Menu Item Description
The CPU uses the setting to manipulate the internal behavior of the
processor and determines whether to target higher performance or
better power savings.
Number of Turbo Boot
Enabled Cores for Processor
1
NOTE: If there are two processors installed in the system, you see an
entry for Number of Turbo Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 2.
Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for processor 1. By
default, the maximum number of cores is enabled.
Monitor/Mwait Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. By default, the
Monitor/Mwait option is set to Enabled for all system profiles, except
Custom.
NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in
Custom mode is set to disabled.
NOTE: When C States set to Enabled in Custom mode, changing
the Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact system power/
performance.
System Security Settings screen
You can use the System Security screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system
password, setup password and disabling the power button.
To view the System Security screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → System Security
Settings.
Menu Item Description
Intel AES-NI Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and
decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is
set to Enabled by default.
System Password Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is
read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper
is not installed in the system.
Password Status Locks the system password. By default, the Password Status option is set
to Unlocked.
TPM Security
NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is
installed.
Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform
Module (TPM). By default, the TPM Security option is set to Off. You can
only modify the TPM Status, TPM Activation, and Intel TXT fields if the
TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On
without Pre-boot Measurements.
TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. By default, the TPM Activation
option is set to No Change.
TPM Status Displays the TPM status.
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