Advanced Menu; Cpu Configuration - Dell PowerEdge C6100 Hardware Owner's Manual

Advanced Menu

This option displays a table of items that defines advanced information about
your system.
CAUTION:
Making incorrect settings to items on these pages may cause the
system to malfunction. Unless you have experience adjusting these items, we
recommend that you leave these settings at the default values. If making settings
to items on these pages causes your system to malfunction or prevents the system
from booting, open BIOS and choose Load Optimal Defaults in the Exit menu to
boot up normally.

CPU Configuration

Option
Virtualization Technology
(VT) (Disabled default)
Execute-Disable Bit
Capability (Enabled default)
C1E Support
(Enabled default)
Hardware Prefetcher
(Enabled default)
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
(Disabled default)
Hyper-Threading Technology
(HT) (Enabled default)
Intel(R) TurboMode tech
(Disabled default)
Description
Enable this option when the processor supports VT.
A full reset is needed to change its state.
Forces the XD feature flag to always return 0.
Enable this option to enable or disable the Enhanced
Halt State.
For UP Platforms, leave it enabled. For DP/MP
servers, it may used to tune performance to the
specific application.
Enable this option to enable or disable the Adjacent
Cache Line Prefetch Disable Feature.
When Disabled only one thread per enabled core
is enabled.
Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than
marked frequency in specific condition.
Using the System Setup Program
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