Video

 

 

Primary

This field determines which video controller will become the primary video controller when 2 controllers are available in the system. This selection

Video

matters only if there are 2 video controller present.

 

 

Auto(default) - Use the add-in video controller.

 

 

Onboard/Card - Use the integrated video controller unless a Graphic care is installed. A PCI Express Graphic(PEG) card will overide and disable

 

 

the integrated video controller.

Performance

 

Multi Core

 

This field specifies whether the processor will have one or all cores enable. The performance of some application will improve with the additional

Support

 

cores.

Hyper-

 

This option enables or disables the Hyper-Threading Technology. When disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled

Threading

 

This option is enabled by default.

Technology

 

 

Intel®

 

This option enables or disables the Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. When disabled, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology allows processor(s) to run at

Turbo Boost

 

frequencies higher than the advertised frequency

Technology

 

This option is enabled by default.

 

 

Intel®

 

This Option enables or disables the Intel® SpeedStep™ mode of the processor. When disabled, the system is placed into the highest performance

SpeedStep™

state and the Intel® SpeedStep™ applet or native operating system driver are prevented from adjusting the processor's performance. When enable.

 

 

the Intel® SpeedStep™, enabled CPU is allowed to operate in multiple performance states.

 

 

This option is disabled by default.

C States

 

This option enables or disables additional processor sleep states. The operating system may optionally use these for additional power saving when

 

idle.

Control

 

This option is disabled by default.

 

 

Limit CPUID

 

This field limits the maximum value the processor Standard CPUID Function will support. Some operating systems will not complete installation when

Value

 

the maximum CPUID Function supported is greater than 3.

 

 

This option is disabled by default.

Virtualization Support

 

 

This Option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel® Virtualization

Virtualization

Technology.

 

 

Enable Intel® Virtualization Technology - This option is disabled by default.

VT for Direct

Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel® Virtualization technology

I/O

 

for direct I/O.

 

 

Enable Intel® Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O - This option is disabled by default.

Trusted

 

Field specifies whether a Measured Virtual Machine(MVMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel® Trusted Execution

 

Technology. The TPM Virtualization Technology and Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O must be enable to use this feature.

Execution

 

Enable Intel® Trusted Execution Technology - This option is disabled by default.

 

 

Security

 

 

Administrative

Provides restricted access to the computer's system setup program in the same way that access to the system can be restricted with the System

Password

 

Password option.

 

 

This option is not set by default.

System

 

Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.

Password

 

This option is not set by default.

 

 

Password

 

Enables or disables the user from changing the system password without the administrative password.

Changes

 

This option is enabled by default.

 

 

Admin Setup

Enables or disables the user from entering Setup when an Admin password is set.

Lockout

 

This option is disabled by default.

 

 

Password

 

These fields control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for Admin and System passwords. Changes to these fields are not

Configuration

active until they are committed via the apply button or saving changes before exiting setup.

 

 

Admin Password Min

 

 

Admin Password Max

 

 

System Password Min

 

 

System Password Max

Strong

 

This field enforces strong passwords. If enabled, all passwords must contain at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, and be at

Password

 

least 8 characters long. Enabling this feature automatically changes the default minimum password length to 8 characters.

 

 

Enforce strong password - This option is disabled by default.

TPM Security

Enables or disables the trusted platform module (TPM) security.

 

 

You can set the TPM security to:

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