User Guide

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Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
5.5.1 Processor Configuration
Per Socket Configuration
Allows you to set the number of cores to enable. 0 means all cores.
Hyper Threading [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel
®
Hyper-ThreadingTechnologyfunction.When
disabled,onlyonethreadperactivatedcoreisenabled.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
XDcanpreventcertainclassesofmaliciousbufferoverowattackswhencombinedwith
asupportingOS(WindowsServer2003SP1,WindowsXPSP2,SuSELinux9.2,Redhat
Enterprise 3 Update 3).
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Enable Intel TXT Support [Disabled]
ForcestheXDfeaturelogtoalwaysreturn0whendisabled.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
VMX [Enabled]
EnablestheVanderpoolTechnology.Takeseffectafterreboot.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]