Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 (PSAC1) - Manual (Page 127)

User’s Manual 7-11
HW Setup
Enhanced C-States
This feature enables or disables the Enhanced C-States.
Execute-Disable Bit Capability
This setting, which is displayed on the first page of the setup screen,
configures the Execute-Disable Bit function of the CPU. This function is
specific to Intel
®
processors and, when activated, helps to reduce security
threats to the computer by preventing certain classes of malicious 'buffer
overflow' attacks when combined with a supporting operating system such
as Windows Vista™.
Diagnostic Mode
Set whether the BIOS Setup Diagnostic test is enabled.
Beep Volume
Set the volume to High, Medium, Low or Off.
This option is displayed only on models with an Intel
®
Core™ 2 Duo
processor, Intel
®
Core™ Duo processor and Intel
®
Core™ Solo processor.
Enabled This lowers the power consumption.
Disabled This does not lower the power consumption.
Available Makes the processor's Execute-Disable Bit
Capability available for use.
Not Available Disables the processor's Execute-Disable Bit
Capability so that it is not available for use.
(Default).
System configuration changes, other than changes to this setting, should
be made within Windows by using applications such as TOSHIBA HW
Setup, TOSHIBA Password Utility, TOSHIBA Power Saver, Windows
Device Manager and so forth.
Disabled
(Default)
The Diagnostic test is disabled.
Enabled The Diagnostic test is enabled.
High Sets the beep volume to high.
Medium
(Default)
Sets the beep volume to high.medium.
Low Sets the beep volume to high.low.
Off Mutes the beep volume.