Menu Item

Description

Authorized

Imports, exports, deletes, or restores entries in the Authorized Signature Database

Signature

(db).

Database

 

Forbidden

Imports, exports, deletes, or restores entries in the Forbidden Signature Database

Signature

(dbx).

Database

 

Miscellaneous Settings screen details

You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset tag, and changing the system date and time.

You can view the Miscellaneous Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS Miscellaneous Settings.

The Miscellaneous Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Example

 

Menu Item

Description

System Time

Enables you to set the time on the system.

System Date

Enables you to set the date on the system.

Asset Tag

Displays the asset tag and enables you to modify it for security and tracking

 

purposes.

Keyboard

Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or

NumLock

disabled. By default the Keyboard NumLock is set to On.

 

NOTE: This option does not apply to 84-key keyboards.

F1/F2 Prompt on Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. By default, F1/F2 Prompt on Error is

Error

set to Enabled. The F1/F2 prompt also includes keyboard errors.

Load Legacy

Enables you to determine whether the system BIOS loads the legacy video (INT

Video Option

10H) option ROM from the video controller. Selecting Enabled in the operating

ROM

system does not support UEFI video output standards. This field is only for UEFI

 

boot mode. You cannot set this to Enabled if UEFI Secure Boot mode is enabled.

In-System

This option enables or disables In-System Characterization. By default, In-System

Characterization

Characterization is set to Disabled. The two other options are Enabled and

 

Enabled - No Reboot.

 

NOTE: The default setting for In-System Characterization is subject to change

 

in future BIOS releases.

 

When enabled, In-System Characterization (ISC) executes during POST upon

 

detecting relevant change(s) in system configuration to optimize system power and

 

performance. ISC takes about 20 seconds to execute, and system reset is required

 

for ISC results to be applied. The Enabled - No Reboot option executes ISC and

 

continues without applying ISC results until the next time system reset occurs. The

 

Enabled option executes ISC and forces an immediate system reset so that ISC

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