Dell Precision 3580 Owner's Manual page 143

Table 49. System setup options—Pre-boot Behavior menu (continued)
Pre-boot Behavior
Extend BIOS POST Time
MAC Address Pass-Through
Sign of Life
Early Keyboard Backlight
Table 50. System setup options—Virtualization menu
Virtualization
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enable Intel Virtualization Technology
(VT)
VT for Direct I/O
Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O
DMA Protection
Enable Pre-Boot DMA Support
Enable OS Kernel DMA Support
Table 51. System setup options—Performance menu
Performance
Multi Core Support
Active Cores
Intel SpeedStep
Enable Intel SpeedStep Technology
C-States Control
Enable C-State Control
Intel TurbocBoost Technology
Enable Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Set the BIOS POST time.
By default, the 0 seconds option is enabled.
Replaces the external NIC MAC address with the selected MAC address from
the computer.
By default, the System Unique MAC Address option is enabled.
By default, the option is enabled.
When enabled, the system can run a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM).
Default: ON
When enabled, the system can perform Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O
(VT-d).
Default: ON
This setting controls Pre-boot DMA protection for both internal and external
ports.
Default: ON
This setting controls Kernel DMA protection for both internal and external
ports.
Default: ON
Enables to change the number of CPU cores available to the operating system.
By default, the All Cores options is enabled.
Enables the computer to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core
frequency, decreasing average power consumption and heat production.
By default, the option is enabled.
Enable or disable additional processor sleep states.
By default, the option is enabled.
Enable or disable Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor.
By default, the option is enabled.
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