Table 16. System setup options—Pre-Boot Behavior menu (continued)
Pre-Boot Behavior
Warnings and Errors
Warnings and Errors
Selects an action on encountering a warning or error during boot.
By default, Prompt on Warnings and Errors is selected.
NOTE:
Errors deemed critical to the operation of the computer hardware
will always halt the computer.
USB-C Warnings
Enable Dock Warning Messages
Enables or disables dock warning messages.
Default: ON
Fastboot
Fastboot
Configures the speed of the UEFI boot process.
By default, Thorough is selected.
Extend BIOS POST Time
Extend BIOS POST Time
Configures the BIOS POST (Power-On Self-Test) load time.
By default, 0 seconds is selected.
MAC Address Pass-Through
MAC Address Pass-Through
Replaces the external NIC MAC address (in a supported dock or dongle) with
the selected MAC address from the computer.
By default, System Unique MAC Address is selected.
Sign of Life
Early Logo Display
Displays Logo Sign of Life.
Default: ON
Table 17. System setup options—Virtualization menu
Virtualization
Intel Virtualization Technology
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enables or disables the computer to run a virtual machine monitor (VMM).
Default: ON
VT for Direct I/O
Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O
Enables or disables the computer to perform Virtualization Technology for
Direct I/O (VT-d). VT-d is an Intel method that provides virtualization for
memory map I/O.
Default: ON
Table 18. System setup options—Performance menu
Performance
Multi-Core Support
Active Cores
Changes the number of CPU cores available to the operating system. The
default value is set to the maximum number of cores.
By default, All Cores is selected.
Intel SpeedStep
BIOS setup
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