Owners Manual

Option Description

Dynamic mode enables the processor to optimize power resources across the cores and

uncore during runtime. The optimization of the uncore frequency to either save power or

optimize performance is inuenced by the setting of the Energy Eciency Policy option.

Energy Ecient Polic

Enables you to select the Energy Ecient Policy option.

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. The maximum number

of cores is enabled by default.

Monitor/Mwait Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to Enabled for

all system proles, except Custom by default.

NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in the Custom

mode is set to disabled.

NOTE: When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the

Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact the system power or performance.

CPU Interconnect Bus Link Power

Management

Enables or disables the CPU Interconnect Bus Link Power Management. This option is set

to Enabled by default.

PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to

Enabled by default.

Miscellaneous Settings

You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specic functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the system

date and time.

Viewing Miscellaneous Settings

About this task

To view the Miscellaneous Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1 Turn on, or restart your system.

2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE

: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart

your system and try again.

3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4 On the System BIOS screen, click Miscellaneous Settings.

Pre-operating system management applications