Abit GD8 Pro User Manual page 31

BIOS Setup
Hyper-Threading Technology
This item is used to enable the functionality of the processor with Hyper-Threading Technology and will
appear only when using such processor.
The Hyper-Threading Technology helps your PC work more efficiently by maximizing processor
resources and enabling a single processor to run two separate threads of software simultaneously,
bringing forth greater performance and system responsiveness when running multiple applications at
once.
Quick Power On Self Test:
When set to [Enabled], this item speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after powering on the system.
The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST.
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CPU Feature:
Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu:
Thermal Management
This item selects the type of thermal monitoring.
! TM2 Bus Ratio
This item represents the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when
the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot).
! TM2 Bus VID
This item represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die
sensor goes from not hot to hot.
Limit CPUID MaxVal
When set to [Enabled], this item limits the CPUID maximum value to 3, which is usually required for
older OS like Windows NT4.0.
Leave this item to its default [Disabled] settings for OS like Windows XP.
C1E Function
This item appears only for certain processors with the C1E (Enhanced Halt State) Function. When set to
[Enabled], the processor will further reduce the total power consumption.
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