Owners Manual

Performance

improve with the additional cores. This option is enabled by

default.

Intel® SpeedStep™ This option enables or disables the Intel SpeedStep mode of the

processor. When disabled, the system is placed into the highest

performance state and the Intel Speedstep applet, or native

operating system driver, is prevented from adjusting the

processor's performance. When enabled, the Intel SpeedStep-

enabled CPU is allowed to operate in multiple performance

states. This option is enabled by default.

C States Control This option enables or disables additional processor sleep

states. The operating system may optionally use these for

additional power savings when idle. This option is enabled by

default.

Limit CPUID This field limits the maximum value the processor Standard

CPUID Function will support. Some operating systems will not

complete installation when the maximum CPUID Function

supported is greater than 3. This option is disabled by default.

Hyper-Thread

Control

This option enables or disables the Hyper-Threading Technology.

When disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled.

This option is enabled by default.

Power Management

AC Recovery Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-

applied after a power loss. You can set the AC Recovery to:

• Power Off (default)

• Power On

• Last State

Auto On Time Sets time to automatically turn on the computer. Time is kept in

standard 12-hour format (hour:minutes:seconds). Change the

startup time by typing the values in the time and AM/PM fields.

NOTE: This feature does not work if you turn off your

computer using the switch on a power strip or surge

protector or if Auto Power is set to disabled.

Deep Sleep Control Controls where Deep Sleep is enabled.