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COMeT10-3900/BIOS Settings

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9. When the update program completes, power cycle the platform to 

force the new EC image to load and execute.

10. Verify that the EC update was successful by comparing the displayed 

EC version in the BIOS with the version specified in the EC update 

notification.

4.

BIOS Settings

This section provides details on the system parameters that are managed 

by the BIOS. Details on the possible parameter values are included.

There are multiple variations of the COMeT10-3900 module. BIOS options 

regarding display output and UART support differ based on which module 

is being used.

4.1

Entering the BIOS

Enter the BIOS by pressing 

DEL

 or 

ESC

 during POST. If you are running a 

Windows 10 operating system and you cannot enter the BIOS during POST 

by pressing either 

DEL

 or 

ESC

, then follow the instructions below.

1. Press the 

Windows

 key on your keyboard and type “recovery options” 

into the search box.

2. Press 

Enter

 to open the Windows Recovery settings.

3. Under Advanced startup, click 

Restart now

.

The COMeT10-3900 restarts and boots into the UEFI menu

4. Click the 

BIOS

 button to enter the BIOS.

4.2

Main

The Main page of the BIOS displays general information related to the 

current BIOS build, including the BIOS and embedded controller firmware 

revisions. Information related to the system memory is also displayed on 

this page.

System time and date are configurable on the main BIOS page. An 

external battery is required to retain time and date if power is removed. 

The following BIOS build information is available on the Main BIOS page.

Summary of Contents for COMeT10-3900

Page 1: ...WINSYSTEMS Inc 2890 112th Street Grand Prairie Texas 75050 817 274 7553 info winsystems com www winsystems com COMeT10 3900 Supplemental BIOS Manual...

Page 2: ...statutory implied or by description regarding the information set forth herein or regarding the freedom of the described devices from patent infringement WINSYSTEMS Inc makes no warranty of merchantab...

Page 3: ...ration 9 4 3 1 CPU 10 4 3 2 Chipset Configuration 11 4 3 3 Network Stack 12 4 3 4 Video 13 4 3 5 PCIe 14 4 3 6 SATA 15 4 3 7 SCC 16 4 3 8 USB 16 4 3 9 LPSS 17 4 3 10 Power Control 17 4 3 11 Thermal 18...

Page 4: ...7 5 1 Software 27 5 2 Hardware 27 6 Software Description 28 6 1 Software Design Specification UEFI Operating System Support 28 6 2 Software Design Specification Legacy Operating System Support 28 6 3...

Page 5: ...latforms Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT Allows dynamic alloca tion of system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efficient use of available resources in order to maximize 2D 3D gra...

Page 6: ...e Boot Override section 5 Press Enter The COMeT10 3900 executes the built in UEFI shell and displays a list of attached storage devices The USB flash drive shows up in the list depending on other boot...

Page 7: ...uilt In EFI Shell from the list of boot devices displayed under the Boot Override section 5 Press Enter The COMeT10 3900 executes the built in UEFI shell and displays a list of attached storage device...

Page 8: ...uring POST If you are running a Windows 10 operating system and you cannot enter the BIOS during POST by pressing either DEL or ESC then follow the instructions below 1 Press the Windows key on your k...

Page 9: ...ves as the top level BIOS page for configuring peripherals and devices present on the COMeT10 3900 platform The configuration subpages include pages for the CPU network interfaces serial ports USB por...

Page 10: ...ware reducing its size cost and complexity Special attention is also given to reduce the virtualization overheads occurring in cache I O and memory Enable Disable Enable VT d Provides hardware assists...

Page 11: ...ates are the states the processor comes to in order to lower power consumption and temperature Enable Disable Enable Enhanced C States The C1 state is when the CPU is idle but is able to instantly rev...

Page 12: ...able Enables disables all beeps during boot Enable Disable Enable Feature Description Choices Default Feature Description Choices Default Network Stack Enables disables the UEFI network stack Enabling...

Page 13: ...Selects the panel resolution If the desired resolution is not available use the Custom Profile option and adjust the settings to match your panel NOTE LVDS Bridge must be enabled to view this option...

Page 14: ...are without CSM When GOP is disabled the VBIOS is turned on and requires Compatibility Support Module CSM to be enabled as well To enable CSM see Boot on page 24 Enable Disable Enable VBT Select Selec...

Page 15: ...s the PCIe port speed Auto matches the speed of the inserted device Gen1 supports up to 2 5 GigaTransfers per second Gen2 supports up to 5 GigaTransfers per second Auto Gen1 Gen2 Auto PCIe Selectable...

Page 16: ...ket on the dual stacked connector J17 Enable Disable Enable USB 3 0 Port 2 Enables disables USB port 2 When disabled any devices plugged into the connector are not detected by BIOS or OS This is the b...

Page 17: ...s the I2C bus When set to PCI mode the PnP software uses PCI registers for device configuration When set to ACPI mode the PnP software uses ACPI methods for device configuration Disable PCI Mode ACPI...

Page 18: ...int at which the OS begins throttling the processor 15 to 111 C Disable 111 C Active Trip Point Controls the temperature of the ACPI Active Trip Point which is the point at which the OS turns the fan...

Page 19: ...ssive Policy 1 0 Passive Policy 2 0 Passive Policy 2 0 TRT Revision Sets the Thermal Relationship Table TRT which informs the OS the relative thermal contribution of each device to each thermal zone T...

Page 20: ...1 This port supports only RS 232 protocol Enable Disable Enable Change Settings Sets IO address and IRQ settings for Legacy UART 1 NOTE Module Legacy UART 1 must be enabled to view this option Module...

Page 21: ...ion Choices Default VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enables disables VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Enable Disable Enable Recorder Mode Only text is sent when recorder mode is enab...

Page 22: ...to configure the link speed and enables disables Wake on Lan Link Speed Specifies the port speed used for the selected boot protocol Auto Negotiated 10 Mbps Half 10 Mbps Full 100 Mbps Half 100 Mbps Fu...

Page 23: ...p is required for enabling security 4 4 4 Secure Boot Navigate to the appropriate HDD or SSD drive and press Enter to boot Feature Description Choices Default Secure Boot Enables disables Secure Boot...

Page 24: ...definite waiting 1 to 65535 1 Bootup NumLock State Selects the default keyboard NumLock state On Off On OS Selection Selects the target operating system Other menu options may change based on the OS s...

Page 25: ...Always GA20 never disabled this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1 MB NOTE This option is only available when CSM Support is enabled Upon Request Always Upon Request INT19 Trap Resp...

Page 26: ...ions Feature Description Save Changes and Exit Saves all custom configured BIOS settings then immediately boots to the first boot device set in Boot Option Properties see Boot on page 24 Discard Chang...

Page 27: ...helpful in case video has accidentally been turned off in the BIOS 5 2 Hardware Shorting pads 1 2 on Clear CMOS enables you to reset the BIOS CMOS settings to factory defaults The BIOS reads this pin...

Page 28: ...ing System Support The BIOS supports booting the following legacy OS capabilities MS DOS 6 Compatibility support module CSM Legacy boot support Legacy option ROM support 6 3 Software Design Specificat...

Page 29: ...order Provides infrastructure that allows custom handling of available boot options to meet specific customer needs Custom boot behavior may include different requests such as always boot from specif...

Page 30: ...NG 0x2D PEI_MEMORY_CONFIGURING 0x2E PEI_MEMORY_INIT 0x2F PEI_MEMORY_INSTALLED 0x31 PEI_CPU_INIT 0x32 PEI_CPU_CACHE_INIT 0x33 PEI_CPU_AP_INIT 0x34 PEI_CPU_BSP_SELECT 0x35 PEI_CPU_SMM_INIT 0x36 PEI_MEM_...

Page 31: ...DXE_SCSI_ENABLE 0xA7 DXE_SETUP_VERIFYING_PASSWORD 0xA8 DXE_SETUP_START 0xA9 DXE_SETUP_INPUT_WAIT 0xAB DXE_READY_TO_BOOT 0xAD DXE_LEGACY_BOOT 0xAE DXE_EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES 0xAF RT_SET_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS_MA...

Page 32: ...3 PEI_MEMORY_ERROR 0x54 PEI_MEMORY_NOT_INSTALLED 0x55 PEI_CPU_INVALID_TYPE 0x56 PEI_CPU_INVALID_SPEED 0x56 PEI_CPU_MISMATCH 0x57 PEI_CPU_SELF_TEST_FAILED 0x58 PEI_CPU_CACHE_ERROR 0x58 PEI_CPU_MICROCOD...

Page 33: ...ume Error Codes Code PEI_MEMORY_S3_RESUME_FAILED 0xE8 PEI_S3_RESUME_PPI_NOT_FOUND 0xE9 PEI_S3_BOOT_SCRIPT_ERROR 0xEA PEI_S3_OS_WAKE_ERROR 0xEB Recovery Error Codes Code PEI_RECOVERY_PPI_NOT_FOUND 0xF8...

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