BIOS IO Menu IO Virtualization Options
The following table describes the BIOS IO Menu IO virtualization options.
Setup Options | Options | Defaults | Description |
---|---|---|---|
VT-d |
Disabled/Enabled |
Enabled |
Enable or disable Intel Virtualization Technology for directed I/O (VT-d) by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMA remapping reporting (DMAR) Advance Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) tables. |
ACS |
Disabled/Enabled |
Disabled |
If disabled, programs ACS only to Chipset PCIe Root Port Bridges. If enabled, programs ACS to all PCIe Root Port Bridges. |
SR-IOV Support |
Disabled/Enabled |
Enabled |
Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is used to configure devices into multiple virtual devices that can be used on virtual OS installations. If supported by the hardware and set to enabled, all devices within the system that are SR-IOV capable are configured to support SR-IOV and I/O resources are allocated to the device as normal. If set to disabled, I/O resources are not allocated to the device. |
ARI |
Disabled/Enabled |
Enabled |
If Alternate Routing ID (ARI) is supported by the hardware and set to enabled, devices are permitted to locate virtual functions (VFs) in function numbers 8 to 255 of the captured bus number, instead of normal function numbers 0 to 7. |