Menu Item
Description
Energy Efficient Policy
Enables you to select the
Energy Efficient Policy
.
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. By
default, the maximum number of cores is enabled.
Monitor/Mwait
Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. By default, the
Monitor/Mwait option is set to
Enabled
for all system profiles, except
Custom
.
NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the
C States
option in
Custom
mode is set to
disabled
.
NOTE: When
C States
set to
Enabled
in
Custom
mode, changing
the Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact system power/
performance.
System Security Settings screen
The
System Security
screen allows you to perform specific functions such as setting the system
password, setup password, and disabling the power button.
To view the
System Security Settings
in the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
→
System Security Settings
.
Menu Item
Description
Intel AES-NI
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and
decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is
set to
Enabled
by default.
System Password
Allows you to set 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
Allows you to set the setup password. This option is read-only if the
password jumper is not installed in the system.
Password Status
Allows you to lock the system password. By default, the
Password Status
option is set to
Unlocked
.
TPM Security
NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is
installed.
Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform
Module (TPM). By default, the
TPM Security
option is set to
Off
. 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
Allows you to change the operational state of the TPM. By default, the
TPM Activation
option is set to
No Change
.
TPM Status
Displays the TPM status.
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