BIOS Setup
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AVA-5500
5.4.1
CPU Configuration
Config TDP Configurations
BIOS Item
Options
Description
Active Processor
Cores
All
1
2
3
Number of cores to enable in each
processor package
Hyper-Threading
Disable
Enable
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux
(OS optimized for Hyper-Threading
Technology) and Disabled for other
OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-
Threading Technology).
Turbo Mode
Disable
Enable
Enable/Disable processor Turbo
Mode
Config TDP
Configurations
Submenu
Config TDP Configuration
Intel (VMX)
Virtualization
Technology
Disable
Enable
When enabled, VMM can utilize the
additional hardware capabilities
provided by Vanderpool Technology
C-States
Disable
Enable
Enables/disables C-States
BIOS Item
Options
Description
Configurable TDP
Boot Mode
Nominal
Down
Deactivate
Configure TDP Mode as Nominal/
Down/Deactivate. Deactivate option
will set MSR to Nominal and MMIO
to Zero.
Configurable TDP
Lock
Disabled
Enabled
Configurable TDP Mode Lock sets
the Lock bits on
TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO and
CONFIG_TDP_CONTROL.
Note: When CTDP Lock is enabled
Custom ConfigTDP Count will be
forced to 1 and Custom ConfigTDP
Boot Index will be forced to 0.
CTDP BIOS control
Disable
Enabled
Enables CTDP control via runtime
ACPI BIOS methods.
ConfigTDP Levels
Info-only.
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