Owner`s manual

34 Using the System Setup Program
SATA Configuration Screen
Table 2-5 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that
appear on the
SATA Configuration screen.
Logical Processor
(Enabled default)
Displays when the processor supports Hyper-Threading
technology. Enabled permits all logical processors to be
used by the operating system. Only the first logical
processor is used by the operating system if Disabled is
selected.
Virtualization Technology
(Disabled default)
Displays when the processor(s) support Virtualization
Technology. Enabled permits virtualization software to
use Virtualization Technology incorporated in the
processor design. This feature can only be used by software
that supports Virtualization Technology.
Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch
(Enabled default)
Enables or disables optimal use of sequential memory
access. Disable this option for applications that require
high use of random memory access.
Hardware Prefetcher
(Enabled default)
Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher.
Demand-Based Power
Management
(Enabled default)
When set to Enabled, the CPU Performance State Tables
are reported to the operating system. When set to
Disabled, the Performance State Tables are not reported
to the operating system.
If the processor does not support Demand-Based Power
Management, this field is read-only.
Processor 0 ID Displays the family and model number of the processor.
Processor Name
Display
Displays the CPU name of the installed Processor 0.
Level 2 Cache Displays the amount of cache memory for the processor.
Number of Cores Displays the number of cores in the processor.
Table 2-4. CPU Information Screen (continued)
Option Description
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