Avalue ESM-QM77B - Manual (Page 41)

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ESM-QM77B User ’s Manual 41
Item Options Description
Security Device Support
Disable[Default]
Enable
Enables or Disables BIOS support for security
device. O.S. will not show Security Device.
TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not
be available.
3.6.2.3 CPU Configuration
Use the CPU configuration menu to view detailed CPU specification and configure the
CPU.
Item Options Description
Hyper-threading
Disabled
Enabled[Default]
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS
optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology)
and Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized
for Hyper-Threading Technology). When
Disabled only one thread per enabled core is
enabled.
Active Processor Cores
All[Default]
1/2/3
Number of cores to enable in each processor
package
Limit CPUID Maximum
Disabled[Default]
Enabled
Disabled for Windows XP
Execute Disable Bit
Disabled
Enabled[Default]
XD can prevent certain classes of malicious
buffer overflow attacks when combined with a
supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1,
Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat
Enterprise 3 Update 3.)
Intel Virtualization Technology
Disabled[Default]
Enabled
When enabled, a VMM can utilize the
additional hardware capabilities provided by
Vanderpool Technology.