BIOS Settings Glossary version 19

BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V19 – November 2012 BACK
V
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS Menu…
Options
Description / Purpose
Version
Main > System Identification
Information > Chassis
Information
Information
only
Displays the chassis manufacturer string from SMBIOS
Type 3 structure.
Version
Main > System Identification
Information > Desktop Board
Information
Information
only
Displays the board version string from SMBIOS Type 2
structure.
Version
Main > System Identification
Information > System
Information
Information
only
Displays the system version string from SMBIOS Type 1
structure.
Video Optimization
Boot
• Enable
• Disable
Enabled: BIOS will display text only but will boot faster.
Disabled: BIOS will display the logo but will boot slower.
This feature does not affect video capabilities after the
operating system boots.
This BIOS setting is present when Fast Boot is enabled.
W
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS Menu…
Options
Description / Purpose
Wake on LAN from
S4/S5
Power
• Stay off
• Power On –
Normal Boot
• Power On –
PXE Boot
Configures behavior when a Wake on LAN packet is
received during S4/S5.
Stay off: the system will not wake from S4/S5 power
state when a Wake on LAN packet is received.
Power On-Normal Boot: the system will wake from
S4/S5 power state when a Wake on LAN packet is
received and will follow normal boot order.
Power On-PXE Boot: the system will wake from S4/S5
power state when a Wake on LAN packet is received and
will attempt boot to PXE.
Wake on LAN must also be enabled in the operating
system LAN driver and is disabled if Deep S4/S5 is
enabled.
Wake system from
S5
Power
• Enable
• Disable
Enable or disable system wake on alarm event. When
enabled, system will wake on the
day/hour/minute/second specified.
Wakeup Date
Power
Numeric range
0 - 31
Select day of each month to wake the system. Select 0
for daily wakeup.
Wakeup Hour
Power
Numeric range
0 - 23
Select wakeup hour in 24-hour format. For example, 15
means 3 PM.
Wakeup Minute
Power
Numeric range
0 - 59
Select wakeup minute.
Wakeup Second
Power
Numeric range
0 - 59
Select wakeup second.
Watchdog
Coverage for Host
Clock
Performance
• Enable
• Disable
When enabled, the Watchdog timer will catch system
hangs and/or failures and reset the system when a POST
failure is detected. If a failure occurs, the Watchdog
Timer assertion should reset the system and boot using
default settings as well as display a warning message.