Option
Description
Memory Operating Mode
Specifies the memory operating mode. The options available are
Optimizer Mode
,
Advanced ECC Mode
,
Mirror Mode
,
Spare Mode
,
Spare with Advanced ECC Mode
.
This option is set to
Optimizer Mode
by default.
NOTE:
The Memory Operating Mode option can have different default and
available options based on the memory configuration of your system.
Current State of Memory Operating Mode
Specifies the current state of the memory operating mode.
Node Interleaving
Specifies if Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA) is supported. If this field is set to
Enabled
, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is
installed. If the field is set to
Disabled
, the system supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory
configurations. This option is set to
Disabled
by default.
Snoop Mode
Specifies the
Snoop Mode
options. The
Snoop Mode
options available are
Home Snoop
,
Early Snoop
, and
Cluster on Die
. This option is set to
Early Snoop
by default. This field is
available only when the
Node Interleaving
is set to
Disabled
.
Processor Settings
You can use the
Processor Settings
screen to view the processor settings, and perform specific functions such as enabling virtualization
technology, hardware prefetcher, logical processor idling, and opportunistic self-refresh.
Viewing Processor Settings
To view the
Processor Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
1
Turn 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
Processor Settings
.
Processor Settings details
The Processor Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Table 32. Processor Settings
Option
Description
Logical Processor
Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number of logical processors. If
this option is set to
Enabled
, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. If this option is
set to
Disabled
, the BIOS displays only one logical processor per core. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Virtualization Technology
Enables or disables the virtualization technology for the processor. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
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Pre-operating system management applications