Intel® 5000 Series Chipsets Server Board Family Datasheet System BIOS
Revision 1.1
Intel order number D38960-004
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3.7.2.1.1 Processor Screen
The Processor screen provides a place for the user to view the processor core frequency,
system bus frequency, and enable or disable several processor options. The user can also
select an option to view information about a specific processor.
To access this screen from the Main screen select Advanced | Processor.
Figure 8. Setup Utility — Processor Configuration Screen Display
Table 16. Setup Utility — Processor Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item Options Help Text Comment
Core Frequency No entry allowed Frequency at which processors
currently run.
Information only.
System Bus Frequency No entry allowed Current frequency of the processor
system bus.
Information only.
HyperThreading
Technology
Enable
Disable
Enables or disables Hyper-Threading
Technology on the processors.
This option is automatically
disabled when Dual Core is
disabled.
Enhanced SpeedStep
Technology
Enable
Disable
Enables or disables Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep
®
Technology on the
processors.
Dual Core
Enable
Disable
Enables or disables the secondary
processor core (Core 1). If disabled,
Hyper-Threading Technology is
automatically disabled.
Virtualization Technology Enable
Disable
When enabled, a Virtual Machine
Monitor can utilize the additional
hardware capabilities provided by
Intel
®
Virtualization Technology