Chapter 7 BIOS ROM
Table 7-3. Setup Utility Functions
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Option Description
Power Energy Saver Allows user to set the energy saver mode
(advanced, disable, or minimal).
Note:
In the minimal energy saver mode setting, the
hard drive and system do not go into energy saver
mode, but the setting allows you to press the power
button to suspend the system.
This option is not available under ACPI-enabled
operating systems.
Timeouts Allows user to disable or manually select timeout
values for the system and/or all attached IDE hard
drives.
Note:
This option has no effect under ACPI-enabled
operating systems. This selection will only appear
when energy saver mode is set to advanced.
Energy Saver Options Allows user to set:
Power button configuration (on/off or sleep/wake)
under
APM-enabled operating systems
Power LED blink in suspend mode
(enable/disable). This option is not available under
ACPI-enabled operating systems.
Note:
Energy Saver Options will not appear if the
energy saver mode is disabled.
Advanced
(Advanced
users only)
Power-On Options Allows user to set:
POST mode (QuickBoot, FullBoot, or FullBoot
every 1-30
days)
POST messages (enable/disable)
Safe POST (enable/disable)
F10 prompt (enable/disable)
F12 prompt (enable/disable)
Option ROM prompt (enable/disable)
Remote wakeup boot sequence (remote
server/local hard drive)
After power loss (off/on)
If you connect your computer to an electric power
strip, and would like to turn on power to the
computer using the switch on the power strip, set
this option to on.
Note:
If you turn off power to your computer
using the switch on a power strip, you will not
be able to use the suspend/sleep feature or the
Remote Management features.
UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) (enable/disable)
Onboard Devices Allows you to set resources for or disable onboard
system devices (diskette controller, serial port,
parallel port).
PCI Devices Lists currently installed PCI devices and their IRQ
settings.
Allows you to reconfigure IRQ settings for these
devices or to disable them entirely.
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Compaq Evo and Workstation Personal Computers
Featuring the Intel Pentium 4 Processor
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