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Table 5-8. ACPI Configuration Sub-menu (Continued)
Menu Option
High Performance
Event Timer
General WHZA
Configuration
WHZA Support
Menu Option
AHCI BIOS Support
AHCI CD/DVD Boot
Time Out
AHCI Port0~Port5
SATA Port0 ~
Port5
S.M.A.R.T.
Menu Option
View Event Log
Mark All Events as
Read
Clear Event Log
Menu Option
Status of BMC
IPMI FW Revision
Description
Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET). This
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 dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as
an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU. The HPET is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. Options include E
This sub-menu allows you to configure General WHZAI configurations.
This setting allows you to Enable or D
Architecture.
Table 5-9. AHCI Configuration Sub-menu
Description
This option enables AHCI BIOS support on your system. Options include
Enabled and D
ISABLED
This sets the timeout time in seconds for AHCI CD/DVD boot drives. Some SATA
CD/DVD drives in AHCI mode need to wait longer than others. Options include 0
(sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35.
While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This
setting displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices.
For this setting, select the type of device connected to the system. Select Auto
to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect a hard disk drive in your system.
Options include Auto and N
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select D
S.M.A.R.T in your system. Selecting Enabled allows the AMI BIOS to use
S.M.A.R.T to support the hard disk drive. Option include D
Table 5-10. Event Log Configuration Sub-menu
Description
Selecting this option allows you to view all unread events on the Event Log.
This option marks all events as read. Options are OK and Cancel when
selected.
This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages. Options are OK and
Cancel.
Table 5-11. IPMI Configuration Sub-menu
Description
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between
the system management software and platform hardware. This non-configurable
informational feature shows the status code of the BMC micro controller.
This static setting displays the IPMI Firmware Revision.
ISABLE
.
I
.
OT
NSTALLED
to prevent the AMI BIOS from using
ISABLED
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and Disabled.
NABLED
Windows Hardware Error
and Enabled.
ISABLED
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