The ranks "Private" to "General" allow the user to set an overclocking envelope that the CoreCell technology will act within. "Private" automatically overclocks the system by a few percent, while "General" is the most aggressive setting.
The hardware monitor does not display much... it does not even tell you if your processor fan fails!
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Bios Voltage Settings
FSB frequency
200 - 350 / 266 - 450 MHz (Bios)
CPU Core voltage
1.0625 - 1.7500 V
Memory voltage
1.85 - 2.55 V
FSB Signal voltage
1.20 - 1.55 V
PCIe voltage
1.50 - 2.20 V
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.