APPENDIX B: BIOS Settings

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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

Setting

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Overview

 

 

 

 

AMIBIOS (CORE, Build date,

 

 

 

 

System ID, Version),

 

 

 

 

Processor (Type, Speed,

 

 

 

 

Count)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Memory (Size)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Time

HH:MM:SS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Date

DAY MM/DD/YYYY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brand String

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FSB Speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU1 (CPUID, Cache L1,

 

 

 

 

Cache L2, Cache L3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU2 (CPUID, Cache L1,

 

 

 

 

Cache L2, Cache L3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max CPUID Value Limit

Enabled

 

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtualization Technology

Enabled

 

 

 

(VT)

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Execute Disable Bit

Enabled

 

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

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