Dell XPS 17 9700 Service Manual page 67

Table 16. System setup options—Pre-Boot Behavior menu(continued)
Pre-Boot Behavior
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 17. 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 18. System setup options—Performance menu
Performance
Multi-Core Support
Active Cores
Intel SpeedStep
Enable Intel SpeedStep Technology
C-States Control
Enable C-State Control
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.
Enables or disables the Intel SpeedStep Technology to dynamically adjust processor
voltage and core frequency, decreasing average power consumption and heat
production.
Default: ON
Enables or disables the CPU's ability to enter and exit low-power states.
Default: ON
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