Chapter 6: BIOS
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2-Core Ratio Limit Override
This increases (multiplies) 2 clock speeds in the CPU core in relation to the bus speed when
two CPU cores are active. Enter
0
to use the manufacturer's default setting.
RSR
This item enables or disables the RSR feature. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
Boot Performance Mode
This option enables the selection of the default CPU performance during system boot. The
options are
Max Non-Turbo Performance
, Max Battery and Turbo Performance.
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) allows the system to automatically adjust
processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat
dissipation.
Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.
The options are
Disabled and
Enabled
.
Package Power Limit MSR Lock
This feature enables or disables the locking of Package Power Limit settings. When enabled
Package Power Limit MSR will be locked and a reset will be required to unlock the register.
The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
Confi gurable TDP Boot Mode
This feature sets the TDP Boot Mode to either
Nominal
, Up, Down or Deactivated. When
deactivated, it will set MSR to Nominal and MMIO to zero.
Confi gurable TDP Lock
This option sets the lock bits on TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO and CONFIG_TDP_CONTROL.
When lock is enabled, Custom Confi g TDP Count will be forced to 1 and Custom Confi g TDP
Boot Index will be forced to 0. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
CTDP BIOS Control
This feature enables CTDP control via runtime ACPI BIOS methods. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
Power Limit 1 Override
This feature disables or enables the Power Limit 1 Override. If this option is disabled, the
BIOS will program the default values for Power Limit and Power Limit 1 Time Window. The
options are Disabled and
Enabled.
