Dell P46E Service Manual page 86

Table 15. System setup options—Pre-Boot Behavior menu (continued)
Pre-Boot Behavior
Enable Adapter Warnings
Warnings and Errors
Warnings and Errors
USB-C Warnings
Enable Dock Warning Messages
Fastboot
Fastboot
Extend BIOS POST Time
Extend BIOS POST Time
MAC Address Pass-Through
MAC Address Pass-Through
Sign of Life
Early Logo Display
Table 16. System setup options—Virtualization menu
Virtualization
Intel Virtualization Technology
Intel Virtualization Technology
VT for Direct I/O
Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O
Table 17. System setup options—Performance menu
Performance
Multi-Core Support
Active Cores
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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.
By default, Prompt on Warnings and Errors is selected.
NOTE: Errors deemed critical to the operation of the computer hardware
will always halt the computer.
Enables or disables dock warning messages.
Default: ON
Configures the speed of the UEFI boot process.
By default, Thorough is selected.
Configures the BIOS POST (Power-On Self-Test) load time.
By default, 0 seconds is selected.
Replaces the external NIC MAC address (in a supported dock or dongle) with the
selected MAC address from the computer.
By default, System Unique MAC Address is selected.
Displays Logo Sign of Life.
Default: ON
Enables or disables the computer to run a virtual machine monitor (VMM).
Default: ON
Enables or disables 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
Changes the number of CPU cores available to the operating system. The default
value is set to the maximum number of cores.
By default, All Cores is selected.