The following item appears only when you installed an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Hyperthreading Technology and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST).

Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper-Threading Technology. Refer to the Appendix for more information on the Hyper-Threading Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic]

Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology. When set to [Automatic], you can adjust the system power settings in the operating system to use the EIST feature.

Set this item to [Maximum] or [Disabled] if you do not want to use the EIST. The CPU constantly operates at a lower internal frequency when you set this item to [Minimum]. Configuration options: [Maximum] [Minimum] [Automatic] [Disabled]

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