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3.3.2.15 C-State Package Limit Setting
If set to Auto, the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C-State package
register. The options are
Auto (default), C1, C3, C6, and C7.
3.3.2.16 C1 Auto Demotion
When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3, C6, or C7 requests to C1
based on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
(default).
3.3.2.17 C3 Auto Demotion
When enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on
un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and
Enabled (default).
3.3.2.18 ACPI T State
This feature Enables the ACPI throttling support for the processor to save power.
The options are
Disabled and Enabled .
3.3.2.19 DCA Technology
This feature accelerates the performance of TOE devices. Note : A TOE device is a
specialized, dedicated processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card
to handle some or all packet processing of this add-on card. For this motherboard,
the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip. This feature is sup-
ported only by some types of processors. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
3.3.2.20 DCA Prefetch Delay
A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten
execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency. Prefetching too fre-
quently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache accesses. This
feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data. The options
are [8], [16],
[32] , [40], [48], [56], [64], [72], [80], [88], [96], [104], [112], [120]
3.3.3 Advanced Chipset Control
The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below: