Chapter 4

BIOS Setup Description

Watchdog Configuration Submenu

Feature

Options

Description

POST Watchdog

Disabled

Select the timeout value for the POST watchdog.

 

30sec

 

 

1min

The watchdog is only active during the power-on-

 

2min

self-test of the system and provides a facility to

 

prevent errors during boot up by performing a reset.

 

5min

 

 

 

10min

 

 

30min

 

 

 

 

Runtime Watchdog

Disabled

Selects the operating mode of the runtime watchdog.

 

One time trigger

This watchdog will be initialized just before the

 

Single Event

operating system starts booting.

 

If set to 'One time trigger' the watchdog will be

 

Repeated Event

 

disabled after the first trigger.

 

 

 

 

If set to 'Single event', every stage will be executed

 

 

only once, then the watchdog will be disabled.

 

 

If set to 'Repeated event' the last stage will be

 

 

executed repeatedly until a reset occurs.

 

 

 

Delay

see Post Watchdog

Select the delay time before the runtime watchdog

 

 

becomes active. This ensures that an operating

 

 

system has enough time to load.

 

 

 

Event 1

NMI

Selects the type of event that will be generated when

 

ACPI Event

timeout 1 is reached.

 

 

 

Reset

 

 

Power Button

 

 

 

 

Event 2

Disabled

Selects the type of event that will be generated when

 

NMI

timeout 2 is reached.

 

 

 

ACPI Event

 

 

Reset

 

 

Power Button

 

 

 

 

Event 3

Disabled

Selects the type of event that will be generated when

 

NMI

timeout 3 is reached.

 

 

 

ACPI Event

 

 

Reset

 

 

Power Button

 

 

 

 

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Reference Manual

COM 830

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