Table of Contents
Advertisement
Table 15. System setup options—Pre-boot Behavior menu
Pre-boot Behavior
Adapter warnings
Enable Adapter warnings
Warnings and Errors
Fastboot
Extend BIOS POST Time
Table 16. System setup options—Virtualization menu
Virtualization
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enable Intel Virtualization Technology
(VT)
VT for Direct I/O
Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O
DMA protection
Enable Pre-Boot DMA Support
Enable OS Kernel DMA Support
Table 17. System setup options—Performance menu
Performance
Multi-Core Support
Active Cores
Intel SpeedStep
Enable Intel SpeedStep Technology
C-State Control
76
System setup
Enables or disables the computer to display adapter warning messages when
adapters with too little power capacity are detected.
Default: ON
Selects an action on encountering a warning or error during boot.
Default: Prompt on Warnings and Errors. Stop, prompt, and wait for user input
when warnings or errors are detected.
NOTE:
Errors deemed critical to the operation of the computer hardware
will always halt the computer.
Configures the speed of the UEFI boot process.
Default: Thorough. Performs complete hardware and configuration initialization
during boot.
Configures the BIOS POST (Power-On Self-Test) load time.
Default: 0 seconds
Enables the computer to run a virtual machine monitor (VMM).
Default: ON
Enables the computer to perform Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O (VT-
d). VT-d is an Intel method that provides virtualization for memory map I/O.
Default: ON
Enables or disables Pre-Boot DMA Support
Default: ON
Enables or disables OS Kernel DMA Support
Default: ON
Changes the number of CPU cores available to the operating system. The
default value is set to the maximum number of cores.
Default: All Cores
Enables or disables the Intel SpeedStep Technology to dynamically adjust
processor voltage and core frequency, decreasing average power consumption
and heat production.
Default: ON
Advertisement
Table of Contents
