BIOS Setup Menus
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3.7 BIOS Super I/O Configuration Menu
The Features menu is used to configure the system BIOS’ major features, including Quick Boot, APM,
ACPI, PMM, SMBUS, SMBIOS, Manufacturing Mode, Splash Screen, Console Redirection, and others
added by the OEM. Figure 3.7 shows a typical Setup.
System Configuration Utility
Main Exit Boot Post PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc>
BIOS Feature Configuration
Select APIC mode to
Support APIC-aware
Interrupt Processing [APIC Mode]
Operating Systems
POST Memory Manager [Disabled]
SMBUS API [Disabled]
Console Redirection [Automatic]
P7 Geyserville [Enabled]
Microcode Update [Enabled]
Embedded BIOS® 2000 V6.0.5 – Copyright 2006 General Software, Inc.
Figure 3.7 BIOS Feature Configuration
The following table describes each setting in the Features menu.
Quick Boot
Enable time-optimized POST, causing certain
preconfigured OEM optimizations to be made when the
system boots. Depending on the system, Quick Boot
can reach the DOS prompt in as little as 85ms
(milliseconds.)
Advanced Power Management (APM)
Enable legacy power management, used by the system
when an ACPI-aware operating system is not running
(during POST, such as when the system is running the
preboot environment, or while running DOS,
Windows95, Windows98, or Linux kernels below
version 2.6.) Uses the SMM feature (see Firmbase) to
operate properly.
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