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* '''Quick Boot''': Enable/disable quick boot.
 
* '''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 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''':
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* '''Diagnostic Summary Screen''': Display the Diagnostic summary screen during boot.
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* '''UEFI Boot''': Enable the UEFI boot.
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* '''Legacy Boot''': Enable the Legacy boot.
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* '''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.
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* '''Load OPROM''': Load all OPROMs or on demand according to the boot device.

Revision as of 11:28, 25 June 2015

Overview

  • See what is BIOS
  • IPC2 based on Phoenix Technologies BIOS.
  • BIOS can be accessed by pressing F2 during power up cycle.
  • For BIOS reset instructions refer to IPC2 troublshooting

BIOS Menu

Main

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

System Information

  • BIOS Version: IPC2_3.330.3 x64
  • Build Time: DD/MM/YYY
  • Processor Type: Intel(R) Core(TM) iX-4XXXXX CPU @ X.X GHz
  • Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz (example)
  • System Memory Speed: 1600 MHz (example)
  • L2 Cache RAM: 256 KB
  • Memory Channel A Slot 0: 4096 MB (DDRIII-1600) (example)
  • Memory Channel B Slot 0: 4096 MB (DDRIII-1600) (example)

Boot Features

  • NumLock: Selects Power-on state for NumLock - Off/On
  • Timeout: Number of seconds (1-99) that P.O.S.T. will wait for the user input before booting.
  • 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.
  • 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.