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BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive, Extend BIOS POST Time

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POST Behavior Extend BIOS POST Time Full Screen Logo Numlock Enable Numlock Enable Fn Lock Lock Mode Warnings and Errors Configures the BIOS POST (Power-On Self-Test) load time. Default: 0 seconds Enabled or disabled the computer to display full screen logo if the image match screen resolution. Default: OFF Enables or disables Numlock when the computer boots. Default: ON Enables or disables the Fn lock mode. Default: ON Default: Lock Mode Secondary. Lock Mode Secondary = If this option is selected, the F1-F12 keys scan the code for their secondary functions. Selects an action on encountering a warning or error during boot. Default: Prompt on Warnings and Errors. Stop, prompt and wait for user input when warnings or errors are detected. NOTE: Errors deemed critical to the operation of the computer hardware will always halt the computer. Table 14. System setup options-Virtualization menu Virtualization Intel Virtualization Technology Enable Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) Enables or disables the computer to run a virtual machine monitor (VMM). Default: ON VT for Direct I/O Enables the computer to perform Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O (VT-d). VT-d is an Intel method that provides virtualization for memory map I/O. Default: ON Table 15. System setup options-Maintenance menu Maintenance Asset Tag Asset Tag Creates a system Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely identify a particular system. Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed. Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of the computer. BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables the computer to recover from a bad BIOS image, as long as the Boot Block portion is intact and functioning. Default: ON NOTE: BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot work if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work in the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The recovery image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive (only for computers shipped with hard drive). BIOS Auto-Recovery Enables the computer to automatically recover the BIOS without user actions. This feature requires BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive to be set to Enabled. Default: OFF System setup 63

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POST Behavior
Extend BIOS POST Time
Configures the BIOS POST (Power-On Self-Test) load time.
Default: 0 seconds
Full Screen Logo
Enabled or disabled the computer to display full screen logo if the image match
screen resolution.
Default: OFF
Numlock Enable
Numlock Enable
Enables or disables Numlock when the computer boots.
Default: ON
Fn Lock
Enables or disables the Fn lock mode.
Default: ON
Lock Mode
Default: Lock Mode Secondary. Lock Mode Secondary = If this option is selected, the
F1-F12 keys scan the code for their secondary functions.
Warnings and Errors
Selects an action on encountering a warning or error during boot.
Default: Prompt on Warnings and Errors. Stop, prompt and wait for user input when
warnings or errors are detected.
NOTE:
Errors deemed critical to the operation of the computer hardware
will always halt the computer.
Table 14. System setup options—Virtualization menu
Virtualization
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enable Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)
Enables or disables the computer to run a virtual machine monitor (VMM).
Default: ON
VT for Direct I/O
Enables the computer to perform Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O (VT-d).
VT-d is an Intel method that provides virtualization for memory map I/O.
Default: ON
Table 15. System setup options—Maintenance menu
Maintenance
Asset Tag
Asset Tag
Creates a system Asset Tag that can be used by an IT administrator to uniquely
identify a particular system. Once set in BIOS, the Asset Tag cannot be changed.
Service Tag
Displays the Service Tag of the computer.
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
Enables the computer to recover from a bad BIOS image, as long as the Boot Block
portion is intact and functioning.
Default: ON
NOTE:
BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot
work if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work
in the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The
recovery image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive (only
for computers shipped with hard drive).
BIOS Auto-Recovery
Enables the computer to automatically recover the BIOS without user actions. This
feature requires BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive to be set to Enabled.
Default: OFF
System setup
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