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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V09 – March 2008
IP Address
This setting editable
only if Obtain an IP
Automatically is set
to
No.
Manageability
or
Intel® ME > Intel®
Active
Management
Technology
Configuration >
TCP/IP
Configuration
User defined Press <Enter> to edit the IP address for the client system.
ISA Enable Bit Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Some older expansion devices require this to be enabled.
K
BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen…
Options Description / Purpose
Keyboard Select Power • Disable
• Keyboard 1
Select Keyboard 1 to allow a PS/2 keyboard to wake the
system from the S5 state.
L
BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen…
Options Description / Purpose
L2 Cache RAM Main No changeable
options
Displays the size of second-level processor cache.
Language Main • English
• French
Selects the current default language used by the BIOS.
LBA Mode Control
This BIOS setting is
present only if an IDE
device is installed.
Advanced > Drive
Configuration >
SATA/PATA
No changeable
options
Specifies LBA mode control.
Legacy Front Panel
Audio
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
When enabled, the system assumes that a High Definition
audio connector is not present in the system (Legacy audio
is present)
When disabled, the system assumes that a High Definition
audio connector is present in the system.
Legacy IDE Channels Advanced > Drive
Configuration
• PATA Pri only
• PATA Sec only
• PATA PRI and
Sec
• SATA P0/P1 only
• SATA P0/P1,
PATA Sec
• SATA P0/P1,
PATA Pri
Options may vary
depending on
board model.
Configures PATA and SATA resources for OS requiring
legacy IDE operation.
PATA = Parallel ATA
SATA = Serial ATA
Legacy USB Support Advanced > USB
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables support for legacy USB.
Limit CPUID MaxVal Advanced > Boot
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enable for legacy operating systems to boot processors
with extended CPUID functions.