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Computer Setup—Advanced (for advanced users) (continued)
Bus Options
On some models, allows you to enable or disable:
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PCI SERR# Generation. Default is enabled.
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PCI VGA Palette Snooping, which sets the VGA palette snooping bit in PCI configuration
space; only needed when more than one graphics controller is installed. Default is disabled.
Device Options
Allows you to set:
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Printer mode (Bi-Directional, EPP + ECP, Output Only). Default is EPP+ECP.
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Num Lock State at Power-On (off/on). Default is off.
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Integrated Graphics (Auto/Disable/Force). Use this option to manage integrated (UMA)
graphics memory allocation. The value you choose is allocated permanently to graphics and
is unavailable to the operating system. For example, if you set this value to 512M on a
system with 2 GB of RAM, the system always allocates 512 MB for graphics and the other
1.5 GB for use by the BIOS and operating system. Default is Auto which sets memory
allocation to 512 MB.
If you select Force, the UMA Frame Buffer Size option displays, which lets you set the UMA
memory size allocation between 32 MB and 1 GB.
●
Internal Speaker (some models) (does not affect external speakers). Default is enabled.
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NIC Option ROM Download (PXE, disabled). The BIOS contains an embedded NIC option
ROM to allow the unit to boot through the network to a PXE server. This is typically used to
download a corporate image to a hard drive. The NIC option ROM takes up memory space
below 1MB commonly referred to as DOS Compatibility Hole (DCH) space. This space is
limited. This F10 option will allow users to disable the downloading of this embedded NIC
option ROM thus giving more DCH space for additional PCI cards which may need option
ROM space. The default will be to have the NIC option-ROM-enabled. Default is PXE.
Recovering the Configuration Settings
This method of recovery requires that you first perform the
Save to Removable Media
command
with the Computer Setup (F10) Utility before
Restore
is needed. (See
Save to Removable Media
on page 34
in the Computer Setup—File table.)
NOTE:
It is recommended that you save any modified computer configuration settings to a USB
flash media device and save the device for possible future use.
To restore the configuration, insert the USB flash media device with the saved configuration and
perform the
Restore from Removable Media
command with the Computer Setup (F10) Utility. (See
Restore from Removable Media on page 34
in the Computer Setup—File table.)
NOTE:
Do not install the USB key that you use for rRecovery in a USB3 (blue) port.
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