BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Away Mode

 

Power

 

• Enabled

 

Enables or disables Microsoft Away Mode Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Disabled

 

Management for Windows XP Media Center Edition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Microsoft for device driver support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If Away mode is enabled, the computer enters Away mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

instead of standby. The computer enters Away mode when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you press the Power button on the remote control. This

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

behavior also occurs when you press SLEEP on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard. After the computer enters Away mode, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer appears to be turned off. However, the computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is still running. For example, it can still perform functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

such as record TV shows or serve Windows Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extender sessions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

Advanced >

 

• Output only

 

Selects the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the

 

 

 

 

Peripheral

 

Bi-directional

 

parallel port is disabled.

 

 

 

 

Configuration

 

• EPP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• ECP

 

Output Only operates in AT*-compatible mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bi-directional operates in PS/2-compatible mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPP is Enhanced Parallel Port mode, a high-speed bi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

directional mode for non-printer peripherals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECP is Enhanced Capability Port mode, a high-speed bi-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

directional mode for printers and scanners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motherboard

 

Advanced >

 

No changeable

 

Displays temperature in the remote thermal sensor zone.

 

 

Temperature

 

Hardware

 

options

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitoring

 

 

 

Refer to the board's Technical Product Specification for the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exact location of this sensor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

BIOS Setting

Appears on

Options

Description / Purpose

 

BIOS Screen…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numlock

Advanced > Boot

• Off

Specifies the power-on state of the Numlock feature on the

 

Configuration

• On

numeric keypad of the keyboard.

 

 

 

 

NX Technology

Security

• Enabled

Enables or disables "No Execute" memory protection. For more

 

 

• Disabled

information refer to

 

 

 

http://www.intel.com/business/bss/infrastructure/security/xdbit.htm

 

 

 

 

O

BIOS Setting

Appears on BIOS

Options

Description / Purpose

 

Screen…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obtain an IP

Manageability

• No

Select Yes to enable DHCP

Automatically

 

• Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Onboard 1394

Advanced >

• Enabled

Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394.

 

Peripheral

• Disabled

 

This BIOS setting is

Configuration

 

 

present only on Intel®

 

 

 

Desktop Boards that

 

 

 

include onboard IEEE

 

 

 

1394.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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