Server Board Family Datasheet

System BIOS Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Datasheet
Revision 1.3
Intel order number D38960-006
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Setup Item Options Help Text Comments
Hyper-Threading
Technology
Enabled
Disabled
Hyper-Threading Technology allows multi-
threaded software applications to execute
threads in parallel within each processor.
Contact your OS vendor regarding OS
support of this feature.
This option is automatically
disabled when Dual Core is
disabled.
Enhanced Intel®
SpeedStep Technology
Enabled
Disabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
allows the system to dynamically adjust
processor voltage and core frequency, which
can result in decreased average power
consumption and decreased average heat
production.
Contact your OS vendor regarding OS
support of this feature.
Core Multi-processing
Enabled
Disabled
Core Multi-processing sets the state of
logical processor cores in a
package. [Disabled] sets only logical
processor core 0 as enabled in each
processor package.
Note: If disabled, Hyper-Threading
Technology will also be automatically
disabled."
Intel® Virtualization
Technology
Enabled
Disabled
Intel® Virtualization Technology allows a
platform to run multiple operating systems
and applications in independent partitions.
Note: A change to this option requires the
system to be powered off and then back on
before the setting will take effect.
Simulated MSI Support Enabled
Disabled
Enable or Disable simulation of Message
Signaled Interrupt (MSI) support.
This feature can be Enabled in the case
where there is no OS support for Message
Signaled Interrupts.
Execute Disable Bit
Enabled
Disabled
Execute Disable Bit can help prevent certain
classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks.
Contact your OS vendor regarding OS
support of this feature.
Hardware Prefetcher
Enabled
Disabled
Hardware Prefetcher is a speculative
prefetch unit within the processor(s).
Note: Modifying this setting may affect
system performance.
Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch
Enabled
Disabled
[Enabled] - Cache lines are fetched in pairs
(even line + odd line).
[Disabled] - Only the current cache line
required is fetched.
Note: Modifying this setting may affect
system performance.
Processor Retest Enabled
Disabled
Activate and retest all processors during
next boot only.
Note: This option will automatically reset to
[Disabled] on the next boot, after all
processors are retested.