Intel V09 User Manual

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

Intel® Desktop Boards BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer. The BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. The following menus are available:

Menu Title Purpose

Maintenance Clears passwords and displays processor information.

The maintenance menu is displayed only when the Desktop Board is in configure mode.

Manageability Configure options associated with Intel® Platform Administration Technology. Main Displays processor and memory configuration. Advanced Configures advanced features available through the chipset. Security Sets passwords and security features. Power Configures power management features and power supply controls. Boot Selects boot options. Intel® ME Configures options for the Intel® Management Engine and Intel® Active

Management Technology.

Exit Saves or discards changes to Setup program options.

The presence of menus and BIOS settings are dependent on your board model, hardware components installed, and the BIOS version. BIOS menu titles may differ.

If any problems occur after making BIOS settings changes (poor performance, intermittent issues, etc.), reset the desktop board to default values:

1. During boot, enter the BIOS setup by pressing F2.

2. Press F9 to set defaults.

3. Press F10 to Save and Exit.

If the system locks or won’t boot after making BIOS settings changes, perform a BIOS recovery as described at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-023360.htm.

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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

0 – 9

BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS

Screen…

+1.5Vin Advanced >

Hardware Monitoring

+12Vin

12V Voltage

Advanced > Hardware Monitoring

Options Description / Purpose

No changeable options

Displays voltage level of the +1.5V in supply

Displays voltage level of the +12V in supply

+3.3Vin Advanced >

Hardware Monitoring

+5Vin

5V Voltage

1394

This BIOS setting is present only on Intel® Desktop Boards that include IEEE 1394.

1st ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

This boot device submenu is present only if at least one boot device of this type is installed. This list will display up to four ATAPI CDROM drives, the maximum number of ATAPI CD-ROM drives supported by the BIOS.

Advanced > Hardware Monitoring

Advanced > Peripheral Configuration

Boot > ATAPI CDROM Drives

No changeable options

• Enabled

• Disabled

Dependent on installed ATAPI CD-ROM drives

Displays voltage level of the +3.3V in supply

Displays voltage level of the +5V in supply

Disables or enables IEEE 1394 support

Specifies the boot sequence from the available ATAPI CDROM drives. To specify boot sequence:

1. Select the boot device with <

2. Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended boot device.

↑> or <↓>.

1st Boot Device Boot > Boot

Device Priority

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• Removable Device

• Hard Drive

• ATAPI CD-ROM

• Network

• Disabled

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. To specify boot sequence:

1. Select the boot device with <

2. Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended boot device.

The operating system assigns a drive letter

↑> or <↓>.

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Hard Disk Drive

Boot > Hard Disk Drives

This boot device submenu appears only if at least one boot device of this type is installed. This list will display up to 12 hard disk drives, the maximum number of hard disk drives supported by the BIOS.

Dependent on installed hard drives

Specifies the boot sequence from the available hard disk drives. To specify boot sequence:

1. Select the boot device with <

↑> or <↓>.

2. Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended boot device.

1st Removable Device

Boot > Removable Devices

This boot device submenu is present only if at least one boot device of this type is installed. This list will display up to four removable devices, the maximum number of removable devices supported by the BIOS.

2nd Boot Device Boot > Boot

Device Priority

3rd Boot Device Boot > Boot

Device Priority

Dependent on installed removable devices

• Removable Device

• Hard Drive

• ATAPI CD-ROM

• Network

• Disabled

• Removable Device

• Hard Drive

• ATAPI CD-ROM

• Network

• Disabled

Specifies the boot sequence from the available removable devices. To specify boot sequence:

1. Select the boot device with <

↑> or <↓>.

2. Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended boot device.

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. To specify boot sequence:

1. Select the boot device with <

↑> or <↓>.

2. Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended boot device.

The operating system assigns a drive letter

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. To specify boot sequence:

1. Select the boot device with <

↑> or <↓>.

2. Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended boot device.

4th Boot Device Boot > Boot

Device Priority

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• Removable Device

• Hard Drive

• ATAPI CD-ROM

• Network

• Disabled

The operating system assigns a drive letter

Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. To specify boot sequence:

1. Select the boot device with <

↑> or <↓>.

2. Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended boot device.

The operating system assigns a drive letter

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS

Screen…

Access Level Maintenance No changeable

Access Mode Advanced > Drive

Configuration

Options Description / Purpose

options

• CHS

• LBA

• Large

• Auto

Displays the current user's access level.

Allows you to select the sector addressing mode.

CHS (cylinder, head, sector) mode supports up to 528 MB hard disks.

LBA (logical block addressing) mode supports hard disks up to 128 GB in size.

Large mode supports hard disks above 528 MB in size, but does not support LBA mode.

ACPI Power No changeable

options

ACPI Suspend Mode (or ACPI Suspend State)

Additional System Information

AddOn ROM Display Mode

After Power Failure Power • Stay Off

Agent Manageability • Enable

AGP/PCI Burn-in Mode

Power > ACPI • S1 State

• S3 State

Main No changeable

options

Boot • Enabled

• Disabled

• Last State

• Power On

• Disable

Advanced > Chipset Configuration > Burn-in Mode

• Default

• 63.88/31.94 MHz

• 68.05/34.02 MHz

• 69.44/34.72 MHz

• 70.83/35.41 MHz

• 72.22/36.11 MHz

• 73.60/36.80 MHz

Opens the sub-menu for ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface).

Specifies the ACPI sleep state.

Displays information such as System Information, Desktop Board Information, Chassis Information, etc.

Enabled: the logo screen will be followed by the “AddOn ROM” initial screen (the screen showing the add-on card BIOS message).

Disabled: no “Add-On ROM” screen is followed.

Determines the mode of operation if a power loss occurs.

Stay Off keeps the power off until the power button is pressed.

Last State restores the previous power state before power loss occurs.

Power On restores power to the computer.

By default, Intel® Platform Administrator Agent is disabled. To enable the agent, select

Enables the selection of specific AGP/PCI clock frequencies. The host clock (system bus speed) is not changed.

If this option is set to anything other than Default, the Host and I/O Burn-In Mode is automatically set to Default.

Enable.

Alternate DNS Address

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Intel® ME > Intel® Active Management Technology Configuration > TCP/IP Configuration

User defined Enter the address in dot-decimal notation.

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Ambient Air Temperature

Advanced > Hardware Monitoring

This BIOS setting is present only on certain BTX form factor Intel® Desktop Boards.

Aperture Size Advanced > Video

Configuration

No changeable options

• 4MB

• 8MB

• 16MB

• 32MB

• 128MB

• 256MB

Options may vary depending on board model.

Displays the temperature near the remote thermal diode on BTX form factor boards.

Amount of system memory available for direct access by the graphics device.

APM Power > APM • Enabled

• Disabled

ASF Support Advanced >

Peripheral

• Enabled

• Disabled Configuration or

or Advanced > Boot Configuration or Advanced > Management

• Automatic

• Manual - User

Defined

• Disabled

Configuration

ATA/IDE Configuration

Advanced > Drive Configuration

• Disabled

• Legacy

• Enhanced (or

Native)

ATAPI CD-ROM Drives

Audio

This BIOS setting is

Boot No changeable

options

Advanced > Peripheral

• Enabled

• Disabled

Configuration

present only on Intel® Desktop Boards that include onboard audio.

Disables or enables APM (Advanced Power Management).

Disables or enables Alert Standard Format (ASF). For more information, refer to http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-

010502.htm

Specifies the integrated IDE controller.

Disabled disables the integrated IDE controller.

Legacy enables up to two IDE channels for OS requiring

legacy IDE operation.

Enhanced (or Native) enables all SATA and PATA resources.

Opens the ATAPI CD-ROM Drive sub-menu where you may specify the boot sequence from the available ATAPI CD-ROM drives.

Enables or disables onboard audio.

Automatic Fan Detection

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Advanced > Fan Control

• Next Boot

• Disable

• Always

Next Boot: Will detect fan(s) added to the motherboard upon next boot only.

Disabled: Will NOT detect fan(s) added to the motherboard, new fans may perform erratically.

Always: Will detect fan(s) added to the motherboard, may cause a slight delay and increased noise during startup.

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

Aux Fan Speed

Auxiliary Fan

Advanced > Hardware Monitoring

No changeable

options

Displays aux fan speed.

Auxiliary Power

This BIOS setting is present only on Intel® Desktop Boards that include an onboard auxiliary power connector.

Advanced > Peripheral Configuration

BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS

Screen…

Base I/O Address (for the Parallel Port)

This BIOS setting is present only when Parallel Port is set to Enabled

Base I/O Address (for the Serial Port)

This BIOS setting is present only when Serial Port A is set to Enabled

Advanced > Peripheral Configuration

• Enabled

• Disabled

Options Description / Purpose

• 378

• 278

• 3F8

• 2F8

• 3E8

• 2E8

Enables or disables on the onboard auxiliary power connector.

Specifies the base I/O address for the parallel port, if Parallel Port is Enabled.

Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A if serial port A is enabled.

BIOS Version Main No changeable

options

Block Mode Advanced > Drive

Configuration > SATA/PATA

Board ID Maintenance No changeable

Boot Device Priority Boot No changeable

Boot Drive Order Boot Dependent on

Boot Menu Type Boot • Normal

Boot to Network Boot • Enabled

Boot to Optical Devices

Boot to Removable Devices

Boot • Enabled

• Disabled

• Auto

options

installed bootable

devices

• Advance

• Disabled

Displays the version of the BIOS currently installed on the PC.

Check the hard disk drive’s specifications for optimum setting.

Value that uniquely identifies the SKU of the board.

Opens the Boot Device Priority sub-menu where you may specify the boot sequence from the available types of boot devices.

Allows you to specify the boot sequence from the available types of boot devices.

Normal allows you to set boot priority based on type of device.

Advanced allows you to set boot priority for each device regardless of category

Disables or enables booting from the network.

Disables or enables booting from optical devices (CD/DVD).

Disables or enables booting from removable devices.

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Boot USB Devices First Boot Bound to Server

If the client is bound to a server, this option will display the server's IP address in this format:

Server: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Bound to

Manageability • Yes

• Enabled

• Disabled

• No

Sets USB devices to be first in boot order. This BIOS option is changeable ONLY when the system is bound to a server. Select binding.

When the binding is no longer applicable, for example if the system has crashed or the server has been changed, you need to release the client/server binding, otherwise the client will be unable to be managed by another server.

No to release the client/server

Burn-In Mode Advanced >

Chipset Configuration

• Default

• -2.0%

• -1.0%

• +1.0%

• +2.0%

• +3.0%

• +4.0%

BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS

Screen…

C1E Maintenance • Enabled

Cable Detected

This BIOS setting is present only if an IDE device is installed.

CD/DVD Drive Order Boot Lists all installed

CD-ROM Boot Priority Boot Lists all installed

Change Intel® Management Engine Password

Advanced > Drive Configuration > SATA/PATA

Intel® ME User defined Intel® ME password must be changed from the default

Options Description / Purpose

• Disabled

No changeable

options

CD/DVD devices

CD-ROM devices

Alters host and I/O clock frequencies.

Warning: This setting is intended for validation and test purposes only. Altering clock frequencies may reduce system stability and/or the useful life of the system and processor. Operation at settings beyond component specification is not covered by Intel component warranties. If any problems occur during operation at non-default settings, reset the board to default values.

Allows the system to change voltage level (lower) of processor when no work is being done.

Displays the type of cable connected to the IDE interface: 40-conductor or 80-conductor (for ATA-66/100 devices) or Serial ATA.

Allows you to set the boot order of CD/DVD drives (used when Boot Menu type is set to normal)

Allows you to set the boot order of CDROM drives

password prior to gaining access to other ME options. Intel® ME passwords must be between 8 and 32 characters long, have at least one upper case character, one lower case character, one number, and a special character (for example: !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *).

Chassis Fan Speed Advanced >

Hardware Monitoring

Chassis Inlet Fan Advanced >

Hardware Monitoring

Chassis Intrusion Security • Enabled

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No changeable

options

No changeable

options

• Disabled

The system owner should document the new Intel ME password, store it in a secured location (a vault, safe deposit box, or off-site storage), and have it available for future use. This document should be updated after any password change is made.

Displays chassis fan speed

Displays front chassis fan speed

Enables or disables the chassis intrusion feature.

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

Chassis Outlet Fan Advanced >

Hardware

No changeable

options Monitoring

Clear All DMI Event Log

Advanced > Event Log Configuration

• Yes

• No

Clear All Passwords Maintenance Selecting this

option clears the

passwords.

Clear Event Log Advanced > Event

Log Configuration

Clear Trusted

Maintenance • OK

Platform Module

• Enabled

• Disabled

• Cancel

This BIOS setting is present only on Intel® Desktop Boards that include support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

Displays rear chassis fan speed

Yes - the DMI Event Log will be cleared at next POST stage and then this option automatically resets to No.

Clears both the user and supervisor passwords.

Enable discards all events in the event log and will reset the option to

disable upon exiting BIOS.

Used to clear the TPM if you are transferring ownership of the platform to a new owner. For more information, refer to your Trusted Platform Module Quick Reference Guide.

Clear User Password

Security Selecting this

This BIOS setting is present only if a user password has been set.

Compatibility Mode Intel® ME > Intel®

Active Management Technology Configuration > Provisioning Configuration

Compliance Test Pattern

Advanced > PCI Express Configuration

Computer Name Intel® ME > Intel®

Active Management Technology Configuration

Configure SATA as… Advanced > Drive

Configuration

Clears the user password. option clears the password.

• Intel® AMT Generation 2.0

• Intel® AMT Generation 1.0

• Enabled

• Disabled

Depending on the 3rd party management software that is

chosen to be used with this system (if any), set the

Compatibility Mode appropriate to the management

software.

Used for making sure a PCI Express slot remains

functional and enabled per PCI Express specification for

Compliance test card testing of PCI Express cards. User defined Sets the computer name. The computer name must be

between 1 and 32 characters long, may contain upper case

characters, lower case characters numbers, however

spaces, dashes, and any other special characters (for

example: !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *) are not allowed.

• IDE

IDE is default

• RAID

• AHCI

RAID: enables RAID which may require you to install the

RAID Driver during OS installation

Core Multiplexing Technology

This BIOS setting is present only when a dual core processor is installed.

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Main • Enabled

• Disabled

AHCI: allows you to take advantage of Advanced Host

Controller Interface features such as Native command

Queuing , Hot plug, etc., without the option to use RAID.

Requires a hard drive that supports AHCI.

When disabled, turns off all but one processor core. You

may need to disable this for legacy operating systems that

do not support multiple cores. The remaining core may

have access to more cache. The amount of cache available

to the remaining core will depend on the particular

processor. The increase in available cache can result in

better performance under certain applications.

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

CPC Override Advanced >

Chipset Configuration

Advanced > Memory Configuration

CPU Cooling Fan Advanced >

Hardware Monitoring

CPU Die/Package Temperature

CPU Fan Control Advanced > Boot

CPU Fan Speed Advanced >

CPU Frequency Multiplier

This BIOS setting is present only when Default Frequency Ratio is disabled.

Advanced > Hardware Monitoring

Configuration

Hardware Monitoring

Maintenance User Defined Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the Front Side

• Auto

• Enabled

• Disabled

No changeable options

• Enabled

• Disabled No changeable

options

Controls Command Per Clock/1n rule mode. When

enabled, allows DRAM controller to attempt Chip Select

assertions in two consecutive common clocks.

Displays fan speed of the CPU fan

Displays processor's temperature.

Allows the CPU fan to be controlled in order to optimize

acoustics. If disabled, the CPU fan will run at 100%.

Displays processor fan speed

Bus (FSB)

CPU Microcode Update Revision

CPU Stepping Signature

CPU Temperature Advanced >

CPU Thermal Module Fan

CPU Voltage Offset Performance >

CSA Device Advanced >

Maintenance No changeable

Hardware Monitoring

Advanced > Hardware Monitoring

Processor Overrides

Chipset Configuration

options

options No changeable

options

No changeable options

• Enabled

• Disabled

• Auto

• Disable

Displays processor’s Microcode Update Revision.

Displays processor’s Stepping Signature.

Displays processor's temperature.

Displays fan speed of the CPU fan

When enabled, will provide 300 mV additional voltage to

CPU above selected CPU Voltage Override

Enables or disables Communication Streaming

Architecture interface.

Auto leaves the CSA device enabled if a device is found

on the bus, else the device is disabled.

For more information, refer to

http://www.intel.com/design/network/papers/25245102.pdf

BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS

Screen…

DDR2 Voltage Advanced >

Chipset Configuration > Memory Configuration

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Options Description / Purpose

• Automatic

• 1.8

• 1.9

Memory voltage will be adjusted according to the memory

detected. Memory voltage can also be manually set to

allow memory to function or achieve higher performance.

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Default Frequency

Maintenance • Enabled

Ratio

Default Gateway

Manageability <Enter> Press <Enter> to edit the default gateway for the client

This setting editable only if Obtain an IP Automatically is set to No.

Enabled uses processor default frequency ratio.

• Disabled

Disabled allows programming of frequency ratio.

system.

DHCP Enabled Intel® ME > Intel®

Active

[X] [ ]

Management Technology Configuration > TCP/IP Configuration

Disable Disk

Manageability <Enter>

Protection Discard Changes Exit No changeable

options

Disk Protection is <enabled or disabled

Manageability No changeable

options

Diskette Controller Advanced >

Diskette

• Enabled

• Disabled

Configuration

Diskette Write Protect Advanced >

Diskette

• Enabled

• Disabled

Configuration

Display Setup Prompt Advanced > Boot

Configuration

DMA Mode Advanced > Drive

Configuration > SATA/PATA

• On

• Off

• Auto

• SWDMA 0

• SWDMA 1

• SWDMA 2

• MWDMA 0

• MWDMA 1

• MWDMA 2

• UDMA 0

• UDMA 1

• UDMA 2

• UDMA 3

• UDMA 4

• UDMA 5

Toggle the checkbox (with the Enter key or the Space bar)

to enable or disable DHCP.

Only allowed if disk protection is enabled.

Discards changes without exiting Setup. The option values

present when the computer was turned on are used.

Displays whether disk protection is enabled or disabled.

Hard Disk Protection is enabled by default after installing

Intel® Platform Administrator Client.

With Hard Disk Protection enabled, the client computer can

save a copy of the current OS image for recovery purpose.

This copy enables recovering a crashed client to a

previously saved state.

Configures the integrated floppy controller.

Disables or enables diskette drive write protection.

Displays the "F2 to enter BIOS setup" message during

boot.

Specifies the Ultra DMA mode for the drive.

DMI Event Log Advanced > Event

Log Configuration

Domain Name Intel® ME > Intel®

Active Management Technology Configuration > TCP/IP Configuration

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• Enabled

• Disabled

Enable or disable the storing of POST error messages to

the DMI Event Log. User defined Sets the domain name.

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