Chapter 6: BIOS
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WHEA Support
Select Enabled to support the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) platform and
provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors within the Windows
OS environment to reduce system crashes and to enhance system recovery and health
monitoring. The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
High Precision Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Precision 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 dependency on other
timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU.
The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer.
The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM device is installed
and detected by the BIOS)
When a TPM (Trusted-Platform Module) device is detected in your machine, the folloiwung
information will be displayed.
•
TPM2.0 Device Found
•
Vendor
•
Firmware Version
Security Device Support
If this feature and the TPM jumper (JPT1 if installed onboard) on the motherboard are both
enabled, the onboard security (TPM) device will be enabled in the BIOS to enhance data
integrity and system security. Please note that the OS will not show the security device.
Neither TCG EFI protocol nor INT1A interaction will be made available for use. If you have
made changes on the setting on this item, be sure to reboot the system for the change to
take effect. The options are Disable and
Enable
.
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Active PCR Banks
•
Available PCR Banks
Pending Operation
Using this feature to schedule a TPM-related operation to be performed by a security (TPM)
device) at the next system boot to enhance system data integrity. Your system will reboot to
carry out a pending TPM operation. The options are
None
and TPM Clear.
Note:
Your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM operation.