Arbor Technology EPC-20X0-2610UE, User Manual

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BIOS
Active Processor Cores
Configures the number of cores to enable in each processor
package.
Available options are:
All
and
1
.
All
is the default.
Limit CPUID Maximum
Sets whether the processor should limit the maximum
CPUID input value to 03h when the operating system queries
it upon startup.
Select Enabled to allow a processor with Intel® Hyper-
Threading technology to work with an operating system
that doesn’t support it.
Disabled is the default.
Execute Disable Bit
Enables/disables the processor’s capability to mark the
memory as executable or non-executable, when the
operating system supports.
This feature can prevent some classes of viruses or
worms that exploit buffer over run vulerabilities and can
thus help improve the overall security of the system.
Enabled is the default.
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enables/disables Intel® Virtualization Technology (IVT)
extensions that allow multiple operating systems to
simultaneously run on the same computer by creating virtual
machine, each running its own x86 operating system.
Disabled is the default.