Digital PRIORIS ZX Server
Server Utilities & Configuration
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BIOS SETUP OPTIONS (Advanced Section)
BIOS Setup Field
Settings
Comments
Processor Type
Auto Sense
Select the type of Intel processor(s) being used in the
system.
Processor Speed
Auto Sense
Selects the speed of the Intel processor(s) being used in
the system.
Peripheral
Configuration
Press Enter
Selects the Configuration mode for the hard drives
(auto/manual), the floppy interface, the IDE interface,
serial and parallel port addresses / IRQs.
Advanced ChipSet
Configuration
Press Enter
General Purpose Registers and some Performance
Enhancement Settings are available. The Default is
AutoSensed, except for the BACKOFF setting which
should be disabled.
Plug and Play
Configuration
Press Enter
PCI Bus Latency timing. Default is 66 clocks.
Controls the length of time a PCI agent can hold the bus
when another agent has requested the PCI bus. Some
audio/network cards (with small buffers) are latency
sensitive, but I/O intensive applications the latency
timer can be increased for slightly improved
performance.
Default Values listed in
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BIOS SETUP OPTIONS (Security Section)
BIOS Setup Field
Settings
Comments
User Password
Enabled / Disabled
If enabled, must be entered before getting this far.
Admin Password
Enabled / Disabled
If enabled, must be entered before getting this far.
Set User Password
Press Enter
Allows user to set the password upon boot-up.
Set Admin
Password
Press Enter
Allows user to set the administrator password for setting
all changes via the BIOS Setup Utility and System
Configuration Utility.
Keyboard Inactivity
Timer
10
Default when enabled is 10 minutes. Choose between 1
to 127 minutes.
Video Blanking
Enabled / Disabled
Turns off video screen until keyboard HOT KEY
sequence is entered.
Floppy Writes
Enabled / Disabled
When disabled protects the floppy from being written
to.
Reset + Power
Switch
Enabled / Disabled
Allows user to press Reset/Power On buttons on front
panel.
