Asus P8C WS - Manual (Page 77)

ASUS P8C WS 3-15
Chapter 3
3.5.2 CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in this screen may be different due to the CPU you installed.
Scroll down to display the following items:
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
[Disabled] Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
[Enabled] 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 activate in each processor package.
Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
[Disabled] Disables this function.
[Enabled] Allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs
with extended CPUID functions.