BIOS Advanced Menu Selections
Setup Options Options Defaults Description
NVRAM CR1 PCIE Root Port
Number
PCI Express Root Port 1…20
None PCI Express Root Port
Choose a RootPort that is
enabled for router cycle 1 for
NVRAM engine.
NVRAM CYCLE ROUTER 2
ENABLE
Disable/Enable Disable Enable or disable cycle router 2
for NVRAM Remapping engine.
NVRAM CR2 PCIE Root Port
Number
PCI Express Root Port 1…20
None PCI Express Root Port
Use this option to choose a
RootPort that is enabled for
router cycle 2 for NVRAM
engine.
SATA Port 0 Software Reserve
Port 0 Disable/Enable Enable Enable or disable the SATA port.
Hot Plug Disable/Enable Disable Designate the port as hot-
pluggable.
Configure as eSATA Disable/Enable Disable Use this option to configure
the port as an external SATA
(eSATA) device.
Mechanical Presence Switch Disable/Enable Enable Use this option to enable/
disable device reporting when
the device has a mechanical
presence switch.
Spin Up Device Disable/Enable Disable Use this option to enable/disable
staggered spin up on the device.
SATA Device Type Hard Disk Drive/Solid State
Drive
Hard Disk Drive Use this option to identify the
type of drive that is connected to
the SATA port.
SATA Topology Unknown/ISATA/Direct
Connect/Flex/M2
Unknown Use this option to identify the
SATA topology for the SATA
port.
SATA Port 1, Port 2, Port 3,
Port 4, Port 5, Port 6, and Port
7 Software Reserve
The same options as SATA
Port 0 Software Reserve are
displayed
BIOS Advanced Menu Processor Configuration
Options
The following table describes the BIOS Advanced Menu processor configuration options.
Setup Options Options Defaults Description
Hyper-threading ALL Disabled/Enabled Enabled Enable Hyper Threading.
When enabled, two threads
are available per enabled core.
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