Service Guide

BIOS Setup Utilities
Intel
®
Server System P4000IP and Intel
®
Workstation System P4000CR Service Guide 125
Option Values: [Entry Field 20 – 3000ms,
20
is default]
Help Text:
Millisecond timeout waiting for BSP and APs to enter SMM. Range is 20ms to
3000ms.
Comments: Amount of time to allow for the SMI Handler to respond to an SMI. If
exceeded, BMC generates an SMI Timeout and resets the system.
Note
: This field is temporary, and will be removed when no longer required.
Power & Performance
The Power & Performance screen allows the user to specify a profile which is optimized in the
direction of either reduced power consumption or increased performance.
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > Power and Performance. To move
to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Advanced screen, then select the desired
screen.
There are four possible profiles from which to choose. When a Power and Performance Profile is
chosen, that in turn will cause the system to implement a defined list of Setup option settings and
internal (non-visible) settings.
There is an explanation displayed on the screen, because of the fact that other settings may be
adjusted without specifically notifying the user.
Advanced
Power & Performance
CPU Power and Performance Policy Performance /
Balanced Performance
/
Balanced Power / Power
[Performance] Optimization is strongly toward performance, even at the expense of energy efficiency.
[Balanced Performance] Weights optimization toward performance, while conserving energy.
[Balanced Power] Weights optimization toward energy conservation, with good performance.
[Power] Optimization is strongly toward energy efficiency, even at the expense of performance.
Figure 143. Power & Performance Screen