Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments
MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled
•Enabled
Somecomputerviruses
andwormscausememory
bufferstooverowby
runningcodewhereonly
dataisallowed.Ifthe
DataExecutionPrevention
featurecanbeusedwith
youroperatingsystem,then
byselecting“Enabled”you
canprotectyourcomputer
againstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.Ifafter
choosing“Enabled”you
ndthatanapplication
programdoesnotrun
correctly,select“Disabled”
andresetthesetting.
IntelVirtualization
Technology
AMD-VTechnology
•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”
aVMM(VirtualMachine
Monitor)canutilizethe
additionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedby
VirtualizationTechnology.
Virtualization
IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled
•Enabled
IntelVT -disIntel
VirtualizationTechnology
forDirectedI/O.When
enabled,aVMMcanutilize
theplatforminfrastructure
forI/Ovirtualization.
Note:Thissub-menuisnot
supportedinAMDmodels.
EthernetLAN•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”
youcanuseEthernetLAN
devices.
WirelessLAN•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”
youcanuseWirelessLAN
devices.
WiMAX•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canuseWiMAXdevices.
WirelessWAN•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”
youcanuseWirelessWAN
devices.
Bluetooth•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”you
canuseBluetoothdevices.
USBPort•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”
youcanusetheUSB
connectors.
MemoryCardSlot•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”
youcanusetheMemory
Cardslots(SDCardor
MultiMediaCard).
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