Option

Description

 

 

 

emails or social media application that were open when system entered

 

the sleep state.

 

• Smart Connection

Table 8. POST Behavior

 

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

Numlock LED

Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the system boots.

 

This option is enabled by default.

Keyboard Errors

Specifies whether keyboard related errors are reported when it boots. This

 

option is enabled by default.

MEBx Hotkeys

Specifies whether the MEBx Hotkey function should be enable when the

 

system boots.

 

• Enable MEBx Hotkey — This option is enabled by default

Table 9. Virtualization Support

 

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

Virtualization

This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize

 

the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization

 

technology.

 

• Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - This option is enabled by

 

default.

VT for Direct I/O

Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the

 

additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel® Virtualization

 

technology for direct I/O.

 

• Enable Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O - This option is

 

enabled by default.

Trusted Execution

This option specifies whether a Measured Virtual Machine Monitor (MVMM)

 

can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Trusted

 

Execution technology. The TPM virtualization technology, and

 

Virtualization technology for direct I/O must be enabled to use this feature.

 

• Trusted Execution - This option is disabled by default.

Table 10. Maintenance

 

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

Service Tag

Displays the service tag of your computer.

Asset Tag

Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set.

 

This option is not set by default.

SERR Messages

Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is not set by default.

 

Some graphics cards require that the SERR message mechanism be

 

disabled.

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