Users Guide

Menu Item Description

C1E Allows you to enable or disable the processor to switch to a minimum

performance state when it is idle. By default, the C1E option is set to Enabled.

C States Allows you to enable or disable the processor to operate in all available power

states. By default, the C States option is set to Enabled.

Monitor/Mwait Allows you to enable Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. By default, the

Monitor/Mwait option is set to Enabled for all system profiles, except Custom.

NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in Custom

mode is disabled.

NOTE: When C States is enabled in Custom mode, changing the Monitor/

Mwait setting does not impact system power/performance.

Memory Patrol

Scrub

Allows you to set the memory patrol scrub frequency. By default, the Memory

Patrol Scrub option is set to Standard.

Memory Refresh

Rate

Allows you to set the memory refresh rate. By default, the Memory Refresh Rate

option is set to 1x.

Memory Operating

Voltage

Allows you to set the DIMM voltage selection. When set to Auto, the system

automatically sets the system voltage to the optimal setting based on the DIMM

capacity and the number of DIMMs installed. By default, the Memory Operating

Voltage option is set to Auto.

Collaborative CPU

Performance

Control

When set to Enabled, the CPU power management is controlled by the OS DBPM

and the System DBPM (DAPC). By default, the option is set to Disabled.

System security screen

Menu Item Description

Intel AES-NI Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption using

the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is set to Enabled by default.

System Password Allows you to set the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and

is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.

Setup Password Allows you to set the setup password. This option is read-only if the password

jumper is not installed in the system.

Password Status Allows you to lock the system password. By default, the Password Status option is

set to Unlocked.

TPM Security Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

By default, the TPM Security option is set to Off. You can only modify the TPM

Status, TPM Activation , and Intel TXT fields if the TPM Status field is set to either

On with Pre-boot Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements.

TPM Activation Allows you to change the operational state of the TPM. By default, the TPM

Activation option is set to No Change.

TPM Status Displays the TPM status.