BIOS Settings Glossary - Version 04

Intel® NUC BIOS Settings Glossary BACK
V04 – January 2015 BACK
Sustained Mode
Power Limit (Watts)
Performance
Numeric
Intel Turbo Boost Technology will control processor
power usage to the Sustained Mode Power Limit over a
moving average time window.
Sustained Mode
Time (Seconds)
Performance
1 - 32 seconds
Intel Turbo Boost Technology will control processor
power usage to the Sustained Mode Power Limit over a
moving average time window.
System Agent (V)
Performance
Numeric
Primarily used for overclocking.
System Date
Main
Month, day,
year
Displays and changes the System Date from the Real-
Time Clock.
The RTC Date is displayed in the format [MM/DD/YYYY].
Each field is selectable with the Tab key. The + and –
keys are used to increment/decrement the selected field.
When changed, values are immediately committed to the
RTC instead of waiting for Save & Exit Setup/F10 key.
The default date is only loaded when the RTC reports an
invalid date, or a battery or CMOS checksum failure. The
default date is not loaded when other Setup defaults are
loaded (F9 key, etc.)
System Fan Control
Cooling
• Fixed
• Custom
• Cool
• Blended
• Quiet
Fixed: the System Fan Speed will be fixed.
Custom: Allows you to manually set temperature and
duty cycle options.
Cool: Preloads specific settings for cool operation.
Blended: Preloads specific settings to blend cool and
quiet operation.
Quiet: Preloads specific settings for quiet operation.
System Fan Speed
Cooling
Information
only
Displays the current processor fan speed.
System Information
Main
Information
only
Displays SMBIOS information for:
• Manufacturer
• Product Name
• Version
• Serial Number
• UUID
• SKU Number
• Family
System Time
Main
Hours, minutes,
seconds
Displays and changes the System Time from the Real-
Time Clock.
The RTC Time is displayed in the 24-hour format
[HH:MM:SS]. Each field is selectable with the Tab key.
The + and – keys are used to increment/decrement the
selected field. When changed, values are immediately
committed to the RTC instead of waiting for Save & Exit
Setup/F10 key. The default time is only loaded when the
RTC reports an invalid time, or a battery or CMOS
checksum failure. The default time is not loaded when
other Setup defaults are loaded (F9 key, etc.)