Chapter 6: BIOS
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6.4 Event Logs
Use this feature to configure Event Log settings.
Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings
Enabling/Disabling Options
SMBIOS Event Log
Change this item to enable or disable all features of the SMBIOS Event Logging during system
boot. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Erasing Settings
Erase Event Log
If No is selected, data stored in the event log will not be erased. Select Yes, Next reset, data
in the event log will be erased upon next system reboot. Select Yes, Every reset, data in the
event log will be erased upon every system reboot. The options are
No
, Yes, Next reset, and
Yes, Every reset.
When Log is Full
Select Erase Immediately for all messages to be automatically erased from the event log
when the event log memory is full. The options are
Do Nothing
and Erase Immediately.
SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings
Log System Boot Event
This option toggles the System Boot Event logging to enabled or disabled. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
MECI
The Multiple Event Count Increment (MECI) counter counts the number of occurences that
a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented. This is a numeric
value. The default value is
1
.
METW
The Multiple Event Time Window (METW) defines number of minutes must pass between
duplicate log events before MECI is incremented. This is in minutes, from 0 to 99. The default
value is
60
.
Note
: After making changes on a setting, be sure to reboot the system for the changes
to take effect.
View SMBIOS Event Log
Select this submenu and press enter to see the contents of the SMBIOS event log. The
following categories will be displayed: Date/Time/Error Codes/Severity.
