User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.1 Knowing BIOS
- 1.2 BIOS setup program
- 1.3 My Favorites
- 1.4 Main menu
- 1.5 Ai Tweaker menu
- 1.6 Advanced menu
- 1.6.1 Platform Misc Configuration
- 1.6.2 CPU Configuration
- 1.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 1.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 1.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 1.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 1.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 1.6.8 APM Configuration
- 1.6.9 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 1.6.10 USB Configuration
- 1.6.11 Network Stack Configuration
- 1.6.12 NVMe Configuration
- 1.6.13 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 1.7 Monitor menu
- 1.8 Boot menu
- 1.9 Tool menu
- 1.10 Exit menu
- 1.11 Updating BIOS

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Hardware Prefetcher
This item allows the CPU to prefetch commands and data in the L2 cache, reduces the
DRAM loading time and improves the system performance.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
This item allows you to prefetch adjacent cache lines, reducing the DRAM loading time and
improves the system performance.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Intel (VMX) Virtualization Technology
When set to [Enabled], VMX can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by
Vanderpool Technology.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores
This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor
package.
Conguration options: [All] [1] - [5]
Thermal Monitor
This item allows you to enable or disable the Thermal Monitor.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU Power Management Configuration
This item allows you to manage and congure the CPU’s power.
Boot performance mode
This item allows you to select the CPU performance state during system boot before
the operating system takes control. The CPU runs at a selected performance ratio
based on CPU conguration.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Max Battery] [Max Non-Turbo Performance]
[Turbo Performance]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)
This item allows more than two frequency to be supported.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology
This item allows you to disable or enable Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology support.
When enabled, CPPC v2 interface allows hardware controlled P-states.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode
This item allows you to automatically set the CPU cores to run faster than the base
operating frequency when it is below the operating power, current and temperature
specication limit.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]