervisor
Password
Security
Information
only
Reports if there is a supervisor password set.
Suspend
Security
• Enable
• Disable
Suspend Intel® Anti-Theft Technology starting on the
next boot.
System Agent
Voltage Override
Performance > Memory
Overrides > Performance
Memory Profiles
+/- to change
value
Changing system agent voltage may allow for memory
overclocking.
System Date
Main
Month, day,
year
Displays and changes the System Date from the Real-
Time Clock.
The RTC Date is displayed in the format [MM/DD/YYYY].
Each field is selectable with the Tab key. The + and –
keys are used to increment/decrement the selected field.
When changed, values are immediately committed to the
RTC instead of waiting for Save & Exit Setup/F10 key.
The default date is only loaded when the RTC reports an
invalid date, or a battery or CMOS checksum failure. The
default date is not loaded when other Setup defaults are
loaded (F9 key, etc.)
System Fan Control
Configuration > Fan Control &
Real-Time Monitoring
• Fixed
• Custom
• Cool
• Blended
• Quiet
Fixed: the System Fan Speed will be fixed.
Custom: Allows you to manually set temperature and
duty cycle options.
Cool: Preloads specific settings for cool operation.
Blended: Preloads specific settings to blend cool and
quiet operation.
Quiet: Preloads specific settings for quiet operation.
System Fan Speed
Configuration > Fan Control &
Real-Time Monitoring
Various fan
speed
percentages in
10%
increments
Manually control System Fan Speed by selecting a PWM
duty cycle.