Owners Manual

Option Description

The CPU uses the setting to manipulate the internal behavior of the processor and

determines whether to target higher performance or better power savings.

Number of Turbo

Boot Enabled

Cores for

Processor 1

NOTE: If there are two processors installed in the system, you see an entry for

Number of Turbo Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 2.

Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for processor 1. The maximum

number of cores is enabled by default.

Monitor/Mwait Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to

Enabled for all system profiles, except Custom by default.

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

mode is set to disabled.

NOTE: When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the

Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact the system power or performance.

System Security Settings details

The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option

Description

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

using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set

to Enabled by default.

System Password Sets 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 Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not

installed in the system.

Password Status Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default.

TPM Security

NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.

Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is

set to Off by default. 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 Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by

default.

TPM Status Specifies the TPM status.

TPM Command

CAUTION: Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM. The

loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system.

Clears all the contents of the TPM. The TPM Clear option is set to No by default.

Intel TXT Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) option. To enable

the Intel TXT option, virtualization technology and TPM Security must be enabled

with Pre-boot measurements. This option is set to Off by default.