User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.1 Knowing BIOS
- 1.2 BIOS setup program
- 1.3 My Favorites
- 1.4 Main menu
- 1.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 1.6 Advanced menu
- 1.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 1.6.2 Platform Misc 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 ROG Effects
- 1.6.8 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 1.6.9 APM Configuration
- 1.6.10 Network Stack Configuration
- 1.6.11 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 1.6.12 USB Configuration
- 1.7 Monitor menu
- 1.8 Boot menu
- 1.9 Tool menu
- 1.10 Exit menu
- 1.11 Updating BIOS
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ASUS MAXIMUS IX CODE BIOS Manual
1.6.1 CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed.
Hyper-Threading
This item allows you to enable or disable the Hyper-Threading for logical processor threads.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Thermal Monitor
This item allows you to enable or disable the Thermal Monitor.
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] [2] [3]
Intel Virtualization Technology
When set to [Enabled], a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by
Vanderpool Technology.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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]