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Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors—

Information Update

Important Information

• Your system requires a BIOS and iDRAC firmware upgrade to support Intel 

Xeon 5600 series processor (less than 130 W). You can download the BIOS and 

iDRAC firmware for the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor at 

support.dell.com

 

NOTE: 

A BIOS and iDRAC firmware update only supports a limited feature set of 

the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor. 

• The following new Dell PowerEdge systems marked with the Roman Numeral 

II on the chassis support the complete feature set of Intel Xeon 5600 series 

processors: 

R410

R510

R610

R710

T410

T610

T710

M610

M710

 

NOTE: 

The PowerEdge R410, T410, and R510 systems do not support 130 W 

Intel Xeon 5600 series processors.

 

NOTE: 

The modular systems, PowerEdge M610 and M710, support the 130 W 

Intel Xeon X5680 only in the 130 W processor category. 

 

NOTE: 

The PowerEdge R610 and M710 systems need specific heat sinks to 

support the 130 W Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. 

• Mixing of Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors is not supported.
• Systems with the Intel Xeon 5600 series processors support memory sparing.

December 2010

Summary of Contents for Intel Xeon 5600 Series

Page 1: ...d with the Roman Numeral II on the chassis support the complete feature set of Intel Xeon 5600 series processors R410 R510 R610 R710 T410 T610 T710 M610 M710 NOTE The PowerEdge R410 T410 and R510 systems do not support 130 W Intel Xeon 5600 series processors NOTE The modular systems PowerEdge M610 and M710 support the 130 W Intel Xeon X5680 only in the 130 W processor category NOTE The PowerEdge R...

Page 2: ...tions exist Intel Xeon 5500 series processors Two 1333 MHz DIMMs per channel A combination of both standard and low voltage memory modules For information on the memory configuration guidelines see your system s Hardware Owner s Manual at support dell com manuals NOTE BIOS setup options allow the user to control frequency and voltage configuration within allowable limits New BIOS Setup Options Int...

Page 3: ...ogy To enable TXT enable activate VT TPM with pre boot measurement C1E Enabled default Sets the processor performance state to minimum when the system is idle Intel QPI Bandwidth Priority Compute default Sets the bandwidth priority to compute or I O Recommended for HPC applications Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled default Enables high utilization of sequential memory access NOTE Disable this o...

Page 4: ...ze X X GB System Memory Speed XXX MHz Voltage 1 5V or 1 35V Displays the amount of system memory system memory speed and current system memory operating voltage This CPU power rating is not supported This message displays when either of the following occurs The Intel Xeon 5600 130 W series processor is detected on an old system board systems not marked with roman numeral II For a list of the suppo...

Page 5: ...tly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this publication to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks an...

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