BIOS Settings Glossary - Version 04

Intel® NUC BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V04 – January 2015 BACK
Graphics Voltage
Mode
Performance
• Offset Only
• Interpolated +
Offset
• Static + Offset
Offset Only:
hides Voltage Target question,
sets Voltage Target Mode (Bit 20) to 0 (Adaptive),
sets Voltage Target (Bits 19:8) to 0
Interpolated + Offset:
displays Voltage Target question,
sets Voltage Target Mode (Bit 20) to 0 (Adaptive)
Static + Offset:
displays Voltage Target question,
sets Voltage Target Mode (Bit 20) to 1 (Static)
Graphics Voltage
Offset (V)
Performance
Numeric
Primarily used for overclocking.
H
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS Screen…
Options
Description / Purpose
Hard Disk Drive
Password
Security
Information
only
Reports if there is a hard disk drive password set.
Hard Disk Drive
Password Prompt
Security
Checkbox
Enabled: BIOS will always prompt for a hard disk drive
password if a User HDD Password is installed.
Disabled: BIOS will never prompt for a hard disk drive
password unless attempting to boot to a drive with a User
HDD Password installed.
Hard Disk Pre-
Delay
Devices
Adjustable:
0 to 30
seconds
Delay (in seconds) before hard drives are initialized. This
can be used to increase the amount of time that the BIOS
Splash Screen displays.
HDMI/DisplayPort
Audio
Devices
Checkbox
Enabled: HDMI/DisplayPort output includes both audio
and video.
Disabled: HDMI/DisplayPort output is video only.
Hibernation Timer
Power
• Immediate
• 1 minute
• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 15 minutes
• 1 hour
• 2 hours
When the system is put to sleep, it will temporarily wake
up when the timer expires, and then hibernate to an SSD.
High Precision
Event Timers
Devices
Checkbox
High precision event timers are integrated into chipset
hardware and are available for use by operating systems.
They can be disabled if incompatible with an OS or
application.
Host Clock
Frequency
Main
Information
only
Displays the default host clock frequency (in MHz)