Table 39. System Setup options—Pre-boot Behavior menu (continued)
Pre-boot Behavior
Sign of Life
Early Logo Display
Early Keyboard Backlight
Collaboration Touchpad
Table 40. System Setup options—Virtualization menu
Virtualization Support
Intel Virtualization Technology
Enable Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)
VT for Direct I/O
Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
(TXT)
DMA Protection
Enable Pre-Boot DMA Support
By default, the System Unique MAC Address option is selected.
Displays the Logo Sign of Life.
By default, the Early Logo Display option is enabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup
Enables or disables the Keyboard Backlight Sign of Life.
By default, the Early Keyboard Backlight option is enabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup
This field allows you to enable the collaboration features of the Collaboration
Touchpad.
By default, the Collaboration Touchpad option is enabled.
When enabled, the computer can run a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM).
By default, the Enable Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) option is enabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup
When enabled, the computer can perform Virtualization Technology for Direct
I/O (VT-d). VT-d is an Intel method that provides virtualization for memory map
I/O.
By default, the Enable Intel VT for Direct I/O option is enabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup
Specifies whether a measured Virtual Machine Monitor (MVMM) can use the
additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Trusted Execution Technology.
The following must be enabled in order to enable Intel TXT -
● Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
● Intel Hyper-Threading
● All CPU cores (Multi-Core Support)
● Intel Virtualization Technology
● Intel VT for Direct I/O
By default, the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) option is disabled.
NOTE:
To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup
Allows you to control the Pre-Boot DMA protection for both internal and external
ports. This option does not directly enable DMA protection in the operating
system.
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