Owners Manual

Option Description
System Memory
Testing
Specifies whether the system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are Enabled and
Disabled. This option is set to Disabled by default.
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, Dell Fault Resilient Mode and
Dell NUMA Fault Resilient 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.
NOTE: The Dell Fault Resilient Mode option 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.
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.
Related references
Memory Settings on page 36
Related tasks
Viewing Memory Settings on page 36
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, and logical processor idling.
Related references
Processor Settings details on page 38
System BIOS on page 26
Related tasks
Viewing Processor Settings on page 37
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.
Pre-operating system management applications
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