Chapter 4: BIOS
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L1 Stream HW Prefetcher / L2 Stream HW Prefetcher
This setting is used to enable or disable the L1/L2 Stream Hardware Prefetcher. The options
are Disabled, Enabled and
Auto
.
CCD Control
Use this setting to disable CCDs in the CPU. Options include
Auto
, 2 CCDs, 4 CCDs, 6
CCDs, 8 CCDs and 10 CCDs.
Core Control
This sets the number of cores to be used by your system. Once this option has been used to
remove any cores, a power cycle is required in order for the future selections to take effect.
Options include
Auto
, One (1+0), TWO (2+0), THREE (3+0), FOUR (4+0), FIVE (5+0), SIX
(6+0) and SEVEN (7+0). If unsure, leave this to Auto.
SVM Mode
This setting Disables or
Enables
CPU Virtualization.
CPU1 Information
CPU Configuration
These sections are for informational purposes. They will display some details about the
detected CPUs on the motherboard, such as:
•
CPU Version
•
Number of Cores Running
•
Processor Family
•
Processor Model
•
Microcode Patch Level
•
L1 Instruction Cache (Size/Method)
•
L1 Data Cache (Size/Method)
•
L2 Cache (Size/Method)
•
L3 Cache per Socket (Size/Method)
CPU1 PCIe Package Group P2
This setting selects the PCIe port bifurcation configuration for the selescted slot. The options
include
Auto
, x4x4x4x4, x4x4x8, x8x4x4, x8x8 and x16.
CPU1 PCIe Package Group G2
This setting selects the PCIe port bifurcation configuration for the selescted slot. The options
include
Auto
, x4x4x4x4, x4x4x8, x8x4x4, x8x8 and x16.
