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The section provides advanced system features and functionality settings.<br>
 
The section provides advanced system features and functionality settings.<br>
 
<span style="color:#FF0000">Warning: For advanced users only. Setting items to incorrect values may cause system to malfunction.</span>
 
<span style="color:#FF0000">Warning: For advanced users only. Setting items to incorrect values may cause system to malfunction.</span>
 
  
 
==== PCIe/mSATA Configuration ====
 
==== PCIe/mSATA Configuration ====

Revision as of 08:28, 1 September 2015

Overview

  • See what is BIOS
  • fit-PC4 based on Phoenix Technologies BIOS.
  • BIOS can be accessed by pressing F2 during power up cycle.
  • For BIOS reset instructions refer to fit-PC4 Troubleshooting

BIOS Menu

Main

The screen provides date, time and boot features settings, as well as basic system information:

System Information

  • BIOS Version: SBCFP4_3.0.0.312_9.3 X64 (example)
  • Build Time: MM/DD/YYYY
  • Platform Type: fit-PC4
  • Platform Revision: 1.2 (example)
  • Processor Type: AMD GX-420CA SOC with Radeon(TM) HD Graphics (example)
  • Processor Speed: 2.00 GHz (example)
  • System Memory Speed: 1600 MHz (example)
  • L2 Cache RAM: 2048 KB
  • Total memory: 8192 MB
    • [1]: 4096 MB (DDR3-1600) @ DIMM 0 (example)
    • [2]: 4096 MB (DDR3-1600) @ DIMM 1 (example)

Boot Features

  • NumLock: Selects Power-on state for NumLock - Off/On
  • Timeout: Number of seconds that P.O.S.T. will wait for the user input before booting.
  • CSM Support: Compatibility Support Module that provide backward compatibility services for legacy BIOS services, like int10/int13, dependent OS.
  • Quick Boot: Enable/disable quick boot.
  • Diagnostic Splash Screen: If you select 'Enabled' the diagnostic splash screen always displays during boot. If you select 'Disabled' the diagnostic splash screen does not display unless you press HOTKEY during boot.
  • Diagnostic Summary Screen: Display the Diagnostic summary screen during boot.
  • BIOS Level USB: Enable/Disable all BIOS support for USB in order to reduce boot time. Note that this prevent using a USB keyboard in setup or USB biometric scanner such as finger print reader to control access to setup, but does not prevent the operating system from supporting such hardware.
  • Allow Hotkey in S4 resume: Enable hotkey detection when system resuming from Hibernate state.
  • UEFI Boot: Enable the UEFI boot.
  • Legacy Boot: Enable the Legacy boot.
  • Boot in legacy video mode: Enable to force the display adapter to switch the video mode to Text Mode 3 at the end of BIOS POST for non-UEFI boot mode (Legacy Boot). Some legacy software such as DUET requires that the BIOS explicitly enter text video mode prior to boot.
  • Load OPROM: Load all OPROMs or on demand according to the boot device.

Advanced

The section provides advanced system features and functionality settings.
Warning: For advanced users only. Setting items to incorrect values may cause system to malfunction.

PCIe/mSATA Configuration

  • mPCIE1 Module: Select between mSATA and PCI Express interface on the shared slot. Default mSATA.
  • UMI Gen2: Enables/Disables TBD
  • FCH GPP OPTION: Enables/Disables TBD
  • FCH GPP Port Link: TBD
    • X4 mode:
    • 2:2 mode:
    • 2 1:1 mode:
    • 1:1:1:1 mode:
  • PSPP Policy: PCIe speed power policy
    • Disabled
    • Performance
    • Balanced-High
    • Balanced-Low
    • Power Saving
    • Auto

SATA Configuration

Set hard drive and controller configuration:

  • SATA Conrtoller: Enable/Disable SATA device.
  • SATA Mode: Set SATA controller between legacy IDE and AHCI modes.

USB Configuration

  • XHCI Controller: Enable/Disable XHCI HCs (Bus 0 Dev 16 Fn 0). When disable it that will active USB3.
  • USB1: Enable/Disable USB1 HCs (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0/2)
  • USB2: Enable/Disable USB2 HCs (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0/2)

GFX Configuration

HD Graphics and Audio settings:

  • Integrated Graphics: Auto/Disabled/Force - Enable integrated Graphics controller.
  • NB Azalia: Auto/Disabled/Enabled - Enable integrated HD Audio controller.

Watchdog Configuration

  • Watchdog: Enable/Disable watchdog timer.
  • Watchdog count: Set Watchdog countdown timer, range between 15 sec-4 min.


  • SD Card Mode: Disabled/ADMA/DMA/PIO
  • Audio: Auto/Enabled/Disabled
  • AC Loss Conrtol: Set the way fit-PC4 is turned-on after power failure/interruption occurred or the moment power cable is plugged. The available options are:
    • Always Off - system remains off
    • Always On - system powers on automatically
    • Previous State - based on system state before the failure it will be either On or Off

Security

Configure different security settings.

Boot

Set boot order priorities.

Exit

The exit screen provides options to save or discard changes before exiting BIOS.