Chapter 6: BIOS
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ACPI Settings
Numa
This setting
Enables
or Disables Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA), a feature that
improves memory-to-processor communication and performance. The options are
Enabled
or Disabled.
WHEA Support
Select Enabled to support the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) platform and
provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors within the Windows
OS environment to reduce system crashes and to enhance system recovery and health
monitoring. The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
High Precision Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET) that produces periodic
interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in synchronizing
multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other
timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU.
The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer.
The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Trusted Computing
Configuration
Security Device Support
If this feature and the TPM jumper on the motherboard are both set to Enabled, onboard
security devices will be enabled for TPM (Trusted Platform Module) support to enhance data
integrity and network security. Please reboot the system for a change on this setting to take
effect. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
TXT Suppor
Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) helps protect against software-based atacks and
ensures protection, confidentiality and integrity of data sotred or created on the system. Use
this feature to enable to disable TXT Suppport. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
iSCSI Configuration
iSCSI Initiator Name
This feature allows the user to enter the unique name of the iSCSI Initiator in IQN format.
Once the name of the iSCSI Initiator is entered into the system, configure the proper settings
for the following items.
