Supero SuperWorkstation 5036T-T, User Manual

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Chapter 7: BIOS
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Air Flow
This is the air fl ow speed to the DIMM modules. Each step is in mm/sec. The
default is [1500] . Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change this value.
Altitude
This feature defi nes how many meters above or below sea level the system
is located. Each step is in meters. The options are Sea Level or Below,
1~300, 301~600, 601~900, 901~1200, 1201~1500, 1501~1800, 1801~2100,
2101~2400, 2401~2700, 2701~3000.
DIMM Pitch
This is the physical space between each DIMM module. Each step is in
1/1000 of an inch. The default is [400] . Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard
to change this value.
Throttling - Open Loop
If Enabled, the same options as in Throttling - Closed Loop above will
appear with the exception of Hyster Temp and Guardband Temp. The options
are
Disabled and Enabled.
High Performance Event Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that
produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock
(RTC) does in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback
and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as
an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event
Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are
Enabled and Disabled .
HDA Controller
Select Enabled to enable the High-Defi nition Audio Controller. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
Intel VT-d
Select Enabled to enable Intel's Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d
by reporting the I/O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables.
This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel platforms,
providing the user with greater reliability, security and availability in networking and
data-sharing. The settings are Enabled and Disabled .