Table 14. Pre-boot Behavior (continued)
Options Description
● Minimal - reduces boot time by skipping certain hardware
and configuration initialization during boot (selected by
default)
● Thorough - Performs complete hardware and configuration
initialization during boot
● Auto - Allows the BIOS to decide configuration
initialization performed during boot
Extend BIOS POST Time
Extend BIOS POST Time
This field allows the user to configure the BIOS POST load
time. The options are as follows:
● 0 seconds (selected by default)
● 5 seconds
● 10 seconds
MAC Address Pass-Through
MAC Address Pass-Through
This field allows the user to configure the MAC address pass-
through replacing the external NIC MAC address.:
● System Unique MAC Address (selected by default)
● Integrated NIC 1 MAC Address
● Disabled
Virtualization
This section provides details on Virtualization settings.
Table 15. Virtualization
Options Description
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enable Intel Virtualization Technology(VT)
This field contains a toggle switch to enable or disable
Virtualization to run Virtual machine monitor(VMM) (enabled
by default).
VT for Direct I/O
Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O
This field allows the user to enable or disable the system from
being able to perform VT for Direct I/O (enabled by default).
Intel Trusted Execution Technology(TXT)
Enable Intel Trusted Execution Technology(TXT)
This field contains a toggle switch to enable or disable the
option to allow a Measured VMM to utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by Intel TXT (OFF by default).
The following must be enabled to configure Intel TXT:
● Trusted Platform Module(TPM)
● Intel Hyper-Threading
● All CPU cores(Multi-Core Support)
● Intel Virtualization technology
● Intel VT for Direct I/O
98 BIOS setup