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System BIOS configuration 11
CPU Configuration submenu
Figure 6 CPU Configuration submenu
NOTE: Data Reuse option is for Intel
®
Xeon
®
5600 Series Processors only. It will not display when
Intel
®
Xeon
®
5500 Series Processors are installed.
Table 5 CPU Configuration submenu fields
Field Description Options
Data Reuse Data transfers between cache levels are optimized. Set according to
observed system. It is the default value.
Enabled
Data transfers between cache levels are not optimized. Disabled
Intel(R) Virtualization
Tec
A VMM can utilize the additional HW Caps. A full reset is required
to change the setting. The setting default value is enabled.
Enabled
A VMM can not utilize the additional HW Caps. Disabled
Intel(R) HT Technology
(If processor supports
Hyper-Threading, this
option will appear)
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux4, OS optimized for Hyper
Threading Technology. It is the default value.
Enabled
Disabled for other OS, OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading
Technology.
Disabled
Active Processor Cores Enabled all cores of the processor. All
Enabled half of the processor cores. Half
Enabled only one core of the processor. One
Advanced Memory
Protection
Provides the greatest memory capacity for a given DIMM size, while
providing up to 4-bit error correction. This mode is the default option
for this server. Always enabled for all modes.
Advanced
ECC Only