Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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ACPI Version Features
The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website
for further explanation: http://www.acpi.info/.
NUMA Support
Select Enabled to enable Non-Uniform Memory Access support for an "NUMA-
Aware" OS to improve CPU performance. Select Disabled to provide better memory
access for an "non-NUMA" OS. Select NUMA for SLES 11 for better CPU perfor-
mance on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. The options are Enabled, Disabled
and NUMA for SLES11.
WHEA Support
Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardwa re Error Architecture (WHE A) support
which will provide a common infrastr ucture for the system to handle hardware
errors on Windows platforms to re duce system crashes caused by hardware er-
rors and to improve system recovery and health m onitoring. The default setting
is Enabled.
Trusted Computing
TCG/TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Support
Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable
TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2)/TPM support in order to improve data integrity and network
security. The options are No and Yes. If this feature is set to Yes, the following
items will display:
Indicate Physical
When this item is set to Yes, BIOS will automatically detect the presence of a
TPM device whenever the system boots. The options are Yes and No.
TPM Deactivated
Use this feature to Set or Clear the TPM device. The options are Set, Clear and
Don't Change.
TPM Owner
Use this feature to Install or Clear the TPM ownership. The options are Don't
Change, Enable Install, Disable Install and Clear.
Execute TPM Command
Select Enabled to allow the user to change executable TPM commands and TPM
settings. Select Don't Change to keep the current TPM settings. The options are
Don't Change, Enabled, and Disabled.