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==== Watch Dog Function ==== | ==== Watch Dog Function ==== | ||
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Remain in the “Advanced → Boot Feature” page and select “Watch Dog Function”. | Remain in the “Advanced → Boot Feature” page and select “Watch Dog Function”. | ||
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+ | If you intend to encrypt the information on your storage drives then you need to enable this in the BIOS. | ||
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+ | This can be useful as it allows a failing HDD in a vdev to be discarded without worrying about wiping the information before disposal. | ||
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+ | Go to the “Advanced” page. | ||
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+ | Now navigate to “CPU Configurtion”. | ||
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+ | Then scroll down (it is towards the bottom) to “AES-NI” and select “Enable”. | ||
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===== AHCI SATA Configuration ===== | ===== AHCI SATA Configuration ===== |