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High Precision Event Timer
Select Enabled to activate HPET, which produces periodic interrupts at a much
higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in synchronizing multimedia
streams, providing smooth playback, and reducing the dependency on other time-
stamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in the
CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable
Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM device is detected)
TPM Support
Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to
enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
TPM State
Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and
network security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Pending Operation: This item displays the status of a pending operation.
Current Status Information: This item displays the information regarding the
current TPM status.
TPM Enable Status
This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently
enabled or disabled.
TPM Active Status
This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently ac-
tive or deactivated.
TPM Owner Status
This item displays the status of TPM Ownership.
ME Subsystem Confi guration
This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Confi guration settings.
Intel ME (Management Engine) Subsystem
Select Enabled to enable support for Intel Management Engine Subsystem that
carry out various tasks in the background to enhance overall system performance.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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