E6220 BIOS settings

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Here are BIOS settings that are known to work on the E6220 (Intel Sandy Bridge CPU with Intel HD3000 graphics) under Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave and Catalina. These settings were tested and verified with BIOS up to version A14.

Boot Sequence:
. Diskette drive = Off
. Internal HDD = On
. USB Storage Device = On
. CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive = On
. Onboard NIC = Off

. Boot List Otion = Legacy or UEFI (but USB installer can only be booted legacy)

System Configuration

. Integrated NIC = Enabled
. Parallel Port = Disabled (you may opt for any other options if required)
. Serial Port = com1
. SATA Operation = AHCI
. Drives:

     * SATA-0 = On

     * SATA-4 = On

     * SATA-5 = On
. USB Configuration:

     * Enable Boot Support = On

     * Enable External USB Port = On

. Keyboard illumination = Level is 100% or any other settings. This applies to backlit keyboards only

. Miscellaneous Devices: 
     * Enable Microphone = On

     * Enable eSATA Ports = On

     * Enable Hard Drive Free Fall Protection = On

     * Enable ExpressCard = On

     * Enable Camera = On

     * Enable Media Card = On

Video:

. LCD Brightness = Max or whatever settings you prefer

Security:

. Admin Password = not set
. System Password = not set
. Internal HDD-0 PW = not set

. Strong Password = Off
. Password Configuration = default settings
. Password Bypass = Disabled

. Password Change: Allow Non-admin Password Changes = selected

. Non-Admin Setup Changes = Off

. TPM Security = Off
. Computrace = Deactivate

. CPU XD Support = enabled

. OROM Keyboard Access = Enable

. Signed Firmware Update = Off

. Admin Setup Lockout = Off
Performance:

. Multi Core Support = All

. Intel SpeedStep = Enabled
. C-States control = On
. Intel TurboBoost = On

. HyperThread Control = Enabled
Power Management:

. AC Behavior = Off

. Auto On Time = Disabled
. USB Wake Support = Off

. Wireless Radio Control:

     * Control WLAN radio = Off

     * Control WWAN radio = Off
. Wake on LAN/WLAN = Disabled

. ExpressCharge = ExpressCharge
POST Behavior:

. Adapter Warnings = Enabled
. Keypad (Embedded) = Fn Key Only
. Mouse/TouchPad = Touchpad/PS-2 Mouse
. Numlock Enable = On
. Fn Key Emulation = On

. POST hotkeys = Enable F12 Boot Option Menu
. Fast Boot = Minimal
Virtualization Support:

. Virtualization = Enabled

. VT for Direct I/O = Off (otherwise use bootloader option dart=0)

. Trusted Execution = Off

Wireless:

. Wireless Switch:

     * WWAN = On

     * WLAN = On

     * Bluetooth = On

. Wireless Device Enable:

     * WWAN = On

     * WLAN = On

     * Bluetooth = On