Intel V09 - Manual (Page 26)

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V09 – March 2008
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BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen… Options Description / Purpose
Ratio Actual Value Maintenance No changeable
options Displays processor’s Bus Ratio.
Rear Audio Optical
Output Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration • Enabled
• Disabled If enabled, sends digital audio from the external TOSLINK
to the internal header
Rear Fan Speed Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring No changeable
options Displays rear fan speed.
Recover to
Checkpoint Manageability <Enter> Press <Enter> to display available checkpoints. Select the
checkpoint to restore, and then press F10 to save and exit.
Allows you to reverse any changes made since the creation
of any of the checkpoints currently on the computer. A
Checkpoint is a saved status of the client hard disk. When
the Intel® Platform Administrator Client is enabled, the user
can create a checkpoint to save the current status for future
recovery.
Remote Temp Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring No changeable
options Displays the temperature of the onboard remote thermal
diode.
Removable Device
Priority Boot Lists all installed
removable devices Allows you to set the boot order of removable devices
(floppy drives, USB thumb drives, etc)
Removable Devices Boot No changeable
options Opens the Removable Devices sub-menu where you may
specify the boot sequence from the available removable
devices.
Removable Drive
Order Boot Lists all installed
removable devices Allows you to set the boot order of removable devices
(floppy drives, USB thumb drives, etc) - used when Boot
Menu type is set to normal.
Reset Intel® AMT to
default factory settings Maintenance No changeable
options Resets Intel® AMT to the default factory settings.
S
BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen… Options Description / Purpose
S.M.A.R.T. Advanced > Drive
Configuration >
SATA/PATA • Auto
• Disable
• Enable Enable or Disable support for the hard disk's S.M.A.R.T.
(Self Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology)
capability. S.M.A.R.T. is supported by all current hard disks
and allows the early prediction and warning of impending
hard disk failures.
You should enable it if you want to use S.M.A.R.T.-aware
utilities to monitor the hard disk's condition.
SATA AHCI Mode Advanced > Drive
Configuration • Enabled
• Disabled Enables the SATA controllers in an "Advanced Host
Controller Interface" mode that improves system
performance if the drives attached support AHCI.
This setting will be auto enabled if the onboard RAID
controller is enabled. NOTE: This changes the device
class of the SATA controllers and can cause driver reload
in the OS.