BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options 215
SR-IOV Disabled/Enabled Disabled Single Root I/O Virtualization
(SR-IOV) is used to configure
devices into multiple virtual
devices that can be used on
virtual OS installations. If
supported by the hardware and
set to enabled, all devices within
the system that are SR-IOV
capable are configured to
support SR-IOV and I/O
resources are allocated to the
device as normal. If set to
disabled, I/O resources are not
allocated to the device.
ARI Disabled/Enabled Disabled If Alternate Routing ID (ARI) is
supported by the hardware and
set to enabled, devices are
permitted to locate virtual
functions (VFs) in function
numbers 8 to 255 of the captured
bus number, instead of normal
function numbers 0 to 7.
I/OAT Configure settings for the Intel
I/O Acceleration Technology
(I/OAT).
Intel I/OAT Disabled/Enabled Enabled Enable or disable Intel I/OAT.
DCA Support Disabled/Enabled Enabled Enable or disable direct cache
access (DCA) support.
INTERNAL DEVICES Configure settings for the
embedded network controller.
NET0/1 OpROM Enable Disabled/Enabled Enabled Enable or disable Option ROM.
If set to enabled, Option ROM
for the card executes as normal.
If set to disabled, Option ROM
for the card is not copied into
memory and the execution of the
Option ROM is inhibited.
TABLE: BIOS IO Menu Options (Continued)
Setup Options Options Defaults Description