System Profile Settings Screen
Menu Item Description
System Profile Allows you to set the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode
other than Custom, the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options. You can
only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom. By default, the
System Profile option is set to Performance Per Watt Optimized (OS).
NOTE: The following parameters are available only when the System Profile is
set to Custom.
CPU Power
Management
Allows you to set the CPU power management. By default, the CPU Power
Management option is set to System OS DBPM. DBPM is Demand-Based Power
Management.
Memory
Frequency
Allows you to set the memory frequency. By default, the Memory Frequency
option is set to Maximum Performance.
Turbo Boost Allows you to enable or disable the processor to operate in turbo boost mode. By
default, the Turbo Boost option is set to Enabled.
C1E Allows you to enable or disable the processor to switch to a minimum
performance state when it is idle. By default, the C1E option is set to Enabled.
C States Allows you to enable or disable the processor to operate in all available power
states. By default, the C States option is set to Enabled.
Memory Refresh
Rate
Allows you to set the memory refresh rate. By default, the Memory Refresh Rate
option is set to 1x.
System Security Screen
Menu Item Description
Intel(R) AES-NI The Intel(R) AES-NI option 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 Allows you to set the system password. This option is read-only if the password
jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password Allows you to set the setup password. This option is read-only if the password
jumper is not installed in the system.
Password Status Allows you to lock the system password. By default, the Password Status option is
set to Unlocked.
TPM Security 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, TPM Clear, and Intel TXT fields if the TPM Security field is
set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On without Pre-boot
Measurements.
TPM Status Displays the TPM status.
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