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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V09 – March 2008
Aux Fan Speed
or
Auxiliary Fan
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays aux fan speed.
Auxiliary Power
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel®
Desktop Boards that
include an onboard
auxiliary power
connector.
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables or disables on the onboard auxiliary power
connector.
B
BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen…
Options Description / Purpose
Base I/O Address (for
the Parallel Port)
This BIOS setting is
present only when
Parallel Port is set to
Enabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• 378
• 278
Specifies the base I/O address for the parallel port, if
Parallel Port is Enabled.
Base I/O Address (for
the Serial Port)
This BIOS setting is
present only when
Serial Port A is set to
Enabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• 3F8
• 2F8
• 3E8
• 2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A if serial
port A is enabled.
BIOS Version Main No changeable
options
Displays the version of the BIOS currently installed on the
PC.
Block Mode Advanced > Drive
Configuration >
SATA/PATA
• Disabled
• Auto
Check the hard disk drive’s specifications for optimum
setting.
Board ID Maintenance No changeable
options
Value that uniquely identifies the SKU of the board.
Boot Device Priority Boot No changeable
options
Opens the Boot Device Priority sub-menu where you may
specify the boot sequence from the available types of boot
devices.
Boot Drive Order Boot Dependent on
installed bootable
devices
Allows you to specify the boot sequence from the available
types of boot devices.
Boot Menu Type Boot • Normal
• Advance
Normal allows you to set boot priority based on type of
device.
Advanced allows you to set boot priority for each device
regardless of category
Boot to Network Boot • Enabled
• Disabled
Disables or enables booting from the network.
Boot to Optical
Devices
Boot • Enabled
• Disabled
Disables or enables booting from optical devices
(CD/DVD).
Boot to Removable
Devices
Boot • Enabled
• Disabled
Disables or enables booting from removable devices.