| BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical |
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| Boot USB Devices |
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| First | Boot | Sets USB devices to be first in boot order. | |
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| Bound to Server | Manageability | • Yes | This BIOS option is changeable ONLY when the system is |
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| • No | bound to a server. Select No to release the client/server |
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| a server, this option |
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| When the binding is no longer applicable, for example if the |
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| system has crashed or the server has been changed, you |
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| need to release the client/server binding, otherwise the |
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| client will be unable to be managed by another server. |
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| Advanced > | • Default | Alters host and I/O clock frequencies. | |
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| Configuration | • | Warning : This setting is intended for validation and test |
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| • +1.0% | purposes only. Altering clock frequencies may reduce |
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| • +2.0% | system stability and/or the useful life of the system and |
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| • +3.0% | processor. Operation at settings beyond component |
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| • +4.0% | specification is not covered by Intel component warranties. |
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| settings, reset the board to default values. |
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BIOS Setting | Appears on BIOS | Options | Description / Purpose |
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C1E | Maintenance | • Enabled | Allows the system to change voltage level (lower) of |
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| • Disabled | processor when no work is being done. |
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Cable Detected | Advanced > Drive | No changeable | Displays the type of cable connected to the IDE interface: |
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This BIOS setting is | SATA/PATA |
| Serial ATA. |
present only if an IDE |
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device is installed. |
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CD/DVD Drive Order | Boot | Lists all installed | Allows you to set the boot order of CD/DVD drives (used |
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| CD/DVD devices | when Boot Menu type is set to normal) |
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Boot | Lists all installed | Allows you to set the boot order of CDROM drives | |
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Change Intel® | Intel® ME | User defined | Intel® ME password must be changed from the default |
Management Engine |
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| password prior to gaining access to other ME options. |
Password |
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| Intel® ME passwords must be between 8 and 32 |
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| characters long, have at least one upper case character, |
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| one lower case character, one number, and a special |
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| character (for example: !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *). |
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| The system owner should document the new Intel ME |
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| password, store it in a secured location (a vault, safe |
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| deposit box, or |
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| future use. This document should be updated after any |
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| password change is made. |
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Chassis Fan Speed | Advanced > | No changeable | Displays chassis fan speed |
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Chassis Inlet Fan | Advanced > | No changeable | Displays front chassis fan speed |
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Chassis Intrusion | Security | • Enabled | Enables or disables the chassis intrusion feature. |
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V09 – March 2008