Menu Item
Description
System Memory
Testing
Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are
Enabled
and
Disabled
.
By default, the
System Memory Testing
option is set to
Disabled
.
Memory
Operating Mode
Specifies the memory operating mode. By default
Optimizer Mode
.
NOTE:
The
Memory Operating Mode
can have different defaults and available options based on
the memory configuration of your system.
NOTE:
The
Dell Fault Resilient Mode
establishes an area of memory that is fault resilient. This
mode can be used by an operating system that supports the feature to load critical applications or
enables the operating system kernel to maximize system availability.
Current State
of Memory
Operating Mode
Specifies current state of memory operating mode. Option is
Optimizer
.
Node Interleaving
Specifies if Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) is supported. If this field is
Enabled
, memory
interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is installed. If
Disabled
, the system
supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory configurations. By default,
Node Interleaving
option is set to
Disabled
.
Processor settings screen details
You can use the
Processor Settings
screen to view the processor settings and perform specific functions such as enabling
virtualization technology, hardware prefetcher, and logical processor idling.
About this task
You can view the
Processor Settings
screen by clicking
System Setup Main Menu
>
System BIOS
>
Processor Settings
.
The
Processor Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Menu Item
Description
Logical Processor
Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number of logical processors. If the
Logical
Processor
option is set to
Enabled
, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. If this option is set
to
Disabled
, the BIOS only displays one logical processor per core. By default, the
Logical Processor
option is set to
Enabled
.
Virtualization
Technology
Enables or disables the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization. By default, the
Virtualization Technology
option is set to
Enabled
.
Adjacent Cache
Line Prefetch
Optimizes the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential memory access. By
default, the
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
option is set to
Enabled
. You can disable this option for
applications that require high utilization of random memory access.
Hardware
Prefetcher
Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. By default, the
Hardware Prefetcher
option is set to
Enabled
.
DCU Streamer
Prefetcher
Allows you to enable or disable the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer prefetcher. By default, the
DCU
Streamer Prefetcher
option is set to
Enabled
.
DCU IP
Prefetcher
Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) IP prefetcher. By default, the
DCU IP Prefetcher
option
is set to
Enabled
.
Sub NUMA
Cluster
Enables or disables the execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the
Execute Disable
option is set to
Enabled
.
Logical Processor
Idling
Enables or disables the breaking up the LLC into disjoint clusters based on address range with each
cluster bound to a subset the memory controllers. Option is set to
Disabled
.
Configurable TDP
Allows reconfiguration of Thermal Design Power (TDP) to lower levels.
TDP refers to the maximum amount of power the cooling system is required to dissipate.
The options are
Normal (set by default),
Level 1
and
Level 2
X2Apic Mode
Enables or disables the X2Apic mode.
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