Personal Computer User Manual

Detailed descriptions
15.3 BIOS Setup
SIMATIC Rack PC IL 43
15-2 Operating Instructions, Edition 09/2005, A5E00432875-01
15.3 15.3 BIOS Setup
You can configure the system functions and hardware configuration in the BIOS.
The factory BIOS settings of the Rack PC deviate from the default BIOS settings as follows:
Tab Option Setting
Boot Options -> Post Errors No Halt On Any Errors Main
Boot Options -> Quiet Boot Disabled
Peripheral Configuration -> USB
BIOS Supported Devices
Peripheral Configuration -> ATA
controller config > S-ATA mode
Peripheral Configuration -> LAN
Remote Boot
All
RAID (optional for RAID systems)
Disabled
Advanced
Hyper-Threading Disabled (on Windows 2000 systems)
System Mode Config. Performance
APM Interface Disabled
APM Power saving Disabled
ACPI Save to RAM Disabled
Power
Power Failure Recovery Always on
The Bios5-06.pdf manual on the supplied "Documentation & Drivers" CD shows you how to
access and change the BIOS setup. The manual also contains detailed descriptions of the
menus and setting options offered by the BIOS setup.
Notice
Updating the BIOS or calling the ”Default settings” function changes the BIOS settings. If this
occurs, configure the BIOS again according to the specifications in the table.
Pay special attention to the correct settings in the Power tab.
All menu items are disabled by default.
The operating system functions ”Save to RAM” (standby) and ”Save to Disk” (hibernate) are
not approved for the Rack PC.