Advanced Processor Options - Supermicro PDSBA User Manual

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Summary Screen
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays
the system confi guration during bootup.

Advanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
CPU Speed
This is a display to indicate the speed of the CPU installed on the motherboard.
Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU)
The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The
options are: Default and x9.
CPU Overclocking (Available when supported by the CPU)
Select enabled to enable CPU Overclocking which will cause the CPU to operate
at a higher speed than that is intended. (Note: Supermicro does not recommend
CPU Overclocking because it might impede CPU or system stability.) The options
are: Disabled, +5%, +10%, +15%, and +20%.
CPU Overvoltage (Available when supported by the CPU)
Select enabled to enable CPU Overvoltage which will allow the CPU to operate at
a higher voltage rate than that is intended. (Note: Supermicro does not recommend
CPU Overvoltage because it might impede CPU or system stability.) The default
setting is Disabled.
Core-Multi-Processing (Available when supported by the CPU)
Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to Intel's
website for more information.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Hyperthreading (Available when supported by the CPU)
Set to Enabled to use the Intel Hyperthreading Technology, which will result in
increased CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
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 and Enabled.
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