CHAPTER 2: System utilities
Parameter | Description | Format/Options |
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Quiet Boot | Enables or disables the Quiet Boot | Disabled |
| function. | Enabled |
| When enabled, BIOS setup is in graphical |
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| mode and displays only the computer |
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| brand logo during POST and while booting. |
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| When disabled, BIOS setup is in |
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| conventional text mode and displays the |
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| system Summary Screen. |
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Network Boot | When enabled, a remote host with |
| appropriate boot image can boot this |
| computer. (only works with an Ethernet |
| device.) |
Disabled
Enabled
F12 Boot Menu | Enables or disables the Boot menu during | Disabled |
| POST. | Enabled |
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D2D Recovery | Enables or disables the D2D Recovery | Disabled |
| function. This function allows the user to | Enabled |
| create a hidden partition on the hard drive |
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| to store the operation system. User can |
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| then use this partition to restore the system |
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| to factory defaults by pressing the Alt+F10 |
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| keys during system |
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SATA Mode | Select the SATA controller operating mode. | AHCI |
| When set to AHCI (Advanced Host | IDE |
| Controller Interface), the SATA controller |
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| enables its AHCI and RAID features when |
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| the computer boots up. |
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| When set to IDE, the SATA controller |
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| disables its AHCI and RAID functions when |
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| the computer boots up. |
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| Note: If you do not intend to use the AHCI |
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| or RAID features set this parameter to IDE |
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| to speed up the |
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