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Table 12. Performance, Table 13. Power Management

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Table 12. Performance Option Multi Core Support Intel SpeedStep C States Control Intel TurboBoost Hyper-Thread Control Description This field specifies whether the process will have one or all cores enabled. The performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores. This option is enabled by default. Allows you to enable or disable multi-core support for the processor. The installed processor supports two cores. If you enable Multi Core Support, two cores will be enabled. If you disable Multi Core Support, one core will be enabled. Multi Core Support • All •1 •2 •3 Default Setting: All is enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature. • Enable Intel SpeedStep Default Setting: The option is enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. • C states Default Setting: The option is enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. • Enable Intel TurboBoost Default Setting: The option is enabled. Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor. • Disabled • Enabled Default Setting: The option is enabled. Table 13. Power Management Option AC Behavior Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology Auto On Time USB Wake Support Description Allows you to enable or disable the computer from turning on automatically when an AC adapter is connected. Default Setting: Wake on AC is not selected. This option is used to enable/disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support. Setting this option to enable allows the operating system to select the appropriate processor performance automatically. Default Setting: Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology is enabled. Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are: • Disabled (default) • Every Day • Weekdays • Select Days Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from Standby. NOTE: This feature is only functional when the AC power adapter is connected. If the AC power adapter is removed during Standby, the system setup will remove power from all of the USB ports to conserve battery power. • Enable USB Wake Support 58 System setup

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Table 12. Performance
Option
Description
Multi Core Support
This field specifies whether the process will have one or all cores enabled. The performance of
some applications will improve with the additional cores. This option is enabled by default.
Allows you to enable or disable multi-core support for the processor. The installed processor
supports two cores. If you enable Multi Core Support, two cores will be enabled. If you disable
Multi Core Support, one core will be enabled.
Multi Core Support
All
1
2
3
Default Setting: All is enabled.
Intel SpeedStep
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature.
Enable Intel SpeedStep
Default Setting: The option is enabled.
C States Control
Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states.
C states
Default Setting: The option is enabled.
Intel TurboBoost
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor.
Enable Intel TurboBoost
Default Setting: The option is enabled.
Hyper-Thread Control
Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor.
Disabled
Enabled
Default Setting: The option is enabled.
Table 13. Power Management
Option
Description
AC Behavior
Allows you to enable or disable the computer from turning on automatically when an AC
adapter is connected.
Default Setting: Wake on AC is not selected.
Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology
This option is used to enable/disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support. Setting this option
to enable allows the operating system to select the appropriate processor performance
automatically.
Default Setting: Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology is enabled.
Auto On Time
Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are:
Disabled (default)
Every Day
Weekdays
Select Days
USB Wake Support
Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from Standby.
NOTE:
This feature is only functional when the AC power adapter is connected. If
the AC power adapter is removed during Standby, the system setup will remove
power from all of the USB ports to conserve battery power.
Enable USB Wake Support
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System setup