Chapter 5: BIOS
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TPM State
This feature changes the TPM State. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled. Note: The
system will restart to change the TPM State.
Pending TPM 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
None
and
TPM Clear.
Device Select
Use this feature to select the TPM version. TPM 1.2 will restrict support to TPM 1.2 devices.
TPM 2.0 will restrict support for TPM 2.0 devices. Select Auto to enable support for both
versions. The default setting is
Auto
.
The following are informational status messages that indicate the current TPM State:
TPM Enabled Status
TPM Active Status
TPM Owner Status
ACPI Settings
ACPI Sleep State
Use this feature to select which sleep state mode the system will enter when the Suspend
button is pressed. The options are Suspend Disabled and
S3 (Suspend to RAM)
.
High Precision Event Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Performance 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 Disabled and
Enabled
.
Super IO Configuration
Super IO Chip NCT5523D
Serial Port 1 Configuration
Serial Port 1
Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port specified by the user. The options are
Disabled and
Enabled
.
