Owners Manual

Memory Settings
You can use the Memory Settings screen to view all the memory settings and enable or disable specific memory functions,
such as system memory testing and node interleaving.
Related references
Memory Settings details on page 34
System BIOS on page 22
Related tasks
Viewing Memory Settings on page 34
Viewing Memory Settings
To view the Memory Settings screen, perform the following steps:
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 Memory Settings.
Related references
Memory Settings on page 34
Memory Settings details on page 34
Memory Settings details
About this task
The Memory Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
System Memory
Size
Specifies the memory size in the system.
System Memory
Type
Specifies the type of memory installed in the system.
System Memory
Speed
Specifies the system memory speed.
System Memory
Voltage
Specifies the system memory voltage.
Video Memory Specifies the amount of video memory.
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.
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