Toshiba A8-EZ8512 User Manual - Page 127

Execute-Disable Bit Capability, Diagnostic Mode, Beep Volume, Enhanced C-States

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HW Setup Enhanced C-States This feature enables or disables the Enhanced C-States. This option is displayed only on models with an Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor, Intel® Core™ Duo processor and Intel® Core™ Solo processor. Enabled Disabled This lowers the power consumption. This does not lower the power consumption. Execute-Disable Bit Capability This setting, which is displayed on the first page of the setup screen, configures the Execute-Disable Bit function of the CPU. This function is specific to Intel® processors and, when activated, helps to reduce security threats to the computer by preventing certain classes of malicious 'buffer overflow' attacks when combined with a supporting operating system such as Windows Vista™. Available Not Available Makes the processor's Execute-Disable Bit Capability available for use. Disables the processor's Execute-Disable Bit Capability so that it is not available for use. (Default). System configuration changes, other than changes to this setting, should be made within Windows by using applications such as TOSHIBA HW Setup, TOSHIBA Password Utility, TOSHIBA Power Saver, Windows Device Manager and so forth. Diagnostic Mode Set whether the BIOS Setup Diagnostic test is enabled. Disabled (Default) Enabled The Diagnostic test is disabled. The Diagnostic test is enabled. Beep Volume Set the volume to High, Medium, Low or Off. High Medium (Default) Low Off Sets the beep volume to high. Sets the beep volume to high.medium. Sets the beep volume to high.low. Mutes the beep volume. User's Manual 7-11

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User’s Manual
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HW Setup
Enhanced C-States
This feature enables or disables the Enhanced C-States.
Execute-Disable Bit Capability
This setting, which is displayed on the first page of the setup screen,
configures the Execute-Disable Bit function of the CPU. This function is
specific to Intel
®
processors and, when activated, helps to reduce security
threats to the computer by preventing certain classes of malicious 'buffer
overflow' attacks when combined with a supporting operating system such
as Windows Vista™.
Diagnostic Mode
Set whether the BIOS Setup Diagnostic test is enabled.
Beep Volume
Set the volume to High, Medium, Low or Off.
This option is displayed only on models with an Intel
®
Core™ 2 Duo
processor, Intel
®
Core™ Duo processor and Intel
®
Core™ Solo processor.
Enabled
This lowers the power consumption.
Disabled
This does not lower the power consumption.
Available
Makes the processor's Execute-Disable Bit
Capability available for use.
Not Available
Disables the processor's Execute-Disable Bit
Capability so that it is not available for use.
(Default).
System configuration changes, other than changes to this setting, should
be made within Windows by using applications such as
TOSHIBA HW
Setup
,
TOSHIBA Password Utility
,
TOSHIBA Power Saver
,
Windows
Device Manager
and so forth.
Disabled
(Default)
The Diagnostic test is disabled.
Enabled
The Diagnostic test is enabled.
High
Sets the beep volume to high.
Medium
(Default)
Sets the beep volume to high.medium.
Low
Sets the beep volume to high.low.
Off
Mutes the beep volume.