Reference Guide

BIOS Settings Name Description Supported Operating
System(s)
BIOS Recovery
Enables or disables the system BIOS Recovery option. This feature saves a
recovery image to a primary hard disk drive storage, or to an external USB, and
uses this recovery image to recover BIOS image when system BIOS fails.
Possible values are:
• Enable — BIOS stores the recovery image on primary hard disk drive storage.
So BIOS recovery image is available both from primary hard disk drive
permanent storage and via an external USB.
• Disable — BIOS does not store the recovery image on primary hard disk drive
storage. So BIOS recovery image is available only via an external USB.
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Bitsmart
Enables or disable the Bitsmart.
Possible values are:
• Disable
• Enable
Microsoft Windows
Bluetooth Devices
Enable or disable Bluetooth Devices
Possible values are:
• Disable
• Enable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
BlinkPSULED1
Provides the alert for the PSU 1. The Power Supply Unit(PSU) 1 LED starts to
blink when it is enabled.
Possible value:
• Enable
Microsoft Windows
BlinkPSULED2
Provides the alert for the PSU 2. The Power Supply Unit(PSU) 2 LED starts to
blink when it is enabled.
Possible value:
• Enable
Microsoft Windows
BlockS3
Enables or disables the Block S3 sleep state. If this option is Disabled, the system
BIOS supports OSPM/ACPI S3 (suspend to RAM) operation. This moves the
system authentication into the operating system and bypasses any Preboot
Authentication on resume.
If this option is Enabled, the system BIOS blocks all OSPM/ACPI S3 (suspend to
RAM) requests and enforces Preboot Authentication on all non-S3 resumes.
Possible values are:
• Disable
• Enable
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
Boot Mode
Determines the system’s boot mode. Enables booting to Unied Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI) capable operating systems. This ensures compatibility
with operating systems that do not support UEFI.
Possible values are:
• UEFI — Enables booting to Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
capable operating systems.
• BIOS — Ensures compatibility with operating systems that do not support
UEFI.
Microsoft Windows,
Linux
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