American Megatrends Aptio V TSE User guide

Aptio® Text Setup

Environment (TSE)

USER’S GUIDE

REVISION 1.30 – OCTOBER 9, 2020

i Preface

Aptio® Text Setup Environment (TSE)

10/09/2020

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10-09-2020 1.30 Updated to new template

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Table of Contents

Aptio® Text Setup Environment (TSE) .................................................................................... i

Revision History ........................................................................................................................... i

Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................... ii

Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... iii

Document Information ............................................................................................................. vi

Technical Support .................................................................................................................. vi

Web Site .................................................................................................................................. vi

Purpose .................................................................................................................................... vi

Audience ................................................................................................................................. vi

Chapter 1 Starting Aptio® TSE ................................................................................................ 1

About Aptio® .............................................................................................................................. 1

Aptio® Text Setup Environment .............................................................................................. 1

TSE’s Audiences.......................................................................................................................... 1

POST Screen ................................................................................................................................ 2

Normal POST screen .............................................................................................................. 2

Quiet Boot Screen ................................................................................................................... 3

Starting Aptio® TSE ................................................................................................................... 3

Aptio® TSE Setup Menu ............................................................................................................ 4

Navigation .................................................................................................................................. 5

Help ............................................................................................................................................. 8

Soft Keyboard ............................................................................................................................. 9

Layouts .................................................................................................................................... 9

Frame Scroll ............................................................................................................................. 11

Chapter 2 Main Setup .............................................................................................................. 13

Main Setup ................................................................................................................................ 13

Main Setup, Continued ............................................................................................................ 14

BIOS Information ................................................................................................................. 14

Processor Information ......................................................................................................... 14

PCH Information .................................................................................................................. 15

System Language ..................................................................................................................... 16

System Date and Time ............................................................................................................. 16

Chapter 3 Advanced Setup ..................................................................................................... 17

Advanced Setup ....................................................................................................................... 17

Intel RC ACPI Settings .............................................................................................................. 18

CPU Configuration ................................................................................................................... 20

CPU SMM Enhancement ...................................................................................................... 22

Power & Performance ............................................................................................................. 23

CPU - Power Management Control ..................................................................................... 23

GT - Power Management Control ....................................................................................... 36

PCH_FW Configuration ........................................................................................................... 37

Firmware Update Configuration ........................................................................................ 38

PTT Configuration ................................................................................................................ 39

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ME Debug Configuration ..................................................................................................... 40

Thermal Configuration ............................................................................................................ 41

CPU Thermal Configuration ................................................................................................ 42

Platform Thermal Configuration ........................................................................................ 43

RTD3 Settings ............................................................................................................................ 45

Intel ICC ..................................................................................................................................... 46

Trusted Computing .................................................................................................................. 47

ACPI Settings............................................................................................................................. 48

Hardware Monitor ................................................................................................................... 49

Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................................. 50

Console Redirection Settings ............................................................................................... 51

Intel TXT Information ............................................................................................................. 52

AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy ...................................................................................... 53

SIO Configuration .................................................................................................................... 54

Serial Port.............................................................................................................................. 55

PS2 Controller (KB&MS) ...................................................................................................... 56

PCI Subsystem Settings ............................................................................................................ 57

USB Configuration ................................................................................................................... 58

Network Stack Configuration ................................................................................................. 59

Compatibility Support Mode (CSM) Configuration ............................................................... 60

NVMe Configuration ................................................................................................................ 61

TLS Auth Configuration........................................................................................................... 62

Server CA Configuration ...................................................................................................... 62

Enroll Cert ............................................................................................................................. 63

Driver Health ............................................................................................................................ 64

Chapter 4 Chipset Configuration Setup ............................................................................... 65

Chipset Configuration .............................................................................................................. 65

System Agent (SA) Configuration ........................................................................................... 66

PCH-IO Configuration .............................................................................................................. 67

Chapter 5 Boot Setup ............................................................................................................... 69

Boot Setup ................................................................................................................................. 69

Boot Configuration ............................................................................................................... 69

Boot Option Priorities .......................................................................................................... 71

Add New Boot Option .......................................................................................................... 73

Delete Boot Device................................................................................................................ 74

BBS Popup Menu ...................................................................................................................... 74

Chapter 6 Security Setup ........................................................................................................ 75

Password Support .................................................................................................................... 75

Two Levels of Password Protection .................................................................................... 75

For BIOS Setup ...................................................................................................................... 76

For HDD ................................................................................................................................. 77

Chapter 7 Setting Defaults, Saving and Exiting Setup ...................................................... 81

Save Changes and Exit ............................................................................................................. 82

Discard Changes and Exit ....................................................................................................... 82

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Save Changes and Reset .......................................................................................................... 82

Discard Changes and Reset ..................................................................................................... 83

Save Options ............................................................................................................................. 83

Save Changes ........................................................................................................................ 83

Discard Changes ................................................................................................................... 83

Restore Defaults ................................................................................................................... 84

Save as User Defaults ........................................................................................................... 84

Restore User Defaults ........................................................................................................... 84

Boot Override ........................................................................................................................... 85

Chapter 8 File Browser ............................................................................................................ 87

Chapter 9 Dynamic Pages ....................................................................................................... 89

iSCSI Configuration .................................................................................................................. 89

Under Advanced Screen ...................................................................................................... 89

As Separate Screen ............................................................................................................... 90

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller ...................................................................................... 91

Chapter 10 Secure Boot ......................................................................................................... 93

Chapter 11 Recovery .............................................................................................................. 95

Index ............................................................................................................................................ 97

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Document Information

Technical Support

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Call the technical support department of the computer manufacturer. AMI does not

provide direct technical support.

Web Site

We invite you to visit our website at ami.com.

Purpose

This document is intended to be used by AMI OEM and ODM customers to develop their

own user’s guide and documentation.

Audience

The intended audiences are BIOS developers, Generic Chipset Porting Engineers, OEM

Porting Engineers and AMI OEM Customers.

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Chapter 1 Starting Aptio® TSE

About Aptio®

Aptio® is AMI's next-generation BIOS firmware based on the UEFI Specifications and the

Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI. Aptio® is specifically designed to address

firmware portability and extensibility to future platforms. Along with silicon enabling

components, Aptio® can be expanded using a variety of drivers, development tools,

support utilities and pre-boot application solutions.

Aptio® Text Setup Environment

Aptio® Text Setup Environment (TSE) is a text-based basic input and output system. The

purpose of Aptio® TSE is to empower the user with complete system control at boot. AMI

Text Setup Environment (TSE) provides advance UEFI functionality with a familiar BIOS

interface. AMI TSE is an AMI firmware user interface designed to work in conjunction

with Aptio®. It is made up of a series of drivers, applications and images, which can be

customized according to an OEM’s requirements, or can use AMI’s default interface.

This document explains the basic navigation of Aptio® TSE.

NOTE:

This document describes the standard look and feel of the Aptio® TSE interface. The

manufacturer of the hardware can change any and all of the settings described in this

document. Some of the options that are described in this document do not exist on every

implementation of Aptio® TSE. Refer to the manufacturer documentation for proper use

of their implementation of Aptio® TSE.

TSE’s Audiences

AMI Aptio TSE is used effectively by:

• Computer manufacturers

• End users

• Repair technicians

• Design engineers

• Technical Support Personnel

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POST Screen

The first page displays when the system starting before booting is called the POST screen.

There are two kinds of POST screen.

Normal POST screen

Normal POST screen is the screen, which contains the Logo and copyright messages.

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Quiet Boot Screen

Quiet boot screen is the screen which contains only Logo. User can switch from Quiet boot

screen to Normal POST screen by pressing the Tab key.

Starting Aptio® TSE

To enter the Aptio® TSE screens, follow the steps outlined below:

Step

Description

1

Power on the motherboard

2

Press the <Delete> or <ESC> key on your keyboard when you see the following text

prompt:

Press <DEL> or <ESC> to enter Setup

3

After selecting <Delete> or <ESC> key, the Aptio® TSE main BIOS setup menu is

displayed. You can access the other setup screens from the main BIOS setup menu, such

as the Chipset and Advanced menus.

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NOTE:

In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the Aptio® TSE screen. There are a few

cases where other keys are used, such as <F1>, <F2>, and so on. The user can press the

<TAB> key during boot to switch from the boot splash screen (logo) to see the keystroke

messages.

Aptio® TSE Setup Menu

The Aptio® TSE BIOS setup menu is the first screen that you can navigate. Each BIOS setup

menu option is described in this user’s guide.

NOTE:

The motherboard manufacturer retains the option to modify standard strings provided

in Aptio® or add custom options. Because of this, many screen shots in this manual are

different from your Aptio® TSE screen.

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Navigation

The Aptio® TSE keyboard-based navigation can be accomplished using a combination of

the keys, (<FUNCTION> keys, <ENTER>, <ESC>, <ARROW> keys, etc.).

By using Mouse pointer, User can use the above mentioned keys by clicking on the Keys in

the Navigation screen (If the Setup supports mouse option).

Key

Description

ENTER

The Enter key allows the user to select an option to edit its value or access a sub

menu.

→←

Left/Right

The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select an Aptio® TSE screen.

For example: Main screen, Advanced screen, Chipset screen, and so on.

↑↓ Up/Down

The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select an Aptio® TSE item or sub-

screen.

+- Plus/Minus

The Plus and Minus <Arrow> keys allow you to change the field value of a

particular setup item.

For example: Date and Time.

Tab

The <Tab> key allows you to select Aptio® TSE fields in Date and Time control

F1

This key displays the general help window for the user.

F2

This key enables users to load pervious values in TSE

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Key

Description

F3

This key enables users to load optimized default values in TSE

F4

This key enables users to save the current configuration and exit TSE

ESC

The <Esc> key allows you to discard any changes you have made and exit the

Aptio® TSE. Press the <Esc> key to exit the Aptio® TSE without saving your

changes. The following screen will appear:

Press the <Enter> key to discard changes and exit. You can also use the <Arrow>

key to select No and then press the <Enter> key to abort this function and return

to the previous screen.

Function

keys

When other function keys become available, they are displayed in the help

screen along with their intended function.

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The Aptio TSE also supports Mouse control. So by using mouse we can change the screen,

select the option by double click it. Instead of pressing <Esc> key in keyboard, using mouse

we can select the “Esc” button in right top corner of the screen also instead of <Esc> you

can right click on the screen to go back.

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Help

Help screen allows the user to know the details of current Screen or current selected

option.

It is located at Top – Right side of the screen. If the help screen contains more information,

by scrolling down user can view the entire details.

In Keyboard, <M> and <K> keys are used to scroll the information present in the help

screen.<K> key is used to Scroll Up and <M> key is used to scroll Down. In mouse, clicking

the Up and down arrow in Scroll bar, user can scroll the help screen.

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Soft Keyboard

Soft Keyboard provides a virtual keyboard to the user for BIOS POST and SETUP keyboard

operations. It replaces and provides all the needed functionalities of a Hardware

keyboard. Soft Keyboard replaces Hardware keyboard requisite by providing a virtual or

an onscreen keyboard, which is operated using a mouse or touch device connected to the

system. The soft keyboard will be provided during AMITSE/HDD password prompt to

allow user to enter the passwords for verification.

Step

Description

1

On clicking anywhere in POST screen softkbd is shown

2

In POST, provides a Setup icon and a BBS Icon to allow user to enter into BIOS setup or

display BBS menu popup when Mouse click is detected on the respective Icon.

3

In SETUP, provides Icon Activate and Deactivate to display and hide the soft keyboard

respectively.

Layouts

There are different layouts available. They are as follows:

Full US Keyboard

Numeric Keyboard

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Alpha Numeric Keyboard

Printable Keys Keyboard

Using these soft keyboards, user able to type alphanumeric values for the required options

and create or change the password for Setup/HDD.

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Frame Scroll

User can scroll the frame using either Keyboard or using Mouse pointer. Using Keyboard,

Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll the frames. Page Up key is used to scroll

the frame upwards and Page Down key is used to scroll the frame downwards. Using

Mouse, at the right side of control screen, scroll bar is available. By clicking on the UP and

DOWN arrow on the scroll bar or by click and drag the bar, user can scroll the frames.

NOTE:

# Inside Setup, By right clicking the mouse inside main page in Setup page, it acts like

<Esc> Key, if it is in main page it asks for Exit Without Saving and if it is in sub-pages it

returns to previous page.

# In POST, By right clicking the mouse, it will launch the Soft keyboard.

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Chapter 2 Main Setup

Main Setup

The Main Setup menu shows the following:

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