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APICMode, MPS Version Control For OS, OS Select For DRAM > 64MB, HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability,

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System BIOS Setup APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs resources for the system. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. MPS Version Control For OS This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system. Settings: 1.4, 1.1. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM greater than 64MB. Setting options: Non-OS2, OS2. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. Console Redirection Console Redirection operates in host systems that do not have a monitor and keyboard attached. This setting enables/disables the operation of console redirection. When set to Enabled, BIOS redirects and sends all contents that should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the terminal screen. Besides, all data received from the serial port is interpreted as keystrokes from a local keyboard. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. Baud Rate This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second) of Console Redirection. Setting options: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200. Agent Connect via To operate the system's console redirection, you need a terminal supporting ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected between the host system and terminal(s). This field is a read-only field, which is used 3-11

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System BIOS Setup
3-11
APICMode
This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller).
Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide, the system is
able to run in APIC mode.
Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs
resources for the system.
Settings:
Enabled
,
Disabled
.
MPS Version Control For OS
This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification)
version to be used for the operating system.
You need to select the MPS
version supported by your operating system.
To find out which version to
use, consult the vendor of your operating system.
Settings:
1.4
,
1.1
.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
This allows you to run the OS/2
®
operating system with DRAM greater than
64MB.
Setting options:
Non-OS2, OS2
.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Re-
porting Technology) capability for the hard disks.
S.M.A.R.T is a utility that
monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure.
This gives you an
opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place
before the hard disk becomes offline.
Settings:
Enabled
,
Disabled
.
Console Redirection
Console Redirection
operates in host systems that do not have a monitor and
keyboard attached.
This setting enables/disables the operation of console
redirection.
When set to
Enabled
, BIOS redirects and sends all contents that
should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the
terminal screen.
Besides, all data received from the serial port is interpreted as
keystrokes from a local keyboard.
Setting options:
Enabled, Disabled
.
Baud Rate
This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second) of
Console Redirection
.
Setting options:
9600, 19200, 38400, 57600
,
115200
.
Agent Connect via
To operate the system’s console redirection, you need a terminal supporting
ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected between
the host system and terminal(s).
This field is a read-only field, which is used