Gigabyte GA-7TCSV4 Manual - Page 31

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

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Execute Disable Bit When this item enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data-only memory pages. This provides some protection against buffer overflow attacks. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Hardware Prefetcher Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only the required cache line is fetched. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. MPS Ordering The legacy ordering should be used for Windows 2000 or eariler operaying systems. Themodern ordering should be used for Windows XP or a later operating systems. Options available: Legacy Order/Modern Order. Default setting is Legacy Order. NUMA Aware Enable/disable NUMA Aware function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled Active Processor Cores (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. Options available: All/1/2/3. Default setting is All. Hyper Threading Technology The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads, thereby improving performance. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Options available: All/1/2/3. Default setting is All. Performance/Watt TBD Options available: Traditional. Default setting is Traditional. AS20M Support Enable/disable AS20M Support function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Machine Checking Enable/disable Machine checking function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Set Max Ext CPUID=3 When enable this item, the processor will limit the maximum CPUID input value to 03h, even if processor supports a higher CPUID input value. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Discrete MTRR Allocation Enable/Disable Discrete MTRR Allocation. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. - 31 - BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup
Execute Disable Bit
When this item enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data-only memory pages. This
provides some protection against buffer overflow attacks.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Enabled
.
Hardware Prefetcher
Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Enabled
.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only the required cache line is fetched.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Enabled
.
MPS Ordering
The legacy ordering should be used for Windows 2000 or eariler operaying systems. Themodern order-
ing should be used for Windows XP or a later operating systems.
Options available: Legacy Order/Modern Order. Default setting is
Legacy Order
.
NUMA Aware
Enable/disable NUMA Aware function.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Enabled
Active Processor Cores
(Note)
Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores.
Options available: All/1/2/3. Default setting is
All
.
Hyper Threading Technology
The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate
threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can
execute their threads, thereby improving performance.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Enabled
.
Options available: All/1/2/3. Default setting is
All
.
Performance/Watt
TBD
Options available: Traditional. Default setting is
Traditional
.
AS20M Support
Enable/disable AS20M Support function.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Enabled
.
Machine Checking
Enable/disable Machine checking function.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Enabled
.
Set Max Ext CPUID=3
When enable this item, the processor will limit the maximum CPUID input value to 03h, even if processor
supports a higher CPUID input value.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Disabled
.
Discrete MTRR Allocation
Enable/Disable Discrete MTRR Allocation.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
Disabled
.