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MSI MS-9638 series User Manual

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MS-9638 Server Board

Thermal M anagement 2

(auto detect function)

This setting specifies the thermal technologies implemented in the Intel

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processor.

C1 Enhanced Mode

This item allows you to enable/disable the C1E power management feature
which can drop clock speed and voltage on the processor.

Execute Disable Bit

Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious
"buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.
This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where
application code can execute and where it cannot. W hen a malicious worm
attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution,
preventing damage or worm propagation.

Discrete M TRR Allocation

If the system has 4GB of memory or greater, Discrete MTRR Allocation must be
enabled in the BIOS Memory Cache section. Otherwise, system performance
will be affected.

I/O Device Configuration

Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

Serial Port A/B

This is used to enable or disable the onboard serial port A/B.

Base I/O Address

These items specify the base I/O addresses of the onboard serial port A/B.

Interrupt

These field allows you to select IRQ Resources for serial port A/B.