Table 18. Pre-boot Behavior (continued)
Options Description
● Thorough - Performs complete hardware and configuration
initialization during boot
● Auto - Allows the BIOS to decide configuration
initialization performed during boot
Extend BIOS POST Time
Extend BIOS POST Time
This field allows the user to configure the BIOS POST load
time. The options are as follows:
● 0 seconds (selected by default)
● 5 seconds
● 10 seconds
MAC Address Pass-Through
MAC Address Pass-Through
This field allows the user to configure the MAC address pass-
through replacing the external NIC MAC address.:
● System Unique MAC Address (selected by default)
● Integrated NIC 1 MAC Address
● Disabled
Virtualization
This section provides details on Virtualization settings.
Table 19. Virtualization
Options Description
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enable Intel Virtualization Technology(VT)
This field contains a toggle switch to enable or disable
Virtualization to run Virtual machine monitor(VMM) (enabled
by default).
VT for Direct I/O
Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O
This field allows the user to enable or disable the system from
being able to perform VT for Direct I/O (enabled by default).
Performance
This section provides Performance settings.
Table 20. Performance
Options Description
Multi-Core Support
Active Cores
This field allows the user to configure the number of active
cores on the computer. The options are as follows:
● All Cores (selected by default)
● 1
● 2
● 3
Intel SpeedStep
98 System setup