Dell PowerEdge M820 Systems Owner's Manual

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Processor Settings ScreenMenu Item DescriptionLogical Processor Allows you to enable or disable logical processors and display the number of logicalprocessors. If the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled, the BIOS displays all the logicalprocessors. If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS only displays one logical processor percore. By default, the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled.QPI Speed Allows you to set the QuickPath Interconnect data rate settings. By default, the QPI Speedoption is set to Maximum data rate.NOTE: The QPI Speed option is displayed only when both the processors are installed.Alternate RTID(RequestorTransaction ID)SettingAllows you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket increasing cache performancebetween the sockets or work in normal mode for NUMA. By default, the Alternate RTID(Requestor Transaction ID) Setting is set to Disabled.VirtualizationTechnologyAllows you enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization. Bydefault, the Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled.Adjacent Cache LinePrefetchAllows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of sequentialmemory access. By default, the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is set to Enabled. You candisable this option for applications that require high utilization of random memory access.Hardware Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware Prefetcheroption is set to Enabled.DCU StreamerPrefetcherAllows you to enable or disable DCU streamer prefetcher. By default, the DCU StreamerPrefetcher option is set to Enabled.DCU IP Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable DCU IP prefetcher. By default, the DCU IP Prefetcher option isset to Enabled.Execute Disable Allows you enable or disable execute disable memory protection technology. By default, theExecute Disable option is set to Enabled.Number of Cores perProcessorAllows you to control the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, the Numberof Cores per Processor option is set to All.Processor 64-bitSupportSpecifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.Processor CoreSpeedDisplays the maximum core frequency of the processor.Processor Bus Speed Displays the bus speed of the processors.NOTE: The processor bus speed option is displayed only when both the processors areinstalled.ProcessorX Family-Model-SteppingDisplays the family and model number of each processor. A submenu displays the core speed,the amount of cache memory, and the number of cores of the processor(s).15