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108 Appendix C: Matrox 4Sight GPm (Ivy Bridge) BIOS reference
Item
Options
Text Mode Resolution
AUTO*
Force 80X25
Force 80X24 (DEL
First Row)
Force 80X24 (DEL
Last Row)
ACPI SPCR Table
Enabled
Disabled*
Item
Options
Dynamic cTDP
Disabled*
BIOS Controlled
VR12 Monitor
Disabled*
Enabled
VR12 High Limit
VR12 Low Limit
Meaning
This item allows you to set the console text mode resolution.
This item allows you to enable/disable the serial port console redirection ACPI table.
By selecting Enabled, information about the serial port redirect settings is formatted to ensure a seamless
transition between the firmware console output and Windows emergency management services (EMS)
output. If using Windows EMS, this feature must be enabled for terminal emulation to work.
By selecting Disabled, the information is not formatted to best match Windows EMS output.
Dynamic cTDP Configuration submenu
The Dynamic cTDP Configuration submenu allows you to configure the
dynamic cTDP (Configurable Thermal Design Power) parameters. This submenu
allows you to set the parameters to dynamically limit processor power
consumption based on temperature.
Meaning
This item allows you to 'disable the configuration TDP or allow the BIOS to dynamically change the cTDP at
runtime.
This item must be set to BIOS controlled to access any of the following items.
This item allows you to enable or disable the temperature sensor of the VR12 device.
This item allows you to set the temperature, in Celsius, at which to decrease the cTDP to cool down the
system. Set this value between 10 and 150.
If the temperature sensor of either the VR12 device or the TS sensor go above their respective High Limits,
the cTDP will decrease to the level specified in Config TDP Level1, found in the Power menu --> Config TDP
Configurations sub-submenu.
This item is only accessible when VR12 Monitor is set to Enabled.
This item allows you to set the temperature, in Celsius, at which to increase the cTDP to the boot value. Set
this value between 10 and 150.
If the temperature sensors of both the VR12 device and the TS sensor go below their respective Low Limits,
the cTDP will increase to the level specified in Configurable TDP BOOT Mode, found in the Power menu -->
Config TDP Configurations sub-submenu.
This item is only accessible when VR12 Monitor is set to Enabled.
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