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Chapter 7: BIOS

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AES-NI

Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instruc-
tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are

Enable

and Disable.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Select Enable to use Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O VT-d support

by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor)
through the DMAR ACPI tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource
sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security and availability
in networking and data-sharing. The options are

Enable

and Disable.

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Advanced Power Management Configuration

Power Technology

Select Energy Efficient to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to custom

ize system power settings. Select Disable to disable power-saving settings. The
options are Disable,

Energy Efficient

, and Custom.

*If the option is set to Custom or Energy Efficient, the following items will display:

Energy Performance Tuning (Available when Power Technology is set to

Custom or Energy Efficient)

Select Enable for energy-performance tuning support to enhance energy ef-

ficiency, which might compromise system performance. The options are Enable

and

Disable

Energy Performance Bias Setting (Available when Power Technology is

set to Custom or Energy Efficient)

Use this feature to select an appropriate power setting and performance level
for the system. Select Performance to maximize system performance by using
maximum amount of power. Select Balanced Performance to downgrade system
performance a notch by using less power. Select Power to maximize power
saving, which may greatly compromise system performance as a result. Select
Balanced Power to downgrade power saving a notch and allow the system to
use more power to boost system performance. The options are Performance,
Balanced Performance, Balanced Power, and Power.

Energy Efficiency Turbo (Available when Power Technology is set to
Custom or Energy Efficient)

Select Enable for the system to operate at turbo mode with reduced power con-
sumption so that your machine can achieve maximum system performance with

the maximum power efficiency possible. The options are

Enable

and Disable.

*If the option is set to Custom, the following items will display:

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CPU P State Control (Available when Power Technology

is set to Custom)

EIST (P-states)

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automatically
adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power consumption and
heat dissipation. The options are Disable and

Enable

Turbo Mode

Select Enable to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance. The options
are

Enable

and Disable.

P-state Coordination

This item is used to change the P-state (Power-Performance State) coordination
type. P-state is also known as "SpeedStep" for Intel processors. Select HW_ALL
to change the P-state coordination type for hardware components only. Select
SW_ALL to change the P-state coordination type for all software installed in the
system. Select SW_ANY to change the P-state coordination type for a software
program in the system. The options are

HW_All,

SW_ALL, and SW_ANY.

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CPU C State Control (Available when Power Technology

is set to Custom)

Package C State limit

Use this item to set the limit on the C-State package register. The options are
C0/1 state, C2 state,

C6 (non-Retention) state

, and C6 (Retention) state.

CPU C3 Report

Select Enable to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C3 state (ACPI C2) to the
operating system. During the CPU C3 state, the CPU clock generator is turned
off. The options are Enable and

Disable.

CPU C6 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enable to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 state (ACPI C3) to the
operating system. During the CPU C6 state, power to all cache is turned off.
The options are

Enable

and Disable.