Supero SuperServer 6026TT-D6IBQRF, User Manual

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Chapter 7: BIOS
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APIC ACPI SCI IRQ
When this item is set to Enabled, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system.
The options are Enabled and Disabled .
Headless Mode
This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard, monitor or
mouse attached 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 .
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General WHEA Confi guration
WHEA Support
Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) sup-
port which will provide a common infrastructure for handling hardware errors
on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware
errors and improvesystem recovery and health monitoring. The default setting
is Enabled.
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IPMI Confi guration (X8DTT-HF/-HIBXF/-HIBQF Only)
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that
IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a
whole. For more information on the IPMI specifi cations, please visit Intel's website
at www.intel.com.
Status of BMC
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between system
management software and platform hardware. This is an informational feature which
returns the status code of the BMC micro controller.
IPMI Firmware Revision
This item indicates the revision number of the current IPMI Firmware.