Gigabyte GA-H61M-HD2 Manual - Page 31

Security Option, Full Screen LOGO Show, Intel Virtualization Technology, LAN PXE Boot Option ROM

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&& Bootup NumLock State Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of the keyboard after the POST. (Default: Enabled) && Security Option Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Limit CPUID Maximum (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) && Execute Disable Bit (Note) Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the computer, reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system. (Default: Enabled) && Intel Virtualization Technology (Note) Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology. Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) && VT-d (Note) Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. (Default: Enabled) && CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Always Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Never Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. && Boot Mode Selection Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. UEFI and Legacy A llows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI option ROM. (Default) Legacy Only Allows booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI Only Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM Allows you to select whether to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller. (Default: Disabled) This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always. && Storage Boot Option Control Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller. Disabled Disables option ROM. UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only. Legacy Only Enables legacy option ROM only. (Default) Legacy First Enables UEFI Option ROM first. UEFI First Enables Legacy Option ROM first. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always. (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 31 -

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(Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about
Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website.
&
Bootup NumLock State
Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of the keyboard after the POST. (Default:
Enabled)
&
Security Option
Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup.
After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item.
±
Setup
A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program.
±
System
A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program.
(Default)
&
Full Screen LOGO Show
Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.
Disabled
skips the
GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled)
&
Limit CPUID Maximum
(Note)
Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to
Disabled
for Windows XP
operating system; set this item to
Enabled
for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default:
Disabled)
&
Execute Disable Bit
(Note)
Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the computer,
reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software
and system. (Default: Enabled)
&
Intel Virtualization Technology
(Note)
Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology. Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology
will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. With
virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled)
&
VT-d
(Note)
Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. (Default: Enabled)
&
CSM Support
Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process.
±
Always
Enables UEFI CSM. (Default)
±
Never
Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only.
&
Boot Mode Selection
Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot.
±
UEFI and Legacy
Allows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI option
ROM. (Default)
±
Legacy Only
Allows booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM.
±
UEFI Only
Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM.
This item is configurable only when
CSM Support
is set to
Always
.
&
LAN PXE Boot Option ROM
Allows you to select whether to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller. (Default: Disabled)
This item is configurable only when
CSM Support
is set to
Always
.
&
Storage Boot Option Control
Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller.
±
Disabled
Disables option ROM.
±
UEFI Only
Enables UEFI option ROM only.
±
Legacy Only
Enables legacy option ROM only. (Default)
±
Legacy First
Enables UEFI Option ROM first.
±
UEFI First
Enables Legacy Option ROM first.
This item is configurable only when
CSM Support
is set to
Always
.