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Chapter 7: BIOS
port to enhance data integrity and network security. Please reboot the system for
a change on this setting to take effect. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
TPM State
Select Enabled to use TPM (Trusted Platform Module) settings to enhance system
data security. Please reboot your system for any change on the TPM state to take
effect. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Pending Operation
Use this item to schedule a TPM-related operation to be performed by a security
device for system data integrity. Your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM
operation. The options are 0, Enable Take Ownership, Disable Take Ownership,
and TPM Clear.
Note: Your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM operation.
Current Status Information
This item displays the status of the TPM support on this motherboard.
ACPI Settings
WHEA Support
Select Enabled to support the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) plat-
form and provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors
within the Windows OS environment to reduce system crashes and to enhance
system recovery and health monitoring. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
High Precision Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Precision 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 Enabled and Disabled.
NUMA (Available when the OS supports this feature)
Select Enabled to enable Non-Uniform Memory Access support to enhance system
performance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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