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Super X10DSN-TS Motherboard User's Manual
DCU IP Prefetcher
If set to Enable, the IP prefetcher in the DCU (Data Cache Unit) will prefetch IP
addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance. The options
are Enable and Disable.
Direct Cache Access (DCA)
Select Enable to use Intel DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology to improve the
efficiency of data transferring and accessing. The options are Auto, Enable, and
Disable.
X2 APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
Based on Intel's Hyper-Threading architecture, each logical processor (thread) is
assigned 256 APIC IDs (APIDs) in 8-bit bandwidth. When this feature is set to En-
able, the APIC ID will expand(X2) from 8 bits to 16 bits to provide 512 APIDs to
each thread to enhance CPU performance. The options are Disable and Enable.
AES-NI
Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instruc-
tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are Enable and Disable.
Intel Virtualization Technology
Select Enable to use Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O VT-d support
by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor)
through the DMAR ACPI tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource
sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security and availability
in networking and data-sharing. The options are Enable and Disable.
Advanced Power Management Configuration
Advanced Power Management Configuration
Power Technology
Select Energy Efficient to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to custom-
ize system power settings. Select Disable to disable power-saving settings. The
options are Disable, Energy Efficient, and Custom.
*If the option is set to Custom or Energy Efficient, the following items will display:
Energy Performance Tuning (Available when Power Technology is set to
Custom or Energy Efficient)
This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS or the OS should determine the
energy performance bias tuning setting. The options are Enable and Disable.
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