Dell OptiPlex 7020 Small Form Factor Owners Manual - Page 38

Expert key Management, Multi Core Support

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Expert key Management Table 6. Performance Option Multi Core Support Intel SpeedStep C States Control Limit CPUID Value Intel TurboBoost NOTE: To enable secure boot, UEFI boot mode must be enabled and Enable Legacy Option ROMs must be disabled or turned off. Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode. The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default. The options are: • PK • KEK • db • dbx If you enable the Custom Mode, the relevant options for PK, KEK, db, and dbx appear. The options are: • Save to File- Saves the key to a user-selected file • Replace from File- Replaces the current key with a key from a user- selected file • Append from File- Adds a key to the current database from a user- selected file • Delete- Deletes the selected key • Reset All Keys- Resets to default setting • Delete All Keys- Deletes all the keys NOTE: If you disable the Custom Mode, all the changes made will be erased and the keys will restore to default settings. Description Specifies whether the process will have one or all cores enabled. The performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores. • All - This option is enabled by default •1 •2 NOTE: To enable Trusted Execution mode, all cores must be enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep mode of the processor. • Enable Intel SpeedStep - This option is enabled by default. Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. • C States - This option is enabled by default. This field limits the maximum value the processor Standard CPUID Function will support. • Enable CPUID Limit - This option is not set by default. NOTE: Some Operating system will not complete installation when the maximum CPUID Function is greater than 3. Allows you to enable or disable Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. 38

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NOTE:
To enable secure boot,
UEFI
boot mode must be enabled and
Enable Legacy Option ROMs
must be disabled or turned off.
Expert key Management
Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in
Custom Mode. The
Enable Custom Mode
option is disabled by default.
The options are:
PK
KEK
db
dbx
If you enable the
Custom Mode
, the relevant options for
PK, KEK, db, and
dbx
appear. The options are:
Save to File
- Saves the key to a user-selected file
Replace from File
- Replaces the current key with a key from a user-
selected file
Append from File
- Adds a key to the current database from a user-
selected file
Delete
- Deletes the selected key
Reset All Keys
- Resets to default setting
Delete All Key
s- Deletes all the keys
NOTE:
If you disable the Custom Mode, all the changes made will be
erased and the keys will restore to default settings.
Table 6. Performance
Option
Description
Multi Core Support
Specifies whether the process will have one or all cores enabled. The
performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores.
All - This option is enabled by default
1
2
NOTE:
To enable
Trusted Execution
mode, all cores must be enabled.
Intel SpeedStep
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep mode of the
processor.
Enable Intel SpeedStep
- This option is enabled by default.
C States Control
Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states.
C States
- This option is enabled by default.
Limit CPUID Value
This field limits the maximum value the processor Standard CPUID
Function will support.
Enable CPUID Limit
- This option is not set by default.
NOTE:
Some Operating system will not complete installation when
the maximum CPUID Function is greater than 3.
Intel TurboBoost
Allows you to enable or disable Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor.
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