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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