BIOS Settings Glossary - Version 04

Intel® NUC BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V04 – January 2015 BACK
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BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS Screen…
Options
Description / Purpose
Real-Time
Performance
Tuning
Performance
Checkbox
Enabled: OS-present software can update most
performance tuning features without requiring a restart to
take affect.
Disabled: only BIOS can update most performance
tuning features. This is the more secure configuration.
Reset Intel® AMT
to default factory
settings
Maintenance
Continue?
(Y/N)
Resets all Intel
®
AMT configuration settings to their
factory defaults. When selected, the BIOS will
unprovision AMT and load default Intel® ME settings.
Responsiveness
Cooling
• Fast
• Normal
• Slow
Defines how quickly fan speed will change based upon
changes in temperature.
S
BIOS Setting
Appears on BIOS Screen…
Options
Description / Purpose
S3 State Indicator
Power
• Off
• Blink
• On
• Alternate
Color
Determines power LED behavior during S3 system power
state.
SATA Port 0
Devices
Information
only
Displays the device identification string, capacity in
gigabytes, and negotiated speed (1.5 Gb/s, 3.0 Gb/s, or
6.0 Gb/s) for the device attached to the SATA port. If no
device is attached, the string [Not Installed] is displayed.
SATA Port 0 Hot
Plug Capability
Devices
Checkbox
If enabled, SATA port will be reported as Hot Plug
capable.
Screen Brightness
Devices
• Dimmest
• Dimmer
• Dim
• Neutral
• Bright
• Brighter
• Brightest
Sets the amount of panel backlight illumination
SDRAM
Cooling
Information
only
Displays the voltage of the memory modules installed
Secondary
Temperature Input
or
Secondary
Temperature
Sensor
Cooling
• Processor
• PCH
• Memory
• Motherboard
• None
Selects the secondary temperature input for the fan
controller.
Secure Boot
Boot
Checkbox
If enabled, BIOS will only boot to trusted operating
system images. Secure Boot is supported only via UEFI
Boot.
When UEFI Secure Boot is enabled, attempts to boot
non-UEFI OS will fail.
Secure Boot Mode
Boot
Information
only
Displays the Secure Boot Mode based on the
SecureBootCustomMode Boolean UEFI variable.
Displays Standard if the value is false.
Displays Custom if the value is true.