ThinkPad E460 User Manual page 83

Table 3. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item
Memory Protection
Virtualization
Submenu item
Execution Prevention
Intel Virtualization
Technology
Intel VT-d Feature
AMD-V™ Technology
Selection
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
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Note: This item is set as
Disabled by default when
the OS Optimized Defaults
on the Restart menu is set
as Disabled. This item is
set as Enabled by default
when the OS Optimized
Defaults is set as Enabled.
Some computer viruses
and worms cause memory
buffers to overflow by
running code where only
data is allowed. If the
Data Execution Prevention
feature can be used with
your operating system, then
by selecting Enabled you
can protect your computer
against attacks by such
viruses and worms. If after
choosing Enabled you find
that a program does not run
correctly, select Disabled
and reset the setting.
If you select Enabled, a
Virtual Machine Monitor
(VMM) can utilize the
additional hardware
capabilities provided by
Virtualization Technology.
Note: This sub-menu is
available on models with an
Intel CPU.
Intel VT-d is Intel
Virtualization Technology
for Directed I/O. When
enabled, a VMM can utilize
the platform infrastructure
for I/O virtualization.
Note: This sub-menu is
available on models with an
Intel CPU.
If you select Disable,
a VMM can utilize the
additional hardware
capabilities provided
by AMD Virtualization
technology.
Note: This sub-menu is
available on models with an
AMD CPU.
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