Asrock 880g extreme3 User Manual

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Cool ‘n’ Quiet

Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

technology. The

default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and
[Disabled]. If you install Windows

Vista

and want to enable this function,

please set this item to [Enabled]. Please note that enabling this function may
reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency, and lead to system stability or
compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies. Please
set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs.

Secure Virtual Machine

When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)
can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V. The
default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

Enhance Halt State

All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported
through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no
hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor
maintains the context of the system caches.

L3 Cache Allocation

The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [BSP Only] and
[All Cores].

3.4.1

3.4.1 CPU Configuration

CPU Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

CPU Configuration

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Advanced

Select Screen
Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Cool ‘n’ Quiet

[Auto]

Secure Virtual Machine
Enhanced Halt State
L3 Cache Allocation

[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Auto]

Enabling this function
may reduce CPU voltage
and memory freq., and
lead to system
stability or
compatibility issue
with some memory
modules or power
supplies. Please set
this item to [Disabled]
if above issue occurs.