Acer Veriton 1000 Aspire L350 & Veriton 1000 Service Guide - Page 36

Parameter Description APCI Mode This option is used to set up enable or disable Enabled the APCI function Disabled MPS Version Control For OS This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use. The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build Intel architecture systems with two or more processors. MPS 1.1 was the original specification. MPS version 1.4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in the future. In addition, MPS 1.4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge. If your operating system comes with support for MPS 1.4, you should change the setting from the default of 1.1 to 1.4. You also need to enable MPS 1.4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI bus on a motherboard that doesn't come with a PCI bridge. You should only leave it as 1.1 only if you are running an older operating system that only supports MPS 1.1. 1.1, 1.4 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This BIOS feature controls support for the hard disk's S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology) capability. S.M.A.R.T. is supported by all current hard disks and it allows the early prediction and warning of impending hard disk disasters. You should enable it if you want to use S.M.A.R.T.aware utilities to monitor the hard disk's condition. Enabling it also allows the monitoring of the hard disk's condition over a network. While S.M.A.R.T. looks like a really great safety feature, it isn't really that useful or even necessary for most users. For S.M.A.R.T. to work, it is not just a matter of enabling it in the BIOS. You must also keep a S.M.A.R.T.-aware hardware monitoring utility running in the background all the time. Enabled Disabled Silent Boot This features allows you to enable or disable if Enabled the screen logo to display or no during POST Disabled Small Logo (EPA) Show This BIOS feature determines if the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Energy Star logo will appear during the system boot-up process. When it is enabled, the BIOS will display the EPA Energy Star logo during the boot-up sequence. When it is disabled, the BIOS will not display the EPA Energy Star logo during the boot-up sequence. Please note that enabling this BIOS feature may potentially delay the boot-up process by 23 seconds, which ensures that the logo is displayed for a sufficient amount of time. Therefore, it is recommended that you disable this BIOS feature for a faster boot-up time. Enabled Disabled Options 28 Chapter 2