Option
Description
The CPU uses the setting to manipulate the internal behavior of the processor and determines whether to target
higher performance or better power savings. This option is set to
Balanced Performance
by default.
Number of Turbo
Boost Enabled
Cores for Processor
1
NOTE:
If there are two processors installed in the system, you will see an entry for Number of Turbo
Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 2.
Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for Processor 1. The maximum number of cores is enabled by
default.
Monitor/Mwait
Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to
Enabled
for all system profiles,
except
Custom
by default.
NOTE:
This option can be disabled only if the C States option in the Custom mode is set to disabled.
NOTE:
When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the Monitor/Mwait setting does
not impact the system power or performance.
CPU Interconnect
Bus Link Power
Management
Enables or disables the CPU Interconnect Bus Link Power Management. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
PCI ASPM L1 Link
Power
Management
Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
System Security
You can use the
System Security
screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system password, setup password and disabling
the power button.
Viewing System Security
To view the
System Security
screen, perform the following steps:
1
Power on, or restart your system.
2
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
System Security
.
System Security Settings details
The
System Security Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
CPU AES-NI
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced Encryption
Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
System Password
Enables you to set the system password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the
system.
Pre-operating system management applications
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Summary of Contents for PowerEdge C6420
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Page 16: ...Mechanical overview Figure 10 Mechanical overview 16 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview ...
Page 17: ...Memory information Figure 11 Memory information Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 17 ...
Page 18: ...Jumper settings Figure 12 Jumper settings 18 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview ...
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