Difference between revisions of "Template:Fitlet BIOS guide"

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Overview

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) standard defines firmware interface. The fundamental purposes of BIOS is to initialize, test system hardware, and load a bootloader or operating system from mass memory. BIOS also provides an abstraction layer for hardware, a consistent way for application programs and operating systems to interact with the keyboard, display, and other input/output devices.

• BIOS code stored in non-volatile SNOR flash memory and accessed during power up phase.
• BIOS technology is in transitional process toward the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) since 2010. UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. UEFI images provide legacy support for BIOS services.
• BIOS vendor is American Megatrends Inc. (AMI).
• BIOS can be accessed by clicking Del during power up cycle.

BIOS Menu

Main

The screen provides date, time and boot features settings, as well as basic system information.

System information contains the following information:

• BIOS Vendor: American Megatrends
• Core Version: 4.6.5.4
• Compliancy: UEFI 2.3.1; PI 1.2
• BIOS Version: SBCFLT_0.08.02_7
• Build Date and Time: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS
• System Date: HH:MM:SS
• System Time: Weekday MM/DD/YYYY
• Access Level: Administrator

Advanced

The section provides advanced system features and functionality settings.
Warning: Setting items in this section to incorrect values may cause system to malfunction.

PCI Settings

• PCI Latency Timer: TBD
• VGA Palette Snoop: TBD
• PERR# Generation: TBD
• SERR# Generation: TBD
• Relaxed Ordering: TBD
• Extended Tag: TBD
• No Snoop: TBD
• Maximum Payload: TBD
• Maximum Read Request: TBD
• ASPM Support: TBD
• Extended Synch: TBD
• Link Training Retry: TBD
• Link Training Timeout (uS): TBD
• Restore PCIE Registers: TBD

Power Settings

• ACPI Auto Configuration: TBD
• Hibernation State: TBD
• Sleep State: TBD
• Lock Legacy Resources: TBD
• Restore on AC Power Loss: TBD
• APU TDP: TBD

TPM Settings

• Security Device Support: TBD

CPU Settings

• PSS Support: TBD
• PSTATE Adjustment: TBD
• NX Mode: TBD
• SVM Mode: TBD
• C6 Mode: TBD
• CPB Mode: TBD
• Core Leveling Mode: TBD

Video Settings

• Integrated Graphics: TBD
• UMA Frame Buffer Size: TBD
• Remote Display Feature: TBD
• HDMI Audio: TBD
• IOMMU: TBD
• PSPP Policy: TBD

SATA Settings

• OnChip SATA Channel: TBD
• OnChip SATA Type: TBD
• OnChip IDE Mode: TBD
• SATA IDE Combined Mode: TBD

Memory Settings

• Memory Clock: TBD
• Memory Clear: TBD

Memory Configuration

• Memory Hole Remapping: TBD
• Bank Interleaving: TBD
• Memory Hole 15MB – 16MB: TBD
• Socket Information

SDIO Settings

• SDIO Access Mode: TBD
• Mass Storage Device Emulation Type: TBD

USB Settings

• Legacy USB Support: TBD
• XHCI Hand-off: TBD
• EHCI Hand-off: TBD
• USB Mass Storage Driver Support: TBD
• Port 60/64 Emulation: TBD
• USB transfer timeout: TBD
• Device reset timeout: TBD
• Device power-up delay: TBD

Boot

• Setup Prompt Timeout: TBD
• Bootup Numlock State: TBD
• Quiet Boot: TBD
• Fast Boot: TBD
• SATA Support : TBD
• VGA Support: TBD
• USB Support: TBD
• PS2 Device Support: TBD
• Network Stack Driver Support: TBD
• UEFI Boot: TBD
• Boot Mode Select: TBD

• Fixed Boot Order Priorities: TBD

CSM16 Parameters

• GateA20 Active: TBD
• Option ROM Messages: TBD
• INT19 Trap Response: TBD

CSM Parameters

• Launch CSM: TBD
• Boot option filter: TBD
• Launch PXE OpROM policy: TBD
• Launch Storage OpROM policy: TBD
• Launch Video OpROM policy: TBD
• Other PCI device ROM priority: TBD
• USB Key Drive BBS Priorities

Security

• Administrator Password: TBD
• User Password: TBD

Secure Boot Menu

• Secure Boot: TBD
• Secure Boot Mode: TBD
• Key Management: TBD

Save & Exit

The exit screen provides options to save or discard changes before exiting BIOS.