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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled
•Enabled
Somecomputerviruses
andwormscausememory
bufferstooverowby
runningcodewhereonly
dataisallowed.Ifthe
DataExecutionPrevention
featurecanbeusedwith
youroperatingsystem,then
byselectingEnabledyou
canprotectyourcomputer
againstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.Ifafter
choosingEnabledyound
thatanapplicationprogram
doesnotruncorrectly,
selectDisabledandreset
thesetting.
IntelVirtualization
Technology
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,a
VirtualMachineMonitor
(VMM)canutilizethe
additionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedby
VirtualizationTechnology.
Virtualization
IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled
•Enabled
IntelVT-disIntel
VirtualizationTechnology
forDirectedI/O.When
enabled,aVMMcanutilize
theplatforminfrastructure
forI/Ovirtualization.
Note:Thissubmenuisnot
supportedinmodelswith
anAMDCPU.
IntelATModuleActivation•Disabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
theIntelATmodule,which
isanoptionalAnti-Theft
servicefromIntel.
Note:IfyousettheIntel
ATmoduleactivationto
PermanentlyDisabled,
youwillbeunabletoenable
thissettingagain.
IntelATSuspend
•EnterThisoptionisdisplayed
onlywhentheanti-theft
functionisactivated.
TheIntelanti-theftsuspend
screenwillbedisplayed
atnextboottoenterthe
suspendmode.
Anti-Theft
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