Asus Q87M-E/CSM Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 2: Getting started
2.6.1 Trusted Computing
The items in this menu allow you to set the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) feature.
The following items function only when a TPM module is installed in this motherboard.
TPM Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
TPM State [Disabled]
This item appears only when you set the TPM Support item to [Enabled] and allows you to
enable or disable the TPM after POST. Reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.6.2 CPU Conguration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in submenu may be different due to the CPU you installed.
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Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clock speed to cool down.
[Disabled] Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
Hyper-threading [Enabled]
The Intel Hyper-Threading Technology allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two
logical processors to the operating system, allowing the operating system to schedule two
threads or processes simultaneously.
[Enabled] Two threads per activated core are enabled.
[Disabled] Only one thread per activated core is enabled.
Active Processor Cores [All]
Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package.
Conguration 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.
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.
[Disabled] Forces the XD feature ag to always return to zero (0).