Supero C7B360-CB-ML, User Manual

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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Hardware Prefetcher
(Available when supported by the CPU)
If set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data
and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve
CPU performance. The options are Disabled or
Enabled .
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
(Available when supported by the CPU)
Select Enabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 128 bytes
as comprised. Select Disabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines
for 64 bytes. The options are Disabled or Enabled.
Intel (VMX) Virtualization Technology
(Available when supported by the CPU)
Select Enabled to use the Intel Virtualization Technology to allow
one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in
independent partitions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one
physical computer. The options are Disabled or
Enabled .
Note : If there is any change to this setting, you will need to
power off and reboot the system for the change to take effect.
Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information.
Active Processor Cores
Use this feature to select the number of active processor cores. The
default option is
All . The options depend on how many cores are sup-
ported by the CPU.
Hyper-Threading
This feature enables hyper-threading support. This should be Enabled
for Windows XP and Linux, but Disabled for other operating systems.
The options are Disabled or Enabled.
BIST
Select Enabled to activate the Built-In Self Test (BIST) on reset. The
options are
Disabled or Enabled.
AES
This feature enables Intel CPU Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Instructions support to enhance data integrity. The options are Dis-
abled or
Enabled .