User manual ASUS GRYPHON Z87

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Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software This product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under the General Public License (“GPL”), under the Lesser General Public License Version (“LGPL”) and/or other Free Open Source Software Licenses. [. . . ] The system may need better cooling system for a more stable performance under high voltage settings. €¢ VTTDDR Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the termination voltage for the system memory. DRAM CTRL REF Voltage [Auto] This item is the DRAM reference voltage for the control lines from the memory bus. DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA/CHB [Auto] This item is the DRAM reference voltage for the data lines on Channels A and B. Allows you to increase the value of the clock crossing voltage boot when the rising edge of the BCLK DN is equal to the falling edge of the BCLK DP. ASUS GRYPHON Z87 3-23 Chapter 3 Clock Crossing VBoot [Auto] Clock Crossing Reset Voltage [Auto] Allows you to increase the value of the clock crossing reset voltage when the rising edge of the BCLK DN is equal to the falling edge of the BCLK DP. Clock Crossing Voltage [Auto] Allows you to increase the value of the clock crossing voltage when the rising edge of the BCLK DN is equal to the falling edge of the BCLK DP. 6 The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 1 The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. CPU Configuration Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clock speed to cool down. Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to be enabled in each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this item allows the legacy OS to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 3-26 Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (SuSE Linux 9. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3: BIOS setup Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] When set to [Enabled] a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Allows you to enable the Mid Level Cache (L2) streamer prefetcher. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Allows you to enable the Mid Level Cache (L2) prefetching of adjacent cache lines. ] Allows you to select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handoff. Configuration options: [Max Non-Turbo Performance] [Max Battery] [Turbo Performance] Dynamic Storage Accelerator [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Dynamic Storage Accelerator for C state configuration. CPU Power Management Configuration This item allows you to manage and configure the CPU’s power. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Allows your system to adjust the processor’s voltage and cores frequency, resulting in decreased power consumption and heat production. Turbo Mode [Enabled] Allows you to automatically set the processor cores to run faster than the base frequency when operating below power, current and temperature specification limit. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU C States [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU C states. [. . . ] If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • • • • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. [. . . ]