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Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Hyper-threading [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function.
Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
AllowsyoutochoosethenumberofCPUcorestoactivateineachprocessorpackage.
Congurationoptions:[All][1][2][3]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the XD feature that can prevent certain classes of malicious
bufferoverowattackswhencombinedwithasupportingOS.Congurationoptions:
[Enabled][Disabled]
Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]
Allows you to utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.
Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheMidLevelCache(L2)streamer.Congurationoptions:
[Enabled][Disabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Mid Level Cache (L2) prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled]
CPU AES [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Advance Encryption Standard instructions.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Boot performance mode [Turbo Performance]
This item allows you to select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handoff.
Congurationoptions:[MaxNon-TurboPerformace][MaxBattery][TurboPerformance]
EIST [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST).
Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
ThisitemappearsonlywhenyousettheEISTitemto[Enabled].Thisallowsyoutoenableor
disable the Intel
®
Turbo Mode Technology.
Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled]
Energy Performance [Performance]
Allowsyoutooptimizebetweenperformanceandpowersavings.Congurationoptions:
[Performance][BalancedPerformance][BalancedEnergy][EnergyEfcient]
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