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| Microsoft Away Mode |
| Power |
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| Enables or disables Microsoft Away Mode Power |
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| • Disabled |
| Management for Windows XP Media Center Edition. |
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| Contact Microsoft for device driver support. |
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| If Away mode is enabled, the computer enters Away mode |
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| instead of standby. The computer enters Away mode when |
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| you press the Power button on the remote control. This |
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| behavior also occurs when you press SLEEP on the |
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| keyboard. After the computer enters Away mode, the |
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| computer appears to be turned off. However, the computer |
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| is still running. For example, it can still perform functions |
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| such as record TV shows or serve Windows Media |
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| Extender sessions. |
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| Mode |
| Advanced > |
| • Output only |
| Selects the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the |
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| parallel port is disabled. |
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| Configuration |
| • EPP |
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| • ECP |
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| EPP is Enhanced Parallel Port mode, a |
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| directional mode for |
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| ECP is Enhanced Capability Port mode, a |
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| directional mode for printers and scanners. |
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| Motherboard |
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| Displays temperature in the remote thermal sensor zone. |
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| Temperature |
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| Monitoring |
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| Refer to the board's Technical Product Specification for the |
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| exact location of this sensor. |
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BIOS Setting | Appears on | Options | Description / Purpose |
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Numlock | Advanced > Boot | • Off | Specifies the |
| Configuration | • On | numeric keypad of the keyboard. |
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NX Technology | Security | • Enabled | Enables or disables "No Execute" memory protection. For more |
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| http://www.intel.com/business/bss/infrastructure/security/xdbit.htm |
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BIOS Setting | Appears on BIOS | Options | Description / Purpose |
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Obtain an IP | Manageability | • No | Select Yes to enable DHCP |
Automatically |
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Onboard 1394 | Advanced > | • Enabled | Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394. |
| Peripheral | • Disabled |
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This BIOS setting is | Configuration |
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present only on Intel® |
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Desktop Boards that |
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include onboard IEEE |
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1394. |
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V09 – March 2008