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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>
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* Select Language: Several BIOS interface languages
 
  
 
==== Silicon Information ====
 
==== Silicon Information ====
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Displays and provides options to change the SA settings
 
Displays and provides options to change the SA settings
 
* '''Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)''': Enables/Disables Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI tables
 
* '''Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)''': Enables/Disables Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI tables
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* '''Graphics Configuration''': Graphics Configuration menu
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* '''CPU PCIEx8 Port Configuration''': PCI Express Port Configuration
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** '''DVMT Pre-Allocated''': Select pre-allocated graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device - 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB.
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** Always Enable CPU PCIE (x8, x1): Enable CPU PCIE
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* '''IGD Configuration''':
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** CPU PCIE ASPM: Disabled/L0S/L1/L0S and L1/Auto - CPU PCIEx8 ASPM settings
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** ''IGD - Boot Type'': Select the primary video device activated during boot - DisplayPort, HDMI1, HDMI2
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** ''IGD - Secondary Boot Type'': Select the secondary video device activated during boot - HDMI1, HDMI2
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* '''Spread Spectrum clock chip''': Enable clock Spread Spectrum feature.
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** ''IGD - Panel Scaling'': Select the LCD panel scaling option - Auto, Force Scaling, Off
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** Hardware - Spread is controlled by chip
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** ''Spread Spectrum Clock Chip'': Hardware - Spread is controlled by chip, Software - Spread is controlled by BIOS
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** Software - Spread is controlled by BIOS
  
 
==== South Bridge Configuration ====
 
==== South Bridge Configuration ====
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Set hard drive and controller configuration:
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Set South Bridge configuration:
 
* '''SMBUS Device''': Enable/Disable SMBUS device
 
* '''SMBUS Device''': Enable/Disable SMBUS device
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* '''Enable CRID''': Enable compatible revision ID
 
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* '''State After G3''': Specify what state to switch to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state).
 
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** State S0 - Active
 
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** State S5 - SW Off
 
 
* '''mSATA-PCIe''': Switched between SATA and PCI Express interface on the full size mini PCIe slot.  
 
* '''mSATA-PCIe''': Switched between SATA and PCI Express interface on the full size mini PCIe slot.  
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* '''Native PCI Express''': Enable/Disable native PCI Express
 
* '''SB PCI Express Config''':  
 
* '''SB PCI Express Config''':  
 
**'''PCI Express Root Port Clock Gating''': Enables/Disables PCI Express Root Port Clock Gating
 
**'''PCI Express Root Port Clock Gating''': Enables/Disables PCI Express Root Port Clock Gating
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**'''DMI Link ASPM Control''': The control of Active State Power Management of DMI link
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**'''PCIe-USB Glitch W/A''': PCIe-USB glitch W/A for bad USB devices connected behind PCIE/PEG port
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**'''DMI Link Extended Sync Control''': The control of Extended Sync of SB side of the DMI link
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**'''MINI-PCIE HALF Config''': Control the PCI Express root port
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**'''PCI Express Port i Config''': Control the PCI Express Root Port i
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**'''MINI-PCIE FULL Config''': Control the PCI Express root port and set Gen type
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* '''SB USB Config''': Enables/Disables USB Port
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*** PCIe Speed: Set Gen1 or Gen2
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* '''SB Azalia Config'''
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**'''USB3 Bridge PCIE Config''': Control the PCI Express root port
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**'''REALTEK LAN PCIE Config''': Control the PCI Express root port
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**'''EXT CONN PCIE(7) Config''': Control the PCI Express root port
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**'''EXT CONN PCIE(8) Config''': Control the PCI Express root port
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* '''SB Azalia Config''':
 
** '''Azalia''': Control detection of the Azalia device
 
** '''Azalia''': Control detection of the Azalia device
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** '''Azalia PME Enabled''': Enables/Disables PME for Azalia
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** '''Azalia internal HDMI codec''': Enables/Disables internal HDMI codec
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* '''SB Security Config'''
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*** HDMI codec port C: Enables/Disables internal HDMI codec
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** '''GPIO Lockdown''': Enable/Disable the PCH GPIO lockdown feature
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*** HDMI codec port D: Enables/Disables internal HDMI codec
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** '''RTC Lock''': Enable will lock bytes 38h-3Fh in the lower/upper 128-byte bank of RTC RAM
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** '''BIOS Lock''': Enable/Disable the PCH BIOS lock enable feature. The whole BIOS region is not writable
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** '''SMM Lock''': Enable/Disable SMM lock feature. It will lock the SMRAM and unable load SMM driver any more.
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* '''Watchdog''': Enable/Disable Watchdog
 
* '''Watchdog''': Enable/Disable Watchdog
  
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* '''LAN OPROM Selection''': This is used to select LAN OPROM for quick boot minimal configuration
 
* '''LAN OPROM Selection''': This is used to select LAN OPROM for quick boot minimal configuration
 
* '''Wake on PCH LAN''': Enable PCH internal Wake on LAN capability at Moff
 
* '''Wake on PCH LAN''': Enable PCH internal Wake on LAN capability at Moff
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* '''ASF Support''': Enable/Disable alert specification format
 
  
 
==== SuperIO Configuration ====
 
==== SuperIO Configuration ====
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SuperIO settings  conrtol:
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SuperIO settings  control:
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* '''Onboard UART1''': Enabled always
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* '''Onboard UART1''': This option controls the onboard UART1 address. When enabled UART1 uses address 0x3F8 and IRQ 4
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* '''Onboard UART2''': This option controls the onboard UART2 address. When enabled UART2 uses address 0x2F8 and IRQ 3
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* '''Onboard UART3''': This option controls the onboard UART3 address. When enabled UART3 uses address 0x3E8 and IRQ 4
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==== ME Configuration ====
 
==== ME Configuration ====
 
Configure Management Engine Technology parameters:
 
Configure Management Engine Technology parameters:
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* ME FW Version 9.5.30.1808
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* ME FW Version 8.1.30.1350
 
* ME Firmware Intel ME 5MB firmware
 
* ME Firmware Intel ME 5MB firmware
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* '''Intel ME''':  
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* '''ME Debug Event Service''': Enable/Disable Debug Event Service
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* '''Intel AT''':
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* '''ME FW Downgrade''':
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* '''ME IFR Feature''':
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==== AMT Configuration ====
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Configure Active Management Technology parameters:
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* '''Intel AMT''':
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* '''AMT Wait Timer''':
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* '''SOL Terminal Type''':
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* '''Enter Intel MEBx Setup''':
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* '''Un-Configure ME''':
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* '''Hide Un-Configure ME Confirmation''':
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* '''USB Provision''':
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* '''MEBX Resolution Settings''':
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** '''Non-UI Text Mode resolution''':
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** '''UI Text Mode resolution''':
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** '''Graphic Mode resolution''':
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==== Thermal Configuration ====
 
==== Thermal Configuration ====
 
Thermal control sub-menu:
 
Thermal control sub-menu:
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* '''CPU Thermal Configuration''':  
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* '''Thermal Monitor''': Enable processor thermal monitor control. Requires GV3.
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* '''Bi-directional PROCHOT#''':  
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* '''Bi-directional PROCHOT#''': When a processor thermal monitor trips (either core), the PROCHOT# is driven. If bi-directional is enabled, external agents can drive PROCHOT# to throttle the processor.
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* '''PROCHOT# OUT''':
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* '''ACPI 3.0 T-States''': Enable/Disable ACPI 3.0 T-States.
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* '''PROCHOT Response''':  
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* '''Disable VR Thermal Alert''':
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* '''ACPI 3.0 T-States''':
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=== Security ===
 
=== Security ===

Latest revision as of 11:37, 3 September 2015

Overview

BIOS Menu

Main

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

System Information

  • BIOS Version: CR_2.2.0.377 X64 (example)
  • Build Time: DD/MM/YYY
  • Processor Type: Intel(R) Core(TM) iX-3XXXXX CPU @ X.X GHz
  • Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz (example)
  • System Memory Speed: 1600 MHz (example)
  • L2 Cache RAM: 256 KB
  • Total Memory 8192 MB
    • 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
  • Quick Boot: Enable/disable quick 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.

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.

Silicon Information

Processor and PCH signatures (example numbers):

  • CPUID: 306A9
  • CPU REV.: E1 Stepping
  • PATCH ID: 17
  • PCH TYPE: PantherPoint
  • PCH REV.: C1 Stepping
  • Family: 3rd Gen Intel Core Processor
  • Model: 22nm Ivy Bridge
  • Frequency: 1.7 GHz
  • L1 Cache: 64 KB
  • L2 Cache: 256 KB
  • L3 Cache: 4096 KB
  • PCB REV.: 1.2

Processor Configuration

  • Active Processor Cores: Number of cores to enable in each processor package.
  • Intel(R) HT Technology: When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled.
  • Dynamic FSB Switching: Enable/Disable processor dynamic FSB switching (Bus GV).
  • Enabled XD: Enabled Execute Disabled functionality. Also known as Data Execution Prevention (DEP).
  • Limit CPUID maximum values: When set to enable, this causes the cpuid to return a maximum value of 3.
  • Machine Check: Enabled processor Machine Check feature (disable only for test).
  • Fast Strings: Enabled processor fast strings.
  • Thermal Interrupt delivery mode: Set the interrupt delivery mode to SMI and set the mask bit in Thermal LVT register.
  • Intel(R) Virtualization Technology: When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities.

Peripheral Configuration

  • Spread Spectrum Clock: Enable clock Spread Spectrum feature. Recommended to keep disabled
  • PCIe SR-IOV Support: Set IO Virtualization
  • Turn Off unused PCI/PCIe clocks:
    • Disabled - all clocks turned On
    • Enabled - clocks for empty PCI/PCIe slots will be turned off to save power, especially for EMI test. 
Platform must be powered off for changes to take effect.

HDD Configuration

Set hard drive and controller configuration:

  • SATA Device: Enable/Disable SATA device.
  • Interface Combination: Select the SATA controllers operating mode. Use this mode for SSD disks.
  • Aggressive Link Power: If enabled, turns on Aggressive Link Power Management on all HDD ports.
  • Serial ATA Port i:
    • SATA Device Type: Select 'Solid State Drive' only if SSD device is connected to port i

System Agent (SA) Configuration

Displays and provides options to change the SA settings

  • Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O (VT-d): Enables/Disables Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI tables
  • CPU PCIEx8 Port Configuration: PCI Express Port Configuration
    • Always Enable CPU PCIE (x8, x1): Enable CPU PCIE
    • CPU PCIE ASPM: Disabled/L0S/L1/L0S and L1/Auto - CPU PCIEx8 ASPM settings
  • Spread Spectrum clock chip: Enable clock Spread Spectrum feature.
    • Hardware - Spread is controlled by chip
    • Software - Spread is controlled by BIOS

South Bridge Configuration

Set South Bridge configuration:

  • SMBUS Device: Enable/Disable SMBUS device
  • mSATA-PCIe: Switched between SATA and PCI Express interface on the full size mini PCIe slot.
  • Native PCI Express: Enable/Disable native PCI Express
  • SB PCI Express Config:
    • PCI Express Root Port Clock Gating: Enables/Disables PCI Express Root Port Clock Gating
    • PCIe-USB Glitch W/A: PCIe-USB glitch W/A for bad USB devices connected behind PCIE/PEG port
    • MINI-PCIE HALF Config: Control the PCI Express root port
    • MINI-PCIE FULL Config: Control the PCI Express root port and set Gen type
      • PCIe Speed: Set Gen1 or Gen2
    • USB3 Bridge PCIE Config: Control the PCI Express root port
    • REALTEK LAN PCIE Config: Control the PCI Express root port
    • EXT CONN PCIE(7) Config: Control the PCI Express root port
    • EXT CONN PCIE(8) Config: Control the PCI Express root port
  • SB Azalia Config:
    • Azalia: Control detection of the Azalia device
    • Azalia internal HDMI codec: Enables/Disables internal HDMI codec
      • HDMI codec port C: Enables/Disables internal HDMI codec
      • HDMI codec port D: Enables/Disables internal HDMI codec
  • Watchdog: Enable/Disable Watchdog

Network Configuration

  • PCH Internal LAN: Enable/Disable PCH internal LAN
  • LAN OPROM Selection: This is used to select LAN OPROM for quick boot minimal configuration
  • Wake on PCH LAN: Enable PCH internal Wake on LAN capability at Moff

SuperIO Configuration

SuperIO settings control:

  • Onboard UART1: This option controls the onboard UART1 address. When enabled UART1 uses address 0x3F8 and IRQ 4

ME Configuration

Configure Management Engine Technology parameters:

  • ME FW Version 8.1.30.1350
  • ME Firmware Intel ME 5MB firmware
  • ME Debug Event Service: Enable/Disable Debug Event Service

Thermal Configuration

Thermal control sub-menu:

  • Thermal Monitor: Enable processor thermal monitor control. Requires GV3.
  • Bi-directional PROCHOT#: When a processor thermal monitor trips (either core), the PROCHOT# is driven. If bi-directional is enabled, external agents can drive PROCHOT# to throttle the processor.
  • ACPI 3.0 T-States: Enable/Disable ACPI 3.0 T-States.

Security

Configure different security settings.

Boot

Set boot order priorities.

Exit

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

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