BIOS Settings Glossary version 19

BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V19 – November 2012 BACK
Detected SATA
Drive
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 a
device attached to a SATA port.
Detected
Secondary SATA
Device
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 a
device attached to a secondary SATA port.
Detected Video
Device Priority
Configuration > Video
Detected video
devices are
listed
When the Primary Video Adaptor is set to Manual, each
detected video device is listed here and you can select the
order of preference for the video device used during boot.
DHCP
Intel® ME > Intel® Active (or
Standard) Management
Technology Configuration >
Local Setup and
Configuration > IPv4 TCP/IP
Configuration
• Enable
• Disable
Enables or disables DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol) for Intel® ME.
DIMM n (Memory
Channel x Slot y)
Maintenance
Information
only
Displays the installed system memory size in DIMM n
(Channel x Slot y) in gigabytes (for example: 2 GB).
One of these lines is displayed for each memory slot present
on the motherboard. The lines are displayed in order based
on the distance of the memory slot from the processor, with
the slots closest to the processor first. DIMM numbering is
based on the suggested order of memory loading and should
match the label on the board silkscreen.
Direct Application
Launch Button
Configuration > On-Board
Devices
• Enable
• Disable
Enables button input for Direct Application Launch.
For information on Direct Application Launch, refer to your
board's Technical Product Specification -
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-
033830.htm
Discard Changes
Exit
Continue?
(Y/N)
Discards changes without exiting Setup. The option values
present when the computer was turned on are used.
Discrete SATA
Configuration > SATA
Drives
• Enable
• Disable
Enables or disables the Discrete SATA Controller.
Additional help text within the BIOS screen will be board-
specific.
Discrete SATA
Mode
Configuration > SATA
Drives
• IDE
• RAID
IDE: Compatibility mode disables RAID support.
RAID: Allows multiple drives to be merged into larger
volumes for increased performance and/or reliability.
Warning: operating system may not boot if this setting is
changed after the operating system installation.
Display CTRL-P
for Intel® MEBX
Boot > Boot Display Options
• Enable
• Disable
If enabled, BIOS will display "CTRL-P to Enter Intel® MEBX"
prompt. CTRL-P key will still be accepted if this prompt is
disabled.
Display F2 to
Enter Setup
Boot > Boot Display Options
• Enable
• Disable
If enabled, BIOS will display “F2 to Enter Setup” prompt. F2
key input will still be accepted if this prompt is disabled.
Display F7 to
Update BIOS
Boot > Boot Display Options
• Enable
• Disable
If enabled, BIOS will display “F7 to Update BIOS” prompt. F7
key input will still be accepted if this prompt is disabled.