NOTE:Depending on
the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section
may or may not appear.
Table 1. GeneralThe following table describes the general information
about the computer:
Option
Description
System Information
Displays the following information:
System Information:
Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag,
Ownership Date, Manufacture Date,Express Service Code and the Singed Firmware Update.
Processor
Information: Displays Processor Type, Core Count, Processor ID, Current Clock Speed, Minimum Clock Speed, Maximum Clock Speed, Processor
L2 Cache, Processor L3 Cache, Simultaneous Multi-Threading Capable, and 64-Bit Technology.
Device Information:
Displays LOM MAC Address,
Audio Controller.
Video Device Information: Displays dGPU Video Controller and Native resolution
Boot Sequence
Boot Mode
Boot List option:
Legacy
UEFI (Default)
Enable Boot Devices
Boot Sequence
Add Boot Option
Remove Boot Option
View Boot Option
Advanced Boot Options
Allows you to select the Enable Legacy Option
ROMs option. By default, this option is selected.
Enabled(selected
by default)
Disabled
BIOS Setup Advanced Mode
Allows you to select BIOS Setup Advanced Mode. By default, this option is selected.
Enabled(selected
by default)
Disabled
Date/Time
Allows you to set the date and time settings.
Changes to the system date and time take effect immediately.
Table 2. System ConfigurationThe following table describes the system configuration:
Option
Description
Integrated NIC
Allows you to control the on-board LAN controller.
The option ‘Enable UEFI Network Stack’ is not selected by default.
The options are:
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled w/PXE
(default)
NOTE:Depending
on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this
section may or may not appear.
Serial Port
The options are:
COM1 (Enabled by default)
COM2 (Disabled by default)
COM3 (Disabled by default)
COM4 (Disabled by default)
SATA Operation
Allows you to configure the operating mode of the
integrated hard drive controller.
Disabled
= The SATA controllers are hidden
AHCI (Enabled by default)
RAID ON
= SATA is configured to support RAID mode (Disabled by default)
Drives
Allows you to enable or disable the various drives
on-board:
SATA-0 (enabled
by default)
SATA-1
SATA-2
SATA-3
M.2 PCIe
SSD-0
Smart Reporting
This field controls whether hard drive errors
for integrated drives are reported during system startup. The Enable Smart Reporting option is disabled by default.
USB Configuration
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated
USB controller for:
Enable Boot
Support
Enable Front
USB Ports
Enable Rear
USB Ports
All the options are enabled by default.
USB PowerShare
This option allows you to charge the external
devices, such as mobile phones, music player. This option is disabled
by default.
Audio
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated
audio controller. The option Enable Audio is
selected by default.
Enable Microphone
Enable Audio
Enable Internal
Speaker
The options are selected by default.
Miscellaneous Devices
Allows you to enable or disable the Miscellaneous Devices. The option are
Enable Secure Digital (SD) Card (Enabled by default)
Secure Digital (SD) Card Read-Only mode
Dust Filter Maintenance
Allows you to set reminder for Dust filter maintenance with options for 15 Days to 180 Days
Table 3. VideoThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s video:
Option
Description
Multi-Display
The option is selected by default.
Primary Display
Allows you to select the primary display when multiple
controllers are available in the system.
Auto (default)
Integrated
Graphics
NOTE:If you do
not select Auto, the on-board graphics device will be present and
enabled.
Table 4. SecurityThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s security:
Option
Description
Admin Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin
password.
System Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the system
password.
Internal HDD-0 Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer’s
internal HDD.
Internal HDD-1 Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer’s
internal HDD.
Internal HDD-2 Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer’s
internal HDD.
Strong Password
This option lets you enable or disable strong
passwords for the system.
Password Configuration
Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number
of characters allowed for a administrative password and the system
password. The range of characters is between 4 and 32.
Password Change
This option lets you determine whether changes
to the System and Hard Disk passwords are permitted when an administrator
password is set.
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
This option controls whether this system allows
BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. This option is selected
by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates from services
such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service
(LVFS)
TPM 2.0 Security
Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform
Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system.
TPM On (default)
PPI Bypass for Enable Commands
PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
PPI Bypass for Clear Commands
Attestation Enable (default)
Key Storage Enable (default)
SHA-256 (default)
Clear
TPM State
Disable
Enable (default)
Computrace
This field lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS
module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute
Software. Enables or disables the optional Computrace service designed
for asset management.
Deactivate - This option is selected by default.
Disable
Activate
Chassis Intrusion
The options are:
Disable (default)
Enable
On-Silent
Admin Setup Lockout
Allows you to enable or disable the option to
enter Setup when an Administrative password is set. This option is
not set by default (Disabled by Default).
SMM Security Mitigation
The options are:
Disable (default)
Enable
Table 5. Secure BootThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s secure boot:
Option
Description
Secure Boot Enable
Allows you to enable or disable Secure Boot feature
Disable
(selected by default)
Enable
Expert key Management
Allows you to manipulate the security key databases
only if the system is in Custom Mode. The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default. The options are:
PK (default)
KEK
db
dbx
If you enable the Custom Mode, the relevant options for PK, KEK, db, and dbx appear. The options are:
Save
to File- Saves the key to a user-selected file
Replace
from File- Replaces the current key with a key from a user-selected
file
Append
from File- Adds a key to the current database from a user-selected
file
Delete- Deletes the selected key
Reset
All Keys- Resets to default setting
Delete
All Keys- Deletes all the keys
NOTE:If you disable
the Custom Mode, all the changes made will be erased and the keys
will restore to default settings.
Table 6. PerformanceThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s processor:
Option
Description
C States Control
Allows you to enable or disable additional processor
sleep states. This option is enabled by default.
AMD TurboCore Technology
This options is enabled by default.
Table 7. Power ManagementThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s power management:
Option
Description
AC Recovery
Determines how the system responds when AC power
is re-applied after a power loss. You can set the AC Recovery to:
Power Off
Power On
Last Power
State
This option is Power Off by default.
Auto On Time
Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Time is kept in standard 12-hour format (hour:minutes:seconds).
Change the startup time by typing the values in the time and AM/PM
fields.
NOTE:This
feature does not work if you turn off your computer using the switch
on a power strip or surge protector or if Auto Power is set to
disabled.
Deep Sleep Control
Allows you to define the controls when Deep Sleep
is enabled.
Disabled
Enabled
in S5 only
Enabled in
S4 and S5
This option is Enabled in S4 and S5 by default.
Fan Control Override
Allows you to determine the speed of the system
fan. When this option is enabled, the system fan runs at the maximum
speed. This option is disabled by default.
USB Wake Support
Allows you to enable the USB devices to wake the
computer from standby mode. The option "Enable USB Wake Support" is
selected by default
Wake on LAN/WWAN
This option allows the computer to power up from
the off state when triggered by a special LAN signal. This feature
only works when the computer is connected to AC power supply.
Disabled - Does not allows the system to power on by special LAN signals
when it receives a wake-up signal from the LAN or wireless LAN.
LAN - Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN signals.
WLAN Only - Allows the system to be powered on by special WLAN signals.
LAN or WLAN- Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN signals or WLAN signals.
LAN with
PXE Boot - A wakeup packet sent to the system in either the S4
or S5 state, that will cause the system to wake-up and immediately
boot to PXE.
This option is Disabled by default.
Block Sleep
Allows you to block entering to sleep (S3 state)
in OS environment. This option is disabled by default.
Active State Power Management
Disabled (Default Option)
L1 Only
Table 8. POST BehaviorThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s post behavior:
Option
Description
Numlock LED
Allows you to enable or disable the Numlock feature
when your computer starts. This option is enabled by default.
Keyboard Errors
Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard error
reporting when the computer starts. This option is enabled by default.
Warnings and Errors
This option can speed up the boot process by bypassing
some compatibility steps:
Prompt on Warnings and Errors (enabled by default)
Continue on Warnings
Continue on Warnings and Errors
Extend BIOS POST Time
The options are:
0 seconds (default)
5 seconds
10 seconds
Full Screen Logo
This options is disabled by default.
Table 9. Virtualization
SupportThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s virtualization support:
Option
Description
AMD-V Technology
This option is enabled by default.
AMD-VI Technology
This option is enabled by default.
Table 10. MaintenanceThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s maintenance:
Option
Description
Service Tag
Displays the Service Tag of your computer.
Asset Tag
Allows you to create a system asset tag if an
asset tag is not already set. This option is set by default.
SERR Messages
Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option
is set by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message
mechanism be disabled.
BIOS Downgrade
Allows you to control flashing of the system firmware
to the previous versions. This option is enabled by default.
NOTE:If this option is not
selected, the flashing of the system firmware to the previous versions
is blocked.
Data Wipe
Allows you to securely erase the data from all
the available internal storages, such as HDD, SSD, mSATA, and eMMC.
The option Wipe on Next Boot is disabled by default.
BIOS recovery
Allows you to recover the corrupted BIOS conditions
from the recovery files on the primary hard drive. The option BIOS
Recovery from Hard Driveis selected by default
Table 11. ManageabilityThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s logs:
Option
Description
Broadcom@ TruManage
Displays the system manageability feature.
Disable
Enable (selected by default)
Table 12. System LogsThe following table describes the information about
the computer’s logs:
Option
Description
BIOS Events
Displays the system event log and allows you to:
Keep(Default enabled)
Clear
Table 13. SupportAssist
System ResolutionThe following table describes supportassist information:
Option
Description
Auto OS Recovery Threshold
Options are: OFF, 1, 2 (default), 3.
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