Dell PowerEdge FC430 Owner's Manual

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System Memory screenTheSystem Memory screen allows you to view all the memory settings as well as enable or disablespecific memory functions such as system memory testing and node interleaving.In the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS → System Memory.Menu Item DescriptionSystem Memory Size Displays the amount of memory installed in the system.System Memory Type Displays the type of memory installed in the system.System Memory Speed Displays the system memory speed.System Memory Voltage Displays the system memory voltage.Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory.System Memory Testing Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot.Options are Enabled and Disabled. By default, the System MemoryTesting option is set to Disabled.Memory Operating Mode Specifies the memory operating mode. The options available areOptimizer Mode, Advanced ECC Mode, Mirror Mode. By default, theMemory Operating Mode option is set to Optimizer Mode.NOTE: The Memory Operating Mode can have different defaultsand available options based on the memory configuration of yoursystem.Node Interleaving If this field is set to Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if asymmetric memory configuration is installed. If this field is set toDisabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory architecture(NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations. By default, NodeInterleaving option is set to Disabled.Snoop Mode Snoop Mode options available are Disabled, Home Snoop, Early Snoop,Cluster on Die. By default, the Snoop Mode option is set to Disabled. Thefield is only available when Node Interleaving is set to Disabled.Processor Settings screenYou can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings and perform specific functionssuch as enabling virtualization technology, hardware prefetcher, and logical processor idling.To view the Processor Settings screen click the System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → ProcessorSettings.Menu Item DescriptionLogical Processor Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number oflogical processors. If the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled, theBIOS displays all the logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled,the BIOS displays only one logical processor per core. By default, theLogical Processor option is set to Enabled.Alternate RTID (RequestorTransaction ID) SettingEnables you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket, therebyincreasing cache performance between the sockets or easing work innormal mode for NUMA. By default, the Alternate RTID (RequestorTransaction ID) Setting is set to Disabled.20