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PDSMi User's Manual
Advanced Processor Options
Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings:
CPU Speed
The feature allows the BIOS to display the CPU Speed.
Frequency Ratio
This feature allows the user to select the ration for the internal frequency multiplier
of the CPU. The options are Default, X14, X15, and X16.
Hyper-threading
(*Available when supported by the CPU.)
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper-threading.
Enabling hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance. (Applicable for
XP systems.)
Single Logical Processor Mode
(*Available when supported by the CPU.)
This feature allows the user to select the Processor Operation Mode. Set to Disabled
to allow the processor to operate in the "single core" mode. Set to Enabled to allow
the processor to operate in the "multi-core" (dual-core) mode.
Machine Checking
(*Available when supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to
detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specifi c registers
(MSRs). The options are Disabled or Enabled.
L3 Cache
(*Available when supported by the CPU.)
Select Enabled to enable L3 cache in the CPU to enhance system performance.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Intel EIST
(*Available when supported by the CPU.)
This feature allows the user to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology on
this motherboard. The options are Disabled and C States Only. If set to Disabled,
C States and GV1/GV3 are disabled. If set to C States only, the processor power
will be controlled through CPU power states in the APCI setting.
Thermal Management 2
(*Available when supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage
and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a pre-defi ned overheat threshold.
Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be
regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches
the overheat threshold.
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