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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V09 – March 2008
Idle Time Out Intel® ME > Intel®
Management
Engine
Configuration
User defined A value between
0 and 65535. Sets the number of minutes of
idle time before Intel® ME will sleep.
Default value is 0. With this setting, Intel® ME will not sleep,
with no power savings.
This option is present only if “Turn on Intel® ME in Sleep
States” is enabled.
IGD Aperture Size Advanced > Video
Configuration
• 4MB
• 8MB
• 16MB
• 32MB
• 128MB
• 256MB
Options may vary
depending on
board model.
Establishes the maximum amount of system memory that the
Operating System can use for video memory. This is
primarily used for buffering textures for the AGP video device.
IGD DVMT Memory Advanced > Video
Configuration
• 32MB
• 64 MB
• 128 MB
• Maximum DVMT
Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0 (DVMT 3.0)
allows additional memory to be allocated for graphics usage
based on application need. Once the application is closed,
the memory that was allocated for graphics usage is then
released and made available for system use.
Maximum DVMT allows up to 224 MB of memory to be
allocated for graphics.
Inactivity Timer Power > APM • Off
• 1 Minute
• 5 Minutes
• 10 Minutes
• 20 Minutes
• 30 Minutes
• 60 Minutes
• 120 Minutes
Specifies the amount of time before the computer enters
APM standby mode.
Intel Enhanced
Debug
Maintenance • Enabled
• Disabled
Processor option RECOMMENDED by the Netburst BIOS
writer's guide for allowing operating system level debug of
system issues that may be processor related.
Intel Rapid BIOS
Boot
Boot • Enabled
• Disabled
Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting.
Intel® AMT IDER
Operation
This BIOS setting is
present only on
D945G boards
supporting Intel®
Active Management
Technology.
Advanced >
Management
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables or disables IDE Redirect (IDER).