Owners Manual

Option Description

Configurable TDP Enables you to reconfigure the processor Thermal Design Power (TDP) levels during POST based on the power

and thermal delivery capabilities of the system. TDP verifies the maximum heat the cooling system is needed to

dissipate. This option is set to Nominal by default.

NOTE: This option is only available on certain stock keeping units (SKUs) of the processors.

X2Apic Mode Enables or disables the X2Apic mode.

Dell Controlled

Turbo

Controls the turbo engagement. Enable this option only when System Profile is set to Performance.

NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be up to four processor listings.

Number of Cores

per Processor

Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to All by default.

Processor 64-bit

Support

Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.

Processor Core

Speed

Specifies the maximum core frequency of the processor.

Processor 1

NOTE: Depending on the number of CPUs, there may be up to four processors listed.

The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system:

Option Description

Family-Model-

Stepping

Specifies the family, model, and stepping of the processor as defined by Intel.

Brand Specifies the brand name.

Level 2 Cache Specifies the total L2 cache.

Level 3 Cache Specifies the total L3 cache.

Number of Cores Specifies the number of cores per processor.

SATA Settings

You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on your system.

Viewing SATA Settings

To view the SATA 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 SATA Settings.

SATA Settings details

About this task

The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Pre-operating system management applications