Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Purpose
Clears passwords and displays processor information.
The maintenance menu is displayed only when the Desktop Board is in configure
mode.
Manageability
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
Intel ME
Exit
The presence of menus and BIOS settings are dependent on your board model, hardware components
installed, and the BIOS version. BIOS menu titles may differ.
If any problems occur after making BIOS settings changes (poor performance, intermittent issues, etc.), reset
the desktop board to default values:
1.
2.
3.
If the system locks or wont boot after making BIOS settings changes, perform a BIOS recovery as described
at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-023360.htm.
09
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
+1.5Vin
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
+12Vin
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
+3.3Vin
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
+5Vin
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Dependent on
installed ATAPI
CD-ROM drives
Specifies the boot sequence from the available ATAPI CDROM drives. To specify boot sequence:
or
12V Voltage
or
5V Voltage
1394
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel
Desktop Boards that
include IEEE 1394.
1st ATAPI CD-ROM
Drive
1.
Select the boot device with <> or <>.
2.
Press <Enter> to set the selection as the intended
boot device.
Removable
Device
Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Network
Disabled
Dependent on
installed hard
drives
Dependent on
installed
removable devices
Removable
Device
Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Network
Disabled
Removable
Device
Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Network
Disabled
Removable
Device
Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Network
Disabled
A
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Access Level
Maintenance
No changeable
options
Access Mode
CHS
LBA
Large
Auto
ACPI
Power
No changeable
options
S1 State
S3 State
Additional System
Information
Main
No changeable
options
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Power
Stay Off
Last State
Power On
Agent
Manageability
Enable
Disable
AGP/PCI Burn-in
Mode
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
Default
63.88/31.94 MHz
68.05/34.02 MHz
69.44/34.72 MHz
70.83/35.41 MHz
72.22/36.11 MHz
73.60/36.80 MHz
User defined
Alternate DNS
Address
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
4MB
8MB
16MB
32MB
128MB
256MB
Enabled
Disabled
ASF Support
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
or
Advanced > Boot
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Management
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Legacy
Enhanced (or
Native)
ATA/IDE
Configuration
or
Automatic
Manual - User
Defined
Disabled
ATAPI CD-ROM
Drives
Boot
No changeable
options
Audio
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Next Boot
Disable
Always
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
378
278
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
3F8
2F8
3E8
2E8
BIOS Version
Main
No changeable
options
Block Mode
Disabled
Auto
Board ID
Maintenance
No changeable
options
Boot
No changeable
options
Boot
Dependent on
installed bootable
devices
Boot
Normal
Advance
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Boot to Optical
Devices
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Boot to Removable
Devices
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Boot
Manageability
Enabled
Disabled
Yes
No
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Default
-2.0%
-1.0%
+1.0%
+2.0%
+3.0%
+4.0%
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
C1E
Maintenance
Enabled
Disabled
Cable Detected
No changeable
options
Boot
Boot
Change Intel
Management Engine
Password
Intel ME
User defined
Burn-In Mode
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Chassis Intrusion
Security
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Yes
No
Maintenance
Selecting this
option clears the
passwords.
Enabled
Disabled
Enable discards all events in the event log and will reset
the option to disable upon exiting BIOS.
Clear Trusted
Platform Module
Maintenance
OK
Cancel
Security
Selecting this
option clears the
password.
Intel AMT
Generation 2.0
Intel AMT
Generation 1.0
Enabled
Disabled
Computer Name
User defined
Configure SATA as
IDE
RAID
AHCI
IDE is default
Compliance Test
Pattern
Core Multiplexing
Technology
This BIOS setting is
present only when a
dual core processor is
installed.
Main
Enabled
Disabled
When disabled, turns off all but one processor core. You
may need to disable this for legacy operating systems that
do not support multiple cores. The remaining core may
have access to more cache. The amount of cache available
to the remaining core will depend on the particular
processor. The increase in available cache can result in
better performance under certain applications.
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Auto
Enabled
Disabled
No changeable
options
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
CPU Die/Package
Temperature
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
CPU Frequency
Multiplier
Maintenance
User Defined
Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the Front Side
Bus (FSB)
CPU Microcode
Update Revision
Maintenance
No changeable
options
CPU Stepping
Signature
Maintenance
No changeable
options
CPU Temperature
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Performance >
Processor
Overrides
Enabled
Disabled
CSA Device
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Auto
Disable
D
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
DDR2 Voltage
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Memory
Configuration
Automatic
1.8
1.9
Maintenance
Enabled
Disabled
Default Gateway
Manageability
<Enter>
[X]
[ ]
Toggle the checkbox (with the Enter key or the Space bar)
to enable or disable DHCP.
Discard Changes
Exit
No changeable
options
Disk Protection is
<enabled or disabled
>
Manageability
No changeable
options
Disable Disk
Protection
<Enter>
Only allowed if disk protection is enabled.
Discards changes without exiting Setup. The option values
present when the computer was turned on are used.
Displays whether disk protection is enabled or disabled.
Hard Disk Protection is enabled by default after installing
Intel Platform Administrator Client.
With Hard Disk Protection enabled, the client computer can
save a copy of the current OS image for recovery purpose.
This copy enables recovering a crashed client to a
previously saved state.
Diskette Controller
Advanced >
Diskette
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Diskette
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
On
Off
DMA Mode
Auto
SWDMA 0
SWDMA 1
SWDMA 2
MWDMA 0
MWDMA 1
MWDMA 2
UDMA 0
UDMA 1
UDMA 2
UDMA 3
UDMA 4
UDMA 5
Enabled
Disabled
Domain Name
User defined
Advanced >
Floppy
Configuration
None
360, 5.25 in.
1.2, 5.25 in.
720, 3.5 in.
1.44, 3.5 in.
Drive Installed
No changeable
options
Enabled
Disabled
DVMT
Fixed
Both
Dual Core
DVMT Mode
E
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
No changeable
options
EIST
Power
Enabled
Disabled
Energy Lake
Power
Enabled
Disabled
Enhanced Consumer
IR
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Management
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
No changeable
options
No changeable
options
No changeable
options
Event Logging
Enabled
Disabled
Exit Discarding
Changes
Exit
No changeable
options
Exit
No changeable
options
Security
Enabled
Disabled
Extended Burn-in
Mode
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Advanced > Drive
Configuration
Default
User Defined
None
Auto
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Fan Control
Enabled
Disabled
[drive]
Maintenance
Normal
Write Protect
Extended
Configuration
Extended IDE Drive
or
Enable
Disable
Floppy A
Advanced >
Diskette
Configuration
Disabled
360 KB 5
1.2 MB 5
720 KB 3
1.44 MB 3
2.88 MB 3
Floppy Type
Advanced >
Floppy
Configuration
1.44MB
2.88MB
Enabled
Disabled
[drive]
1 MB
8 MB
16 MB
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
1394A
1394B
Sets the IEEE 1394 mode for the front panel 1394 Port.
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
1394A
1394B
Sets the IEEE 1394 mode for the front panel 1394 Port.
Main
No changeable
options
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Gateway Address
User defined
H
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Halt On
Boot
All Errors
No Errors
All, But Keyboard
Boot
Boot
No changeable
options
Disabled
3 Seconds
6 Seconds
9 Seconds
12 Seconds
15 Seconds
21 Seconds
30 Seconds
Hard Drive
Enabled
Disabled
Boot
Allows you to set the boot order of hard drives (used when
Boot Menu type is set to normal)
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enable Both
Disable Both
Disable Only
BP/FP Audio
HDD S.M.A.R.T.
Capability
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Default
-2.0%
-1.0%
+1.0%
+2.0%
+3.0%
+4.0%
+5.0%
+6.0%
+7.0%
+8.0%
+9.0%
+10.0%
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
Options are
dependent on
board and
processor models;
may be set up to
30%.
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Positive
Negative
Down
Center
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Host Spread
Spectrum
HPET
or
Hyper-Threading
Technology
Performance >
Bus Overrides
Main
I
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
ICH Temperature
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
No changeable
options
IDE Auto-Detection
User defined
4MB
8MB
16MB
32MB
128MB
256MB
32MB
64 MB
128 MB
Maximum DVMT
Inactivity Timer
Off
1 Minute
5 Minutes
10 Minutes
20 Minutes
30 Minutes
60 Minutes
120 Minutes
Intel Enhanced
Debug
Maintenance
Enabled
Disabled
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Management
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Management
Configuration
Automatic
Enabled
Disabled
Power On
Stay Off
Power
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Security
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
IRQ 5
IRQ 7
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
IRQ 3
IRQ 4
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Manageability
or
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
User defined
Enabled
Disabled
K
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Keyboard Select
Power
Disable
Keyboard 1
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
L2 Cache RAM
Main
No changeable
options
Language
Main
English
French
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Used for verifying PCIe Link is up and running for x16 slot
for x16 graphics cards and is part of the Intel Chipset BIOS
Spec documentation for 915/925.
Exit
No changeable
options
Exit
No changeable
options
Location Info
Manageability
<Enter>
Slow
Off
or
Advanced > Boot
Configuration
Slow
Off
or
Advanced > Boot
Configuration
M
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Manageability Feature
None
Intel AMT
ASF
[Enter]
[Enter]
Enabled
Disabled
No changeable
options
MCH Temperature
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Default
1.525V
1.600V
1.625V
1.725V
Main
Non-ECC
ECC
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
or
Performance >
Memory Overrides
Non-ECC
ECC
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Options depend on
board model (can
be from 333MHz to
800MHz)
No changeable
options
Multiple options
ranging from 1.80
to 2.80
No changeable
options
MCH Voltage
Override
Memory Configuration
or
Memory Mode
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Main
or
Memory Voltage
Microcode Revision
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Performance >
Memory Overrides
Maintenance
Power
Enabled
Disabled
Mode
Output only
Bi-directional
EPP
ECP
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Selects the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the
parallel port is disabled.
Output Only operates in AT*-compatible mode.
Bi-directional operates in PS/2-compatible mode.
EPP is Enhanced Parallel Port mode, a high-speed bidirectional mode for non-printer peripherals.
ECP is Enhanced Capability Port mode, a high-speed bidirectional mode for printers and scanners.
Motherboard
Temperature
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
N
BIOS Setting
Appears on
BIOS Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Numlock
Off
On
NX Technology
Security
Enabled
Disabled
O
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Obtain an IP
Automatically
Manageability
No
Yes
Onboard 1394
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
IDE Controller
SATA Disabled
Advanced >
Floppy
Configuration
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
32MB
64MB
128MB
256MB
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Parallel Port
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Disabled
Enabled
Auto
Onboard FDC
Controller
Onboard LAN Boot
ROM
Onboard LAN
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel
Desktop Boards that
include onboard LAN.
Onboard Video
Memory Size
No changeable
options
Default
36.36 MHz
40.00 MHz
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
or
Performance >
Bus Overrides
Default
101.32 MHz
102.64 MHz
103.96 MHz
105.28 MHz
106.6 MHz
107.92 MHz
109.24 MHz
Disabled
Enabled
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Performance >
Bus Overrides
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
32
64
96
128
160
192
224
248
Auto
3
5
9
10
11
PCI/VGA Palette
Snoop
Enabled
Disabled
GFX Card
Disabled
Enabled
PEG Negotiated
Width
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Burn-in Mode
Enabled
Disabled
No changeable
options
PIO Mode
This BIOS setting is
present only if an IDE
device is installed.
Plug & Play O/S
This option is read only and provides the link train width
(x1, x4, x8, x16) of the PCIe device connected in the x16
PCIe slot.
This information is provided for determining performance
issues with x4, x8, and x16 PCIe cards if they are inserted
into the x16 PCI slot while the Intel Integrated video (PCIe
graphics) is enabled and the "PEG Allow > 1" option is
disabled.
Auto
0
1
2
3
4
No
Yes
Power Management
Enabled
Disabled
Preferred DNS
Address
User defined
PCI
Onboard
PCI-E
[drive]
[drive]
Primary Video
Adapter
Primary Display
Adapter
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Processor Speed
Main
No changeable
options
Processor Stepping
Maintenance
No changeable
options
Processor Temp
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Processor Thermal
Margin
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Processor Type
Main
No changeable
options
Processor Zone
Damping
High
Normal
Processor Zone
Response
Aggressive
Normal
Slow
Processor Zone
Temperature
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Provisioning Mode
Enterprise
Small-Medium
Business
User defined
User defined
Enabled
Disabled
Provisioning Server
Address
Provisioning Server
Port
R
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Maintenance
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Recover to
Checkpoint
Manageability
<Enter>
Remote Temp
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Removable Device
Priority
Boot
Removable Devices
Boot
No changeable
options
Removable Drive
Order
Boot
Maintenance
No changeable
options
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
S.M.A.R.T.
Auto
Disable
Enable
Enabled
Disabled
Intel ME
Exit
No changeable
options
Boot
Disabled
Enabled
Enables the BIOS to scan the flash ROM for user binary
files that are executed at boot time.
SDRAM CAS#
Latency
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
2.0
2.5
3.0
Auto
266 MHz
333 MHz
400 MHz
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
4
3
2
Auto
Manual
Aggressive
Manual User
Defined
or
SDRAM Frequency
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
SDRAM RAS#
Precharge
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
SDRAM RAS# to
CAS# delay
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
SDRAM Timing
Control
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
[drive]
Secondary IDE
Master
[drive]
[drive]
Secondary SATA
Controller Mode
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
IDE
RAID
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
Security
Setup
System
Serial Port A
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Disabled
Enabled
Auto
Set PRTC
Set Supervisor
Password
User defined
Password can be
up to seven
alphanumeric
characters.
Security
Password can be
up to seven
alphanumeric
characters.
Security
Password can be
up to seven
alphanumeric
characters.
Security
Password can be
up to seven
alphanumeric
characters.
Enabled
Disabled
Silent Boot
Boot
Kerberos only
User Name and
Password
User defined
<Enter>
Supervisor Password
Security
No changeable
options
SW Single Processor
Mode
Main
Enabled
Disabled
SOL/IDER
Authentication Mode
Subnet Mask
Subnet Mask
This setting editable
only if Obtain an IP
Automatically is set to
No.
Main
No changeable
options
System Date
System Fan Control
Main
Advanced > Boot
Configuration
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
System Memory
Speed
Main
No changeable
options
System Time
Main
System Zone 1
Temperature
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
[drive]
User defined
The PID is an 8 character alpha-numeric string in dashseparated format, e.g. ABCD-123K. Both PID and PPS
must be set to provide the ability to establish a secure TLSPSK session.
User defined
The PPS is a 32 character alpha-numeric string in dashseparated format, e.g. EGET-GZFF-C6A6-ORRR-HQXPC9JI-RJGB-KBS8. Both PID and PPS must be set to
provide the ability to establish a secure TLS-PSK session.
No changeable
options
Enabled
Disabled
System Zone 2
Temperature
Total Memory
or
Trusted Platform
Module
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel
Desktop Boards that
include support for
Trusted Platform
Module (TPM).
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
Never/Disabled
Always/Enabled
Type
Auto
User
U
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
UEFI boot
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Unlock Intel(R)
QST
No
Yes
USB 2.0
Enabled
Disabled
Full-Speed
Hi-Speed
USB Boot
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
USB Controller
Enabled
Disabled
Boot
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
USB Function
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Boot
Auto
All Removable
All Fixed Disc
Size
Enabled
Disabled
USB Ports
V09 March 2008
Floppy
Hard Disk
Allows you to set the emulation type for USB Zip drives
Enabled
Disabled
Use Maximum
Multiplier
Maintenance
Automatic
Disabled
Security
Limited
No Access
View Only
Full
Security
No
Yes
No changeable
options
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
VA Configuration
Interface
Security
Lock
Unlock
User Password
Security
Enabled
Disabled
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
VCORE Voltage
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Video Repost
Enabled
Disabled
[Enter]
Vccp
or
VCC
Enabled
Disabled
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Stay Off
Power-On
Power
Stay Off
Power-On
Power
Stay Off
Power-On
Power
Stay Off
Power-On
Power
Enabled
Disabled
Watchdog Timer
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
XD Technology
Security
Enabled
Disabled
VT Technology
http://www.intel.com/business/bss/infrastructure/security/xdbit.htm
Z
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS
Screen
Options
Description / Purpose
Boot
Floppy
Hard Disk
Allows you to set the emulation type for USB Zip drives