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Option Description Intel SST-CP Enable Intel SST-CP. This option is displayed if Performance Per Watt (operating system) or Custom (when OSPM is enabled) system profiles are selected. It is set to Disabled by default. Configurable TDP Enables you to configure the TDP level. The available options are Nominal, Level 1, and Level 2. This option is set to Nominal by default. NOTE: This option is only available on certain stock keeping units (SKUs) of the processors. x2APIC Mode Number of Cores per Processor Processor Core Speed Processor Bus Speed Processor n Enables or disables the x2APIC mode. This option is set to Enabled by default. Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to All by default. Specifies the maximum core frequency of the processor. Displays the bus speed of the processor. NOTE: Depending on the number of processors, there might be up to two processors listed. The following settings are displayed for each processor that is installed in the system: Option Description Family-ModelStepping Specifies the family, model, and stepping of the processor as defined by Intel. Brand Specifies the brand name. Level 2 Cache Specifies the total L2 cache. Level 3 Cache Specifies the total L3 cache. Number of Cores Specifies the number of cores per processor. Maximum Memory Specifies the maximum memory capacity per processor. Capacity Microcode Specifies the microcode. SATA Settings You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the settings of SATA devices and enable SATA and PCIe NVMe RAID mode on your system. Viewing SATA Settings To view the SATA Settings screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click SATA Settings. Pre-operating system management applications 47

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Option
Description
Intel SST-CP
Enable Intel SST-CP. This option is displayed if Performance Per Watt (operating system) or Custom (when
OSPM is enabled) system profiles are selected. It is set to
Disabled
by default.
Configurable TDP
Enables you to configure the TDP level. The available options are
Nominal
,
Level 1
, and
Level 2
. This option is set
to
Nominal
by default.
NOTE:
This option is only available on certain stock keeping units (SKUs) of the processors.
x2APIC Mode
Enables or disables the x2APIC mode. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Number of Cores
per Processor
Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to
All
by default.
Processor Core
Speed
Specifies the maximum core frequency of the processor.
Processor Bus
Speed
Displays the bus speed of the processor.
Processor n
NOTE:
Depending on the number of processors, there might be up to two processors listed.
The following settings are displayed for each processor that is installed in the system:
Option
Description
Family-Model-
Stepping
Specifies the family, model, and stepping of the processor as defined by Intel.
Brand
Specifies the brand name.
Level 2 Cache
Specifies the total L2 cache.
Level 3 Cache
Specifies the total L3 cache.
Number of Cores
Specifies the number of cores per processor.
Maximum Memory
Capacity
Specifies the maximum memory capacity per processor.
Microcode
Specifies the microcode.
SATA Settings
You can use the
SATA Settings
screen to view the settings of SATA devices and enable SATA and PCIe NVMe RAID mode on your
system.
Viewing SATA Settings
To view the
SATA Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1.
Power on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
SATA Settings
.
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