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Table 2-6 Computer Setup—Advanced (for advanced users) (continued)
Bus Options On some models, allows you to enable or disable:
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PCI SERR# Generation. Default is enabled.
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PCI VGA Palette Snooping, which sets the VGA palette snooping bit in PCI configuration
space; only needed when more than one graphics controller is installed. Default is disabled.
Device Options Allows you to set:
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Turbo Mode (enable/disable). Allows you to enable and disable the Intel Turbo Mode feature,
which allows one core of the system to run at a higher than standard frequency and power if
other cores are idle. Default is enabled.
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Printer mode (Bi-Directional, EPP + ECP, Output Only). Default is EPP+ECP.
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Num Lock State at Power-On (off/on). Default is off.
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Integrated Video (enable/disable). Use this option to disable the integrated video controller
when another video controller is present in the system. Default is enabled.
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Internal Speaker (some models) (does not affect external speakers). Default is enabled.
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NIC Option ROM Download (PXE, iSCSI, disabled). The BIOS contains an embedded NIC
option ROM to allow the unit to boot through the network to a PXE server. This is typically used
to download a corporate image to a hard drive. The NIC option ROM takes up memory space
below 1MB commonly referred to as DOS Compatibility Hole (DCH) space. This space is
limited. This F10 option will allow users to disable the downloading of this embedded NIC
option ROM thus giving more DCH space for additional PCI cards which may need option
ROM space. The default will be to have the NIC option-ROM-enabled. Default is PXE.
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Multi-Processor (enable/disable). Use this option to disable multi-processor support under the
OS. Default is enabled.
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Hyper-threading (enable/disable) (some models). Use this option to disable processor hyper-
threading.
VGA Configuration Displayed only if there is an add-in video card in the system. Allows you to specify which VGA
controller will be the “boot” or primary VGA controller.
AMT Configuration Allows you to set:
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AMT (enable/disable). Allows you to enable or disable functions of the embedded
Management Engine (ME) such as Active Management Technology (AMT). If set to disable, the
Management Engine is set to a temporarily disabled state and will not provide functions
beyond necessary system configuration. Default is enabled.
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Unconfigure AMT/ME (enable/disable). Allows you to unconfigure any provisioned
management settings for AMT. The AMT settings are restored to factory defaults. This feature
should be used with caution as AMT will not be able to provide any set AMT management
functions once unconfigured. Default is disabled.
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Watchdog Timer (enable/disable). Allows you to set amount of time for a operating system
and BIOS watchdog alert to be sent if the timers are not deactivated. BIOS watchdog is
deactivated by BIOS and would indicate that a halt occurred during execution if the alert is
sent to the management console. An operating system alert is deactivated by the operating
system image and would indicate that a hang occurred during its initialization. Default is
enabled.
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