Bios setup, Cpu feature – Intel AW8D User Manual
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BIOS Setup
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Thermal Management
This item selects the type of thermal monitoring.
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TM2 Bus Ratio
This item represents the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled performance state that will be
initiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot.
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TM2 Bus VID
This item represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when
the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot.
Limit CPUID MaxVal
When set to [Enabled], this item limits the CPUID maximum value to 3, which is usually
required for older OS like Windows NT4.0.
Leave this item to its default [Disabled] settings for OS like Windows XP.
C1E Function
This item appears only for certain processors with the C1E (Enhanced Halt State) Function.
When set to [Enabled], the processor will further reduce the total power consumption.
Execute Disable Bit
This item appears only for certain processors with the Execute Disable Bit (XD bit) feature.
When set to [Enabled], this item allows the processor to prevent data pages from being used
by malicious software to execute code and provide memory protection.
Virtualization Technology
This option enables or disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization
Technology.