I'm working with an old Supermicro X8DTH-iF board and a couple of L5640 CPUs (it's a very budget project). I'm trying to increase the performance of the CPUs through BIOS-level configurations, and I'm also researching BIOS mods to enable me to change the BCLK of the processors. However, before that, I want to try and do as much as I can before getting to the point of modification. That being said, I was looking through the BIOS rom in AMIBCP (3.37) and noticed an option that I hadn't seen in the BIOS before: "Intel XE Mode Configuration". Upon clicking on it, I saw a whole host of new settings to play with, such as "TDP Limit Override" and "Performance/Watt select." The only problem is, after navigating the BIOS for a while, I couldn't find the configuration anywhere. I flashed the Motherboard BIOS with the one that I was looking at in AMIBCP, and even though the option to "Show" the XE mode was marked "Yes," it was still nowhere to be found. I have full-access/supervisor permissions, so that shouldn't be a problem. I couldn't find any documentation to help me with this issue, and I'm a bit out-of-my-element with this stuff, so I'm asking for help. What am I doing wrong here (besides working with old hardware)?
The motherboard manual: https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/5500/MNL-1083.pdf
The BIOS I'm working with (under the "Update your BIOS" link): https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/QPI/5500/X8DTH-iF.cfm
The motherboard manual: https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/5500/MNL-1083.pdf
The BIOS I'm working with (under the "Update your BIOS" link): https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/QPI/5500/X8DTH-iF.cfm