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Intel® Server System S7000FC4UR TPS BIOS User Interface
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Setup Item Options Help Text Comments
Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep
®
Tech
Enabled
Disabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology allows the system to
dynamically adjust processor
voltage and core frequency,
which can result in decreased
average power consumption and
decreased average heat
production.
Contact your OS vendor
regarding OS support of this
feature.
Intel
®
Virtualization
Technology
Enabled
Disabled
Intel
®
Virtualization Technology
allows a platform to run multiple
operating systems and
applications in independent
partitions.
Note: A change to this option
requires the system to be
powered off and then back on
before the setting takes effect.
Execute Disable Bit
Enabled
Disabled
Execute Disable Bit can help
prevent certain classes of
malicious buffer overflow attacks.
Contact your OS vendor
regarding OS support of this
feature.
Hardware Prefetcher
Enabled
Disabled
Hardware Prefetcher is a
speculative prefetch unit within
the processor(s).
Note: Modifying this setting may
affect system performance.
Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch
Enabled
Disabled
[Enabled] – Cache lines are
fetched in pairs (even line + odd
line)
[Disabled] – Only the current
cache line required is fetched.
Note: Modifying this setting may
affect system performance.
Processor Retest Enabled
Disabled
Activate and retest all processors
during next boot only.
Note: This option will
automatically reset to [Disabled]
on the next boot, after all
processors are retested.
Since no Processors can be
disabled in this system, this option
is only used to clear a persistent
error message (i.e.: Thermal
Trip).
Processor <n>
Information
View Processor <n> information. To view information about
processor select <n>. (Takes the
user to a sub-menu screen)
This option is repeated for each
physical processor socket.