MSI P43 User Guide - Page 23

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Cell Menu MS-7716 Current CPU/DRAM Frequency It shows the current frequency of CPU/Memory. Read-only. CPU Specifications Press to enter the sub-menu. This submenu shows the information of installed CPU. CPU Technology Support Press to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu shows the technologies that the installed CPU supported. CPU Feature Press to enter the sub-menu. Intel EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power. This field will appear after you installed the CPU which supports speedstep technology. Intel C-STATE C-state is a power management state that significantly reduces the power of the processor during idle. This field will appear after you installed the CPU which supports c-state technology. C1E Support To enable this item to read the CPU power consumption while idle. Not all processors support Enhanced Halt state (C1E ). Execute Bit Support Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious "buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating system. This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm 23

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MS-77±6
CEll MENU
CUrrENT CPu/dRaM FrEQUENcY
iT shOws ThE cUrrENT frEQUENcY Of CPu/MEmOrY. READ-ONlY.
CPu SpEcIficATIONs
PrEss <eNTEr> TO ENTEr ThE sUb-mENU. thIs sUbmENU shOws ThE INfOrmATION Of
INsTAllED CPu.
CPu tEchNOlOgY SUppOrT
PrEss <eNTEr> TO ENTEr ThE sUb-mENU. thIs sUb-mENU shOws ThE TEchNOlOgIEs
ThAT ThE INsTAllED CPu sUppOrTED.
CPu FEATUrE
PrEss <eNTEr> TO ENTEr ThE sUb-mENU.
iNTEl eiSt
thE eNhANcED iNTEl SpEEDSTEp TEchNOlOgY AllOws YOU TO sET ThE pErfOrmANcE
lEvEl Of ThE mIcrOprOcEssOr whEThEr ThE cOmpUTEr Is rUNNINg ON bATTErY Or aC
pOwEr. thIs fiElD wIll AppEAr AfTEr YOU INsTAllED ThE CPu whIch sUppOrTs spEED-
sTEp TEchNOlOgY.
iNTEl C-State
C-sTATE Is A pOwEr mANAgEmENT sTATE ThAT sIgNIficANTlY rEDUcEs ThE pOwEr Of ThE
prOcEssOr DUrINg IDlE. thIs fiElD wIll AppEAr AfTEr YOU INsTAllED ThE CPu whIch
sUppOrTs c-sTATE TEchNOlOgY.
C±e SUppOrT
tO ENAblE ThIs ITEm TO rEAD ThE CPu pOwEr cONsUmpTION whIlE IDlE. nOT All
prOcEssOrs sUppOrT eNhANcED HAlT sTATE (C±e ).
exEcUTE BIT SUppOrT
iNTEl’s exEcUTE dIsAblE BIT fUNcTIONAlITY cAN prEvENT cErTAIN clAssEs Of mAlIcIOUs
“bUffEr OvErflOw” ATTAcks whEN cOmbINED wITh A sUppOrTINg OpErATINg sYsTEm.
thIs fUNcTIONAlITY AllOws ThE prOcEssOr TO clAssIfY ArEAs IN mEmOrY bY whErE
ApplIcATION cODE cAN ExEcUTE AND whErE IT cANNOT. WhEN A mAlIcIOUs wOrm