While the computer is booting, press immediately before the operating 2. system logo appears to access the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: If an error occurs during POST (Power On Self Test), press when the prompt appears to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, then shut down your desktop and try again. System Setup Screens The BIOS Setup Utility displays current or changeable configuration information for your desktop. Key functions appear at the bottom of the BIOS Setup Utility screen and lists keys and their functions within the active field. System Setup Options NOTE: The items listed in this section may or may not appear exactly as listed depending on your computer model and installed devices. System Information Product Name Displays the product name. BIOS Version Displays the BIOS version number and date information. Service Tag Displays the service tag of the computer. Asset Tag Displays the asset tag of the computer. Memory Installed Displays the amount of memory installed on the computer. Memory Available Displays the amount of memory available on the computer. Memory Technology Displays the type of memory technology used. Memory Speed Displays the memory speed. CPU ID/u Code ID Displays the processor type. CPU Speed Displays the processor speed. System Information Current (QPI) Speed (available on Aurora and Aurora ALX only) Displays the QPI speed. Current (DMI) Speed (available on Aurora-R2 only) Displays the DMI speed. Cache L2 Displays the processor L2 cache size. Cache L3 Displays the processor L3 cache size. Standard CMOS Features System Time (hh:mm:ss) Displays the current time. System Date (mm:dd:yy) Displays current date. SATA 1 Displays the SATA 1 drive integrated in the computer. SATA 2 Displays the SATA 2 drive integrated in the computer SATA 3 Displays the SATA 3 drive integrated in the computer. SATA 4 Displays the SATA 4 drive integrated in the computer. Standard CMOS Features SATA 5 Displays the SATA 5 drive integrated in the computer SATA 6 Displays the SATA 6 drive integrated in the computer. Wait for ‘F1’ If Errors If enabled, the system will HALT during boot to display system errors. Advanced BIOS Features NumLock Status Select power-on state for num-lock. ACPI APIC support Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list. OptionROM Display Screen Allows you to enable or disable the RAID Option ROM screen during POST. Boot Configuration Features 1st Boot Device Displays the first boot device. 2nd Boot Device Displays the second boot device. Hard Disk Drives Sets the hard drive boot priority. The items displayed are dynamically updated according to the hard drives detected. CD/DVD Drives Sets the CD/DVD drive boot priority. CPU Configuration XD Bit Capability Enable XD Bit Capability to allow the processor to distinguish between the bits of code that can be executed and the ones that cannot be executed. Intel® Speedstep™ tech If enabled, the processor clock speed and core voltage are adjusted dynamically based on the processor load. Intel® C State Tech If enabled, C State: Processor idle is set to C2/C3/C4. Intel® HT Technology (available on Aurora-R2 only) If disabled only one thread per enabled core is active. Integrated Devices USB Functions Allows you to enable or disable the integrated USB controller. HD Audio Controller Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller. Onboard IEEE1394 Controller Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller. LAN1 BCM5784 Device (available on Aurora and Aurora ALX only) Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. Onboard LAN Controller (available on Aurora-R2 only) Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. LAN1 Option ROM (available on Aurora and Aurora ALX only) Allows you to enable and disable the network controller’s boot option. Onboard LAN Boot ROM (available on Aurora-R2 only) Allows you to enable and disable the network controller’s boot option. SiL3132 E-Sata Device (available on Aurora and Aurora ALX only) Allows you to enable and disable the e-SATA controller. JMicron-362 E-SATA Device (available on Aurora-R2 only) Allows you to enable and disable the e-SATA controller. Integrated Devices Configure SATA#1-6 as (available on Aurora and Aurora ALX only) Allows you to configure the integrated hard drive controller to AHCI or RAID. SATA Mode (available on Aurora-R2 only) Allows you to configure the integrated hard drive controller to AHCI or RAID. AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out Allows you to set the wait time for SATA or CD/DVD in AHCI mode. Power Management Setup Suspend Mode Sets the energy-saving mode of the ACPI function. AC Recovery Sets what action the computer takes when power is restored. Remote Wakeup (available on Aurora and Aurora ALX only) Sets the system to wake up from an onboard LAN, PCIE-X1 LAN card, or a PCI LAN card. Auto Powe...
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