User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Knowing BIOS
- 2 BIOS Setup program
- 3 Q-Fan Control
- 4 My Favorites menu
- 5 Main menu
- 6 Ai Tweaker menu
- 7 Advanced menu
- 7.1 Platform Misc Configuration
- 7.2 CPU Configuration
- 7.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 7.4 PCH Configuration
- 7.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 7.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 7.7 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 7.8 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 7.9 USB Configuration
- 7.10 Network Stack Configuration
- 7.11 NVMe Configuration
- 7.12 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 7.13 APM Configuration
- 7.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 8 Monitor menu
- 9 Boot menu
- 10 Tool menu
- 11 Exit menu
- 12 Updating BIOS
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PRIME / TUF GAMING Intel
®
500 Series BIOS Manual
SMART Self Test
The SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system
that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when any error occurs in
the hard disks. Conguration options: [On] [Off]
SATA6G_1(~6)(Gray)
Allows you to change the name of the SATA port. Press <Enter> and a popup window
appears. Enter a new name, then press <Enter> or click the Ok button to conrm the change.
SATA6G_1(~6)(Gray)
Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA6G_1(~6) Hot Plug
Allows you to designate the SATA port as Hot Pluggable.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
7.6 PCH-FW Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to congure the Management Engine Technology
parameters.
TPM Device Selection
Allows you to select TPM device.
Conguration options: [Enable Discrete TPM] [Enable Firmware TPM]
[Enable Discrete TPM] Enables Discrete TPM, disables platform Firmware TPM.
[Enable Firmware TPM] Enables platform Firmware TPM, disables Discrete TPM.
• Intel
®
PTT is a hardware TPM 2.0 implementation integrated in Intel
®
ME/CSME/TXE
for credential storage and key management. The rmware TPM key will be stored in
Intel
®
ME data region once you enable Intel
®
PTT and Windows
®
BitLocker for drive
encryption.
• Please note that when the recovery key is lost or when the BIOS ROM chip is
replaced, the system will not boot into the operating system and the data will stay
encrypted and cannot be restored.