Siemens PCIL43 manual Bios Setup, Tab Option Setting

Detailed descriptions 15.3 BIOS Setup

15.3BIOS Setup

You can configure the system functions and hardware configuration in the BIOS.

The factory BIOS settings of the Rack PC deviate from the default BIOS settings as follows:

Tab	Option	Setting
Main	Boot Options -> Post Errors	No Halt On Any Errors
	Boot Options -> Quiet Boot	Disabled
Advanced	Peripheral Configuration -> USB	All
	BIOS Supported Devices
	Peripheral Configuration -> ATA	RAID (optional for RAID systems)
	controller config > S-ATA mode
	Peripheral Configuration -> LAN	Disabled
	Remote Boot
	Hyper-Threading	Disabled (on Windows 2000 systems)
Power	System Mode Config.	Performance
	APM Interface	Disabled
	APM Power saving	Disabled
	ACPI Save to RAM	Disabled
	Power Failure Recovery	Always on

The Bios5-06.pdf manual on the supplied "Documentation & Drivers" CD shows you how to access and change the BIOS setup. The manual also contains detailed descriptions of the menus and setting options offered by the BIOS setup.

Notice

Updating the BIOS or calling the ”Default settings” function changes the BIOS settings. If this occurs, configure the BIOS again according to the specifications in the table.

Pay special attention to the correct settings in the Power tab. All menu items are disabled by default.

The operating system functions ”Save to RAM” (standby) and ”Save to Disk” (hibernate) are not approved for the Rack PC.

15-2	SIMATIC Rack PC IL 43
	Operating Instructions, Edition 09/2005, A5E00432875-01