MSI 970A-G46 Series Manual page 51

to overclock automatcally. If overclockng fals to run, you can try the lower FSB clock
for overclockng successfully.
▶ CPU Smart Protecton
CPU Smart Protecton s a mechansm of CPU overheatng protecton. It wll automatcally
reduce the clock when the CPU temperature gets too hot.
▶ Unlock CPU Core
Ths tem s used to unlock the CPU core. Please refer to the procedures below for CPU
core unlocked n BIOS setup.
Enter "OC" and set "Unlock CPU Core" to [Enabled].
Save changes and ext the BIOS setup.
System restart.
Success
You wll see the "X4" (quad core) or "X2" (dual core for
Sempron seres only) durng POST.
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 Processor
AMD Sempron(tm) II X2 Processor
Important
• Ths CPU core unlocked behavor depends on the CPU ablty/ characterstc, and t
s not guaranteed.
Depend on CPU's characterstc, once you get nstable scenaro, please restore the
•
default settngs for system.
• You can also check the core numbers n performance tab of Wndows task
manager.
▶ CPU Core Control
Ths tem allows you to select the number of actve processor cores.
▶ DRAM Frequency
Ths tem allows you to adjust the DRAM frequency. Please note the overclockng
behavor s not guaranteed.
▶ Adjusted DRAM Frequency
It shows the adjusted DRAM frequency. Read-only.
▶ DRAM Tmng Mode
Select whether DRAM tmng s controlled by the SPD (Seral Presence Detect)
EEPROM on the DRAM module. Settng to [Auto] enables DRAM tmngs and the
followng "Advanced DRAM Configuraton" sub-menu to be determned by BIOS based
on the configuratons on the SPD. Selectng [Lnk] or [Unlnk] allows users to configure
Set "Adjust CPU-NB Rato" and
"HT Lnk Speed" to [x8].
Clear CMOS data.
Fal
The CPU does not support CPU core
unlockng, please leave the default
settngs for system.
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