User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
- Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
- Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
- 4.1 Knowing BIOS
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.3 My Favorites
- 4.4 Main menu
- 4.5 Ai Tweaker menu
- 4.6 Advanced menu
- 4.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 4.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 4.6.3 PCH-FW Configuration
- 4.6.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 4.6.5 PCH Configuration
- 4.6.6 PCH Storage Configuration
- 4.6.7 USB Configuration
- 4.6.8 Network Stack Configuration
- 4.6.9 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 4.6.10 APM Configuration
- 4.6.11 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 4.7 Monitor menu
- 4.8 Boot menu
- 4.9 Tool menu
- 4.10 Exit menu
- 4.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
- 5.1 RAID configurations
- 5.1.1 RAID definitions
- 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
- 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
- 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility
- 5.1.5 Creating a RAID set
- 5.1.6 Deleting a RAID set
- 5.1.7 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
- 5.1.8 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility
- 5.1.9 Rebuilding the RAID
- 5.1.10 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
- 5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)
- 5.1 RAID configurations
- Chapter 6: Driver Installation
- Appendix
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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
Internal CPU Power Management
The subitems in this menu allow you to set the CPU ratio and features.
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) [Auto]
Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores
frequency to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat
production.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to enable your processor cores to run faster than the base operating
frequency when it is below power, current and specication limit. Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set the Turbo Mode to [Enabled].
Turbo Mode Parameters
Long Duration Package Power Limit [Auto]
Allows you to limit the Turbo Ratio’s time duration that exceeds the TDP
(Thermal Design Power) for maximum performance. Use the <+> and <->
keys to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [1] - [4095]
Package Power Time Window [Auto]
Also known as Power Limit 1, and allows you to maintain the time window
for Turbo Ratio over TDP (Thermal Design Power). Use the <+> and <->
keys to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [1] - [127]
Short Duration Package Power Limit [Auto]
Also known as Power Limit 2, and allows you to provide rapid protection
when the package power exceeds the Power Limit 1. Use the <+> and <->
keys to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [1] - [4095]
IA AC Load Line [Auto]
This item allows you to set the AC loadline dened in 1/100 mOhms. Use the <+> and
<-> keys to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.01] - [62.49]
IA DC Load Line [Auto]
This item allows you to set the DC loadline dened in 1/100 mOhms. Use the <+> and
<-> keys to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.01] - [62.49]