Themis RES-32XR3/FIO, Installation Manual

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Themis Computer
BIOS Setup Utility
Advanced Setup Configurations
S.M.A.R.T. For Storage drives
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically
detect storage drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using
the S.M.A.R.T. Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to sup-
port storage drives. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and
Auto .
32-Bit Data Transfer
Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
3.3.6 PCI/PnP Configuration
3.3.6.1 Clear NVRAM
This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and Yes.
3.3.6.2 Plug & Play OS
Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required
for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select
No to
allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system.
3.3.6.3 PCI Latency Timer
This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select
64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32,
64 , 96, 128,
160, 192, 224 and 248.
3.3.6.4 PCI IDE BusMaster
When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives.
The options are Disabled and
Enabled .
3.3.6.5 PCI-E I/O Performance
This feature sets the PCI-E maximum payload size. The options are 128B and 256B.