Owner manual

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2
3. Core Unlocker switch
This switch allows you to unlock the extra cores of your CPU.
For ensuring the system performance, turn the switch setting to
Enable
when the system is
powered off.
• The
O2LED4
LED near the Core Unlocker switch lights when the switch setting is
turned to
Enable
. Refer to section
2.8 Onboard LEDs
for the exact location of the
O2LED4
LED.
• You may also press <4> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) or enable the
ASUS
Core Unlocker
item in the BIOS menu to activate the Core Unlocker function.
• The system will use the last setting you have made.
• If you clear the CMOS or load the BIOS setup defaults, the
ASUS Core Unlocker
item
in the BIOS menu follows the current setting of the Core Unlocker switch.