User's Manual

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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.3 Advanced menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other
system devices.
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect
eld values can cause the system to malfunction.
3.3.1 PCH-FW Configuration
TPM Device Selection
This item allows you to select the TPM device. Conguration options: [dTPM] [PTT]
3.3.2 Trusted Computing
Security Device Support
This item allows you to enable or disable BIOS support for security devices.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
3.3.3 CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show CPU-related information the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in the submenu may be different depending on the type of
CPU installed.
Intel (VMX) Virtualization Technology
When set to [Enabled], a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities
provided by Vanderpool Technology. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
When set to [Enabled], allows you to enable the utilization of additional hardware
capabilities provided by Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology and requires a full
power cycyle. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hyper-Threading
The Intel Hyper-Threading Technology allows a hyper-threading processor to
appear as two logical processors to the operating system, allowing the operating
system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously.
[Enabled] Two threads per activated core are enabled.
[Disabled] Only one thread per activated core is enabled.
VT-d [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable VT-d function on MCH. Conguration options:
[Enabled] [Disabled]