Chapter 6: UEFI BIOS
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NUMA (Available when the OS supports this feature)
Select Enabled to enable Non-Uniform Memory Access support to enhance system
performance. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
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 Disabled and
Enabled
.
High Precision Event 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 Disabled and
Enabled
.
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 following
information will be displayed.
•
TPM2.0 Device Found
•
Firmware Version
•
Vendor
Security Device Support
If a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) device is connected to the TPM header (JTPM1) on the
motherboard and this feature is set to Enable, onboard security devices will be available for
the TPM support to enhance data integrity and network 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. Please reboot the system for a change on this setting to take effect. The
options are Disable and
Enable
.
*If the feature above is set to Enable, the following features will become available for
user's configuration:
The following Platform Configuration Register information will display:
•
Active PCR banks
•
Available PCR banks
