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Advanced Menu—Performance Options

 

Allows you to enable or disable the global

 

overclocking feature.

 

Disabled: The overclocking feature is

 

disabled.

 

Enabled: Displays additional overclocking

 

options.

Non-Turbo Flex Support

Allows you to modify the CPU flex ratio with

 

Turbo Mode disabled.

Flex Ratio Override

Appears when Non-Turbo Flex is enabled and

 

allows you to specify the flex ratio for all CPU

 

cores.

Extreme Edition

Allows Extreme Edition CPUs to adjust the flex

 

ratio in a Turbo Mode environment that allows

 

each individual core ratio to be modified.

Extreme Edition Core Ratio

Allows you to modify the flex ratio of individual

Limits

cores physically present in the CPU.

Memory Override Support

Allows you to enable or disable the memory

 

override option support.

 

Disabled: The memory override support is

 

disabled.

 

Enabled: Displays additional memory override

 

support options.

Memory Voltage

Allows you to modify memory voltage.

Memory Frequency

Allows you to modify memory frequency.

DIMM Profile (XMP)

Allows you to configure different XMP options.

Override Turbo Settings

Allows you to override CPU Turbo Mode settings.

Long Duration PWR Limit

Allows you to specify the Turbo Mode power limit

 

1 in Watts.

 

Indicates the time window over which TDP value

 

should be maintained. A value of 0 programs this

 

value to the fused limit.

Short Duration PWR Limit

Power Limit 1 time value in seconds.

Short Duration

Turbo Mode Power Limit 2 value in Watts.

PWR Limit

A value of 0 programs this value to 1.25 x TDP.

System Setup

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Contents Alienware M18x R2 2012 Rev. A01 Contents Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Memory Modules Removing the Optical Drive Removing the Processor Heat-Sink Fan 105 Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices Before You BeginRecommended Tools Computer After Working Inside YourProcedure Removing the Battery PackPostrequisites Replacing the Battery PackRemoving the Base Cover Replacing the Base Cover Removing the mSATA Card Replacing the mSATA Card Removing the Coin-Cell BatteryProcedure Replacing the Coin-Cell Removing the Hard Drives Removing the Hard Drives Replacing the Hard Drives Number of drives Dimensions supported Connect toCover Removing the Center ControlPage Removing the Center Control Cover Replacing the Center Control Board Removing the Power-ButtonReplacing the Power-Button Removing the Keyboard Procedure Removing the Keyboard Replacing the Keyboard Removing the Macro Keyboard Page Replacing the Macro Keyboard Modules Removing the MemoryRemoving the Memory Modules Replacing the Memory Replacing the Memory Modules Removing the Display AssemblyRemoving the Display Assembly Page Removing the Display Assembly Page Replacing the Display Removing the Palm Rest Removing the Palm Rest Page Removing the Palm Rest Replacing the Palm Rest Removing the Status-Light Page Replacing the Status-Light Removing the Speakers Removing the Speakers Replacing the Speakers Removing the I/O Board Procedure Replacing the I/O Board Removing the Optical Drive Removing the Optical Drive Page Replacing the Optical Drive Heat-Sink Fans Removing the Video-CardRemoving the Video-Card Heat-Sink Fans Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sinks Primary video-card heat-sink Replacing the Video-Card Heat-Sinks Removing the Video Cards Primay Video Card Replacing the Video Cards Heat-Sink Fan Removing the ProcessorReplacing the Processor Heat-Sink Procedure Replacing the Processor Heat-Sink Module Removing the Processor Module Replacing the Processor Removing the System Board Procedure Removing the System Board Replacing the System Board Entering the Service Tag in the Bios Mini-Card Removing the WirelessRemoving the Wireless Mini-Card Replacing the Wireless Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card Removing the Subwoofer Removing the Subwoofer Replacing the Subwoofer Replacing the Subwoofer Overview System SetupSystem Setup Screens Discrete Graphics Sata Hard Drive 101 DMC Boot Sequence Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot Flashing the Bios