Performance Tuning Guide

Intel DX58SO2/DX58OG Desktop Board Performance Tuning Guide
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Video graphics performance increases may be needed to improve the overall
performance of gaming software. The supplier of the graphics card should be
contacted for information about performance tuning their hardware. External graphics
tuning is specific to the graphics card manufacturer and cannot be done using either
the Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2/DX58OG BIOS or the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.
Keeping a written log of performance tuning settings and the results will be extremely
helpful. Your tuning efforts will be much more efficient if you can refer to the log for
settings that you have already tried. If you need to restore BIOS parameters to
something that worked previously, then information recorded in the log can be used.
The log will also be convenient for entering parameters if profiles will be setup using
the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.
The user may have different performance setting profiles that are needed, depending
on the software applications being run. The Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2/DX58OG
BIOS supports multiple BIOS parameter settings (profiles). Storage and retrieval of
BIOS profiles is described in Section 3.5.3.13.
3.3 Accessing BIOS Setup
The BIOS setup screen can be accessed at system startup by pressing the F2 key at
the BIOS screen prompt. It is advisable to run the most recent revision of the BIOS to
ensure that performance features are at the highest level of optimization. The latest
version BIOS can be obtained from http://downloadcenter.intel.com
. Instructions for
loading the BIOS into the board can also be found at this link.
Before initiating performance tuning, ensure that the BIOS setup defaults have been
loaded by pressing the F9 key while in BIOS setup mode and then pressing the F10
key to save those settings.
NOTE
If you configured your system to boot to RAID or IDE, pressing the F9 key will reset
your SATA configuration to AHCI. If you are not using AHCI, be sure to restore your
SATA configuration prior to pressing the F10 key to save the settings.
3.4 Recovering from an Unstable System
Should performance values be set beyond the point of stable system operation, the
system may exhibit a failure to boot, a blue screen, a system hang, or a recovery
screen as described in the sections below. Exceeding the system stability limits is a
normal, expected occurrence during the performance tuning process and there are
multiple reliable and easy to use options for restoring system operation as described in
the following subsections.