Table 2-6Computer Setup—Advanced (for advanced users) (continued)

Bus Options

On some models, allows you to enable or disable:

 

● PCI SERR# Generation. Default is enabled.

 

● PCI VGA Palette Snooping, which sets the VGA palette snooping bit in PCI configuration

 

space; only needed when more than one graphics controller is installed. Default is disabled.

 

 

Device Options

Allows you to set:

 

● Turbo Mode (enable/disable). Allows you to enable and disable the Intel Turbo Mode feature,

 

which allows one core of the system to run at a higher than standard frequency and power if

 

other cores are idle. Default is enabled.

 

● Printer mode (Bi-Directional, EPP + ECP, Output Only). Default is EPP+ECP.

 

● Num Lock State at Power-On (off/on). Default is off.

 

● Integrated Video (enable/disable). Use this option to disable the integrated video controller

 

when another video controller is present in the system. Default is enabled.

 

● Internal Speaker (some models) (does not affect external speakers). Default is enabled.

 

● NIC Option ROM Download (PXE, iSCSI, disabled). The BIOS contains an embedded NIC

 

option ROM to allow the unit to boot through the network to a PXE server. This is typically used

 

to download a corporate image to a hard drive. The NIC option ROM takes up memory space

 

below 1MB commonly referred to as DOS Compatibility Hole (DCH) space. This space is

 

limited. This F10 option will allow users to disable the downloading of this embedded NIC

 

option ROM thus giving more DCH space for additional PCI cards which may need option

 

ROM space. The default will be to have the NIC option-ROM-enabled. Default is PXE.

 

● Multi-Processor (enable/disable). Use this option to disable multi-processor support under the

 

OS. Default is enabled.

 

● Hyper-threading (enable/disable) (some models). Use this option to disable processor hyper-

 

threading.

 

 

VGA Configuration

Displayed only if there is an add-in video card in the system. Allows you to specify which VGA

 

controller will be the “boot” or primary VGA controller.

 

 

AMT Configuration

Allows you to set:

 

● AMT (enable/disable). Allows you to enable or disable functions of the embedded

 

Management Engine (ME) such as Active Management Technology (AMT). If set to disable, the

 

Management Engine is set to a temporarily disabled state and will not provide functions

 

beyond necessary system configuration. Default is enabled.

 

● Unconfigure AMT/ME (enable/disable). Allows you to unconfigure any provisioned

 

management settings for AMT. The AMT settings are restored to factory defaults. This feature

 

should be used with caution as AMT will not be able to provide any set AMT management

 

functions once unconfigured. Default is disabled.

 

● Watchdog Timer (enable/disable). Allows you to set amount of time for a operating system

 

and BIOS watchdog alert to be sent if the timers are not deactivated. BIOS watchdog is

 

deactivated by BIOS and would indicate that a halt occurred during execution if the alert is

 

sent to the management console. An operating system alert is deactivated by the operating

 

system image and would indicate that a hang occurred during its initialization. Default is

 

enabled.

 

 

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