User`s manual

Chapter 7: BIOS

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CPU Conﬁ guration

This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the BIOS. It also

allows the user to conﬁ gure the CPU settings.

Socket 1 CPU Information/Socket 2 CPU Information

This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPU installed in

Socket 1 or Socket 2.

• Type of CPU

• CPU Signature

• Microcode Patch

• CPU Stepping

• Maximum CPU Speed

• Minimum CPU Speed

• Processor Cores

• Intel HT(Hyper-Threading) Technology

• Intel VT-x (Virtualization) Technology

• Intel SMX (Trusted Execution) Technology

• L1 Data Cache

• L1 Code Cache

• L2 Cache

• L3 Cache

CPU Speed

This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in a socket speciﬁ ed.

64-bit

This item indicates if the CPU installed in the socket speciﬁ ed by the user

supports 64-bit technology.

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enabled to enable Clock Spectrum support which allows the BIOS to

monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused

by the components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.