Supermicro SuperServer 5035L-I, User Manual

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7-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations
Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu
items:
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BIOS Features
Quick Boot
If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed
for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Quiet Boot
This option allows the bootup screen options to be modifi ed between POST mes-
sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select
Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op-
tions are Enabled and Disabled .
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error
If set to Enabled , the system will wait for the user to press F1 before displaying a
message when an error occurs. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
High Performance 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 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 .
HPET Memory Address
This feature appears when the High Performance Event Timer (above) is