Full Screen Logo Show your PC or motherboard??™s corporate logo on screen instead of the POST (Power
On Self Test) messages.
GART W2K Miniport
Driver
The GART (Graphics Address Remapping Table) is part of the AGP subsystem. In most
cases, you want to disable this option.
Green PC Monitor
Power State
If you??™re using an APM (advanced power management)-compliant ???Green PC??? monitor,
this setting allows you to automatically shut it off after a certain period of inactivity,
in lieu of a screensaver. With these types of settings, it??™s best to let Windows Vista
control how and when devices are shut off.
Hard Disk Power Down
Mode
Windows can shut down your hard disk to save power after a certain period of inactivity.
With these types of settings, it??™s best to let Windows Vista control how and when
devices are shut off.
Hard Disk Write Protect This option write-protects your hard disk so data can??™t be written to it. You won??™t
want to use this on a Windows PC.
Hard-Disk Drive
Sequence
If you have more than one hard disk drive, this option allows you to choose the order
in which your computer looks for bootable drives. Used in conjunction with ???Boot
Device Priority/Boot Sequence.???
Hardware Reset Protect Prevent the computer from being restarted with the Reset button on the front of
your PC??™s case (helpful if you have a dog who likes to wag his/her tail while standing
next to your computer).
Table A-1. Common BIOS settings and what they do (continued)
Setting Description
580 | Appendix A: BIOS Settings
HD Audio Enable the high-definition audio subsystem on your motherboard.
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