ASRock E3C224 manual CPU Configuration

3.3.1 CPU Configuration

Spread Spectrum

Select [Auto] for better system stability.

Intel Hyper Threading Technology

To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating sys- tem that includes optimization for this technology is required. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper- Threading technology.

Active Processor Cores

Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each pro- cessor package. The default value is [All].

No-Execute Memory Protection

No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhance- ment to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute codes. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.

Intel Virtualization Technology

When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities pro- vided by Vanderpool Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology.

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