Appendix C ā BIOS Settings
Enable or Disable Quick Boot
Enable or Disable Dark Boot
Enable or Disable the Diagnostic Splash Screen
Diagnostic Summary
Screen
Display the Diagnostic Summary Screen during
boot
Enable/Disable all BIOS support for USB in order to
reduce boot time. Note that this will prevent using a
USB keyboard in setup or a USB biometric scanner
such as a fingerprint reader to control access to
setup, but does not prevent the operating system
from supporting such hardware
Enable/Disable Universal Console Redirection
All
Onboard COM1
Onboard COM2
SIO COM1
SIO COM2
Select Port for console redirection. Note: the
respective port has to be enabled in setup!
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
Set flow control method for UCR. None = No flow
control, RTS/CTS = Hardware flow control,
XON/XOFF = Software flow control
- Continue C.R. after
POST
Enables Console Redirection after OS has loaded
Allow Hotkey in S4
resume
Enable hotkey detection when system resuming
from Hybernate state
Boot in Legacy Video
Mode
Enable to force the display adapter to switch the
video mode to Text Mode 3 at the end of BIOS
POST for nonUEFI boot mode (Legacy Boot).
Some legacy software, such as DUET, requires
that the BIOS explicitly enter text video mode prior
to boot
Load all OPROMs or on demand according to the
boot device
Select priority of boot option between UEFI and
Legacy