Menu Item | Description | |
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Number of Turbo Boot | NOTE: If there are two processors installed in the system, you see an | |
Enabled Cores for Processor | ||
entry for Number of Turbo Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 2. | ||
1 | ||
Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for processor 1. By | ||
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| default, the maximum number of cores is enabled. | |
Monitor/Mwait | Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. By default, the | |
| Monitor/Mwait option is set to Enabled for all system profiles, except | |
| Custom. | |
| NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in | |
| Custom mode is disabled. | |
| NOTE: When C States is enabled in Custom mode, changing the | |
| Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact system power/performance. |
System Security Settings screen
System Security screen allows you to perform specific functions such as setting the system password, setup password, and disabling the power button.
In the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS → System Security Settings.
Menu Item | Description |
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Intel | Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and |
| decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is |
| set to Enabled by default. |
System Password | Allows you to set the system password. This option is set to Enabled by |
| default and is |
| system. |
Setup Password | Allows you to set the setup password. This option is |
| password jumper is not installed in the system. |
Password Status | Allows you to lock the system password. By default, the Password Status |
| option is set to Unlocked. |
TPM Security
TPM Information
NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.
Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). By default, the TPM Security option is set to Off. You can only modify the TPM Status, TPM Activation , and Intel TXT fields if the TPM Status field is set to either On with
Allows you to change the operational state of the TPM. By default, the TPM Activation option is set to No Change.
TPM Status TPM Command
Displays the TPM status.
CAUTION: Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM. The loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system.
Allows you to clear all the contents of the TPM. By default, the TPM Clear option is set to No.
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