Dell Alienware Aurora - R2 Desktop Manual - Page 30

Standard CMOS Features, Advanced BIOS Features, Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT - bios update

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Standard CMOS Features Wait for 'F1' If Errors If enabled, the system will HALT during boot to display system errors. Advanced BIOS Features NumLock Status ACPI APIC support OptionROM Display Screen Select power-on state for num-lock. Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list. Allows you to enable or disable the RAID Option ROM screen during POST. Boot Configuration Features 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives CD/DVD Drives Displays the first boot device. Displays the second boot device. Sets the hard drive boot priority. The items displayed are dynamically updated according to the hard drives detected. Sets the CD/DVD drive boot priority. CPU Configuration XD Bit Capability Intel® Speedstep™ tech Intel® C State Tech Intel® HT Technology (available on Aurora-R2 only) Enable XD Bit Capability to allow the processor to distinguish between the bits of code that can be executed and the ones that cannot be executed. If enabled, the processor clock speed and core voltage are adjusted dynamically based on the processor load. If enabled, C State: Processor idle is set to C2/C3/C4. If disabled only one thread per enabled core is active. 30 CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR DESKTOP

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CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR DESKTOP
Standard CMOS Features
Wait for ‘F1’ If
Errors
If enabled, the system will HALT during boot
to display system errors.
Advanced BIOS Features
NumLock Status
Select power-on state for num-lock.
ACPI APIC support
Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT
pointer list.
OptionROM Display
Screen
Allows you to enable or disable the RAID
Option ROM screen during POST.
Boot Configuration Features
1st Boot Device
Displays the first boot device.
2nd Boot Device
Displays the second boot device.
Hard Disk Drives
Sets the hard drive boot priority. °e items
displayed are dynamically updated according
to the hard drives detected.
CD/DVD Drives
Sets the CD/DVD drive boot priority.
CPU Configuration
XD Bit Capability
Enable XD Bit Capability to allow the processor
to distinguish between the bits of code that
can be executed and the ones that cannot be
executed.
Intel
®
Speedstep
™
tech
If enabled, the processor clock speed and core
voltage are adjusted dynamically based on
the processor load.
Intel
®
C State Tech
If enabled, C State: Processor idle is set to
C2/C3/C4.
Intel
®
HT Technology
(available on Aurora-R2 only)
If disabled only one thread per enabled core is
active.