Setup Utilities and Diagnostics Features

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Option

Description

 

 

 

Security

OS Security

This selection is in effect only if the processor and operating

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system being used comprehend and utilize this feature.

 

• Data Execution Prevention (some models) (enable/disable).

 

 

 

 

Helps prevent OS security breaches.

 

 

• Intel Virtualization Technology (some models) (enable/disable).

 

 

Changing this setting requires turning the computer off and then

 

 

back on.

 

 

 

Power

OS Power

• Runtime Power Management - Enable/Disable. Allows certain

 

Management

operating systems to reduce processor voltage and frequency

 

 

when the current software load does not require the full

 

 

capabilities of the processor.

 

 

• Idle Power Savings - Extended/Normal. Allows certain

 

 

operating systems to decrease the processors power

 

 

consumption when the processor is idle.

 

 

• ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset - Enabling this causes the BIOS to

 

 

ensure hard disks are ready to accept commands after

 

 

resuming from S3 before returning control to the operating

 

 

system.

 

 

• ACPI S3 PS2 Mouse Wakeup - Enables or disables waking from

 

 

S3 due to PS2 mouse activity.

 

 

• USB Wake on Device Insertion - Allows system to wake from

 

 

Standby on USB device insertion.

 

 

 

 

Hardware Power

SATA power management enables or disables SATA bus and/or

 

Management

device power management.

 

 

 

 

Thermal

Fan idle mode - This bar graph controls the minimum permitted fan

 

 

speed.

This setting only changes the minimum fan speed. The fans are still automatically controlled.

Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

 

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