Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The Activate and Disable

 

 

 

 

options will permanently activate or

 

 

 

 

disable the feature and no further

 

 

changes will be allowed.

 

Default Setting: Deactivate

CPU XD Support

Allows you to enable the Execute Disable

 

mode of the processor.

 

Default Setting: Enabled

Non-Admin Setup Changes

Allows you to determine whether changes

 

to the setup options are allowed when an

 

Administrator Password is set. If disabled,

 

the setup options are locked by the admin

 

password.

 

Default Setting: Disabled

Password Configuration

Allows you to determine the minimum and

 

maximum length of Administrator and

 

System passwords.

Admin Setup Lockout

Allows you to prevent users from entering

 

Setup when an Administrator password is

 

set.

 

Default Setting: Disabled

Performance

Option

Description

 

 

Multi Core Support

Allows you to enable or disable multi-core

 

support for the processor. The options are:

 

All

 

1

 

2

 

Default Setting: All

Intel SpeedStep

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel

 

SpeedStep feature.

 

Default Setting: Enabled

C-States Control

Allows you to enable or disable the

 

additional processor sleep states.

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E6420 specifications

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