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Chapter 5: BIOS
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PCI-E Port Link Status
This feature shows the status of the device plugged into this slot.
PCI-E Port Link Max
This feature shows the status of the device plugged into this slot.
PCI-E Port Link Speed
This feature shows the status of the device plugged into this slot.
PCI-E Port Max Payload Size
Use this feature to select the maximum payload size for this port. The options are
128B, 256B, and Auto.
IOAT Conguration
Disable TPH
Transparent Huge Pages (TPH) is a Linux memory management system that enables
communication in larger blocks (pages). Enabling this feature will increase perfor-
mance. The options are No and Yes.
*If the feature above is set to No, Relax Ordering will be available for congura-
tion:
Prioritize TPH
Use this feature to enable Prioritize TPH support. The options are Enable and Disable.
Relaxed Ordering
Select Enable to enable Relaxed Ordering support, which will allow certain transac-
tions to violate the strict-ordering rules of PCI bus for a transaction to be completed
prior to other transactions that have already been enqueued. The options are Disable
and Enable.
Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Select Enable to use Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O VT-d support by
reporting the I/O device assignments to the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) through
the DMAR ACPI tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource sharing across
Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security, and availability in networking and
data-sharing. The options are Enable and Disable.