2.5Advanced menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
2.5.1CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the
The items shown in submenu may be different due to the CPU you installed.
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
[Enabled] | Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clock speed to cool down. |
[Disabled] | Disables the CPU thermal monitor function. |
Active Processor Cores [All]
Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
[Enabled] | Allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs |
| with extended CPUID functions. |
[Disabled] | Disables this function. |
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