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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V09 – March 2008
USB ZIP Emulation
Type
Advanced > USB
Configuration
• Floppy
• Hard Disk
Allows you to set the emulation type for USB Zip drives
Use Automatic Mode Advanced > Drive
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Allows you to manually set the bootable devices
configuration for legacy operating systems (OS). Legacy
OS may only allow 4 devices, which means you must
choose to use the IDE controller as one of your 4 devices.
Use Maximum
Multiplier
Maintenance • Automatic
• Disabled
Only for unlocked processors: either sets CPU speed to
minimum rated multiplier or rated multiplier (Speed)
User access Level
This BIOS setting is
present only if a
supervisor password
has been set.
Security • Limited
• No Access
• View Only
• Full
Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user level.
User confirmation
required
Security • No
• Yes
Select whether user confirmation is required to perform
changes using VA Configuration Interface. Valid for VA 3.0
only.
For more information, refer to:
http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/vPro-
security-0906.htm
User Password Security No changeable
options
Reports if there is a user password set.
V
BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen…
Options Description / Purpose
VA Configuration
Interface
Security • Lock
• Unlock
Lock or unlock VA Configuration Interface. If locked, all
interface functions will return error. Valid for VA 3.0 only.
For more information, refer to:
http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/vPro-
security-0906.htm
VA Operation Security • Enabled
• Disabled
Enable or disable Virtual Appliance (VA) operation. Valid
for VA 3.0 only.
For more information, refer to:
http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/vPro-
security-0906.htm
Vccp
or
VCC
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays voltage level of the VCCP in supply
VCORE Voltage Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays the operating voltage of the processor.
Video Repost
This BIOS setting is
present only when
ACPI Suspend State
is set to S3.
Power > ACPI • Enabled
• Disabled
Allows the video BIOS to be initialized coming out of the S3
state. Some video controllers require this option to be
enabled.
View Event Log Advanced > Event
Log Configuration
[Enter] Press Enter to show all DMI Event logs.