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Chapter 7: BIOS

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Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or
more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and

VT-UTF8

Bits Per Second

This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec-
tion. Make sure that the same speed is used in both host computer and the client
computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines.
The options are 9600, 19200, 57600, and

115200

(bits per second).

Flow Control

Use this item to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data
loss caused by buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop data-sending when

the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start data-sending when
the receiving buffer is empty. The options are

None,

Hardware RTS/CTS, and

Software Xon/Xoff.
The setting for each these features is displayed:

Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits

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Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM device is

installed and detected by the BIOS)

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) sup-
port to enhance data integrity and network security. Please reboot the system for
a change on this setting to take effect. The options are Enabled and

Disabled

TPM State

Select Enabled to use TPM (Trusted Platform Module) settings to enhance system
data security. Please reboot your system for any change on the TPM state to take
effect. The options are Disabled and

Enabled

Pending Operation

Use this item to schedule a TPM-related operation to be performed by a security
device for system data integrity. Your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM
operation. The options are

, Enable Take Ownership, Disable Take Ownership,

and TPM Clear.

Note

: Your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM operation.

Current Status Information

This item displays the status of the TPM support on this motherboard.

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ACPI Settings

WHEA Support

Select Enabled to support the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) plat-
form 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 Event 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 de-
pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-
tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are

Enabled

and Disabled.

NUMA (Available when the OS supports this feature)

Select Enabled to enable Non-Uniform Memory Access support to enhance system
performance. The options are

Enabled

and Disabled.