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is even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits
is odd. Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in
transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the
data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data
bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark and Space.
Stop Bits
A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 Stop Bit for standard
serial data communication. Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used. The op-
tions are 1 and 2.
ACPI Settings
WHEA Support
This feature Enables the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support for
the Windows 2008 (or a later version) operating system. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.
High Precision Event Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Performance 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 de-
pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-
tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
PCI AER Support
Select Enabled to enable the ACPI OS to manage PCI Advanced Error Reporting.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Trusted Computing
Configuration
Security Device Support
If this feature and the TPM jumper on the motherboard are both set to Enabled,
onbaord security devices will be enabled for TPM (Trusted Platform Module) sup-
port to enhance data integrity and network security. Please reboot the system for
a change on this setting to take effect. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
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