PCH - PCI Express options
PCH DMI ASPM [Disabled]
This item allows you to control the Active State Power Management on both NB
(NorthBridge) side and SB (SouthBridge) side of the DMI Link. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
ASPM [Disabled]
This item allows you to select the ASPM state for energy-saving conditions. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [L0s] [L1] [L0sL1] [Auto]
SA - PCI Express options
DMI Link ASPM Control [Disabled]
This item allows you to control the Active State Power Management on both CPU and PCH
(platform controller hub) Both DMI link ASPM control items of the CPU and PCH sides must
be enabled for the ASPM to take effect. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L1]
PEG - ASPM [Disabled]
This item allows you to select the ASPM state for energy-saving conditions, or use the ASUS
optimized energy saving profile. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [ASPM L0s] [L1]
[L0sL1]
2.6.2
CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in submenu may be different due to the CPU you installed.
Hyper-threading [Enabled]
The Intel Hyper-Threading Technology allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two
logical processors to the operating system, allowing the operating system to schedule two
threads or processes simultaneously.
[Enabled]
Two threads per activated core are enabled.
[Disabled]
Only one thread per activated core is enabled.
Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the thermal monitor feature. Configuration options:
[Enabled] [Disabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor
package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]
For some CPU types, only [
All
] and [
1
] appear.
Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled]
When set to
[Enabled]
, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by
Vanderpool Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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