Chapter 6
Chapter 6 BIOS Setup
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Intel
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Trusted Execution Technology
Enable Trusted Execution Technology on the processor to defend against malicious attacks by
validating the integrity of the system. Note that the default setting is disabled. Before you en-
able this feature, please enable and provision the TPM first. For more information, please contact
technical support. Note this option is only available for the Xeon
®
processor.
SW Guard Extensions (SGX)
Enable Intel
®
SW Guard Extensions (SGX) on the processor to help protect application IP and
data. Alternatively, select “Software Controlled” to enable or disable this feature by individual
software program. Intel SGX is a set of new CPU instructions that can be used by applications to
set aside private regions of code and data. Note this option is only available for the Xeon
®
pro-
cessor.
BIOS Guard
Enable BIOS Guard to guard against BIOS recovery attacks and ensure that updates to the BIOS
and Embedded Controller are authenticated and secure. Note this option is only available for the
Xeon
®
processor.
Video Configuration
This section configures the video settings. Note that the configuration options may vary de-
pending on the “Boot type” selected in the “Boot” menu.
Primary Display
Select the primary display for the system. The options are Auto or IGFX (internal graph-
ics). The order of video device initialization will be as follows:
Auto mode
: PEG (PCIe Graphics devices connected to PEG lanes directly routed from
the CPU )->PCIe graphics devices->PCI graphics devices->IGFX (internal graphics)
IGFX
: IGFX (internal graphics)->PEG (PCIe Graphics devices connected to PEG lanes di-
rectly routed from the CPU)->PCIe graphics devices->PCI graphics devices
Note that this option is only shown if the “Boot type” is set to “Dual” or
“UEFI”.
Internal Graphics Device
Enable, disable or automatically detect the internal graphics.
