BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
VT Technology | Security |
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Enables or disables Virtualization Technology. For more information refer to http://www.intel.com/technology/virtualization/index.htm
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Wake on LAN from S5 | Power > ACPI | • Stay Off | In ACPI |
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This BIOS setting is |
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Wake on Modem Ring | Power | • Stay Off | Specifies how the computer responds to an incoming call |
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Wake on PCI PME | Power | • Stay Off | Determines how the system responds to a PCI PME wake |
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Wake on PS/2 Mouse | Power | • Stay Off | Determines how the system responds to a PS/2 mouse |
from S3 |
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Wake system from S5 | Power | • Enabled | Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. When |
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| • Disabled | enabled, system will wake on the day/hour/minute/second |
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Watchdog Timer | Advanced > | • Enabled | Enables or disables Watchdog timer. |
| Chipset | • Disabled |
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XD Technology | Security | • Enabled | Enables or disables "No Execute" memory protection. For |
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ZIP Emulation Type | Boot | • Floppy | Allows you to set the emulation type for USB Zip drives |
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V09 – March 2008
