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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