Chapter 6: BIOS
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as a parity bit to be sent along with the data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity
bit to be sent with your data bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark, and Space.
Stop Bits
A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 Stop Bit for standard serial
data communication. Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used. The options are 1 and 2.
CPU Conguration
SMT Control
thread and Auto for 2T two-thread if your system is capable of it.
Core Performance Boost
Auto.
Global C-state Control
and Auto.
Local APIC Mode
Auto.
CCD Control
Use this setting to disable CCDs in the CPU. Options include Auto, 2 CCDs, 3 CCDs, 4
CCDs and 6 CCDs.
Core Control
This sets the number of cores to be used by your system. Once this option has been used to
Options include Auto, TWO (1+1), FOUR (2 + 2), and SIX (3 + 3). If unsure, leave this to Auto.
L1 Stream HW Prefetcher / L2 Stream HW Prefetcher
This setting is used to enable or disable the L1/L2 Stream Hardware Prefetcher. The options
are Disabled, Enabled and Auto.
SVM Mode
This setting Enables or Disables CPU Virtualization.
SMEE
This setting Enables or Disables secure memory encryption.