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    bios question

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by zakazak, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    hello, i wanted to know what these options do and what they are good for. and also if they should be enabeld or disabled:

    Intel VT-d
    DTS-Based Thermal managment

    got a asus g50vt-a1

    thanks :)
     
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    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    oky thanks. do u recommend to enable them both?
     
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    Not sure, VT-d can cause compatibility problems, and it's only really useful for running virtual machines.

    I'd recommend enabling DTS, unless there is some kind of BIOS bug (none I know of) that makes it unreliable for your machine (I used to have a G50, and had it enabled).
     
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