Chapter 4: BIOS
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Trusted Computing
Security Device Support
If this feature and the TPM jumper on the motherboard are both set to Enabled, onboard
security devices will be enabled for TPM (Trusted Platform Module) support to enhance data
integrity and network security. Please reboot the system for a change on this setting to take
effect. The options are Disable and
Enable
.
TPM State
This software switch will enable or disable the installed security device. The options are
Disable and
Enable
.
Pending Operation
This feature wil schedule an operation for the the security device, select TPM Clear to clear
any pending operation. The options are
None
and TPM Clear
Device Select
Selecting TPM 1.2 will restrict support to TPM 1.2 devices, TPM 2.0 to TPM 2.0 devices and
Auto will auto-select according to the version of the device installed, with the default set to
TPM 2.0. The options are TPM 1.2, TPM 2.0 and
Auto
.
CPU Configuration
SMT Mode
Use this setting to specify Simultaneous Multithreading. Options include Off for 1T single
thread and
Auto
for 2T two-thread if your system is capable of it.
Core Performance Boost
This setting is used to configure for Core Performance Boost. Options include
Auto
and
Disabled.
Global C-state Control
This setting is used to configure for Global C-state Control. Options include
Auto
, Disabled
and Enabled.
Downcore Control
This sets the number of cores to be used by your system. Once this option has been used to
remove any cores, a power cycle is required in order for the future selections to take effect.
Options include TWO (1+1), Two (2 + 0), Three (3 + 0), Four (2 + 2), Four (4+0), Six (3 + 3)
and
Auto
. If unsure, leave this to Auto.
