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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
3.5.1
CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in this screen may be different due to the CPU you installed.
Use the scroll to display more items.
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
[Enabled]
Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clock speed to cool down.
[Disabled]
Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
Active Processor Cores [All]
Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package.
Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs
with extended CPUID functions.
[Disabled]
Disables this function.