APPENDIX B: BIOS Settings

If you ever need to restore your BIOS settings, such as after a system board change, a record of the settings will make the process much easier. You can print this appendix, then record your custom BIOS settings on the printout. Only settings which can be changed are listed. For a complete list of viewable BIOS settings, run the BIOS Setup utility.

To view all BIOS settings:1Restart your server

2Press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appears during startup. The BIOS Setup utility opens.

3Select menus and submenus to display setting information.

Caution

Setting the wrong values in the Advanced Menu may cause the server to malfunction.

BIOS menu

BIOS submenu

SettingValue

 

 

 

 

Main

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Overview

 

 

 

AMIBIOS (Version, Build date,

 

 

 

System ID, Version), Processor

 

 

 

(Type, Speed, Count)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Memory (Size)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System TimeHH:MM:SS

 

 

 

 

 

 

System DateDAY MM/DD/YYYY

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU ConfigurationModule Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical count

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logical count

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer and type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cache L1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cache L2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current FSB Multiplier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum FSB Multiplier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Able to Change Freq.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uCode Patch Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GART Error ReportingEnabled

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

MTRR MappingContinuous

 

 

 

Discrete

 

 

 

 

 

Memory

 

 

 

Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

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