Chapter 5: AMI BIOS

ACPI Version Features (Available ACPI Aware O/S='Yes')

The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website for further explanation: http://www.acpi.info/

NUMA Support

Select Enabled to use the feature of Non-Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled, Enabled and NUMA for SLES 11 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11).

WHEA Support

Select Enabled to enable Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support which will provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors on Windows platforms in order to reduce system crashes due to hardware errors and to enhance system recovery and health monitoring. The default setting is Enabled.

Intel TXT(LT) Configuration

Intel TXT Initialization

Select Enabled to initialize Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) to provide the building blocks and create trusted-platforms for safe computing. The options are Dis- abled and Enabled. If this item is set to Enabled, the following items will display.

BIOS AC[SCLEAN] (Available when Intel TXT(LT) Initialization is enabled)

Select Enabled to allow the processor to load an authenticated code (AC) module in an internal memory partition to ensure that the CPU, chipset and all other related components are launched in the same protected environment for trusted-platform computing. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

BIOS AC[SCHECK] (Available when Intel TXT(LT) Initialization is enabled)

Select Enabled to allow the authenticated code (AC) module to check that hardware, the memory protection mechanism and the domain manager are configured properly to ensure safe computing in the Trusted Computing Platform Module. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Load DPR (Available when Intel TXT(LT) Initialization is enabled)

Select Enabled to load a DPR which is a powerful, lightweight, and compact module used to track and record vital data in running electric-powered radio-controlled com- ponents for trusted-platform computing. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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