Technical Product Specification

BIOS Setup Utility Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC TPS
Intel order number: E42249-009 Revision 1.8
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Advanced
Memory RAS and Performance Configuration
Capabilities
Memory Mirroring Possible
Yes / No
Memory Sparing Possible
Yes / No
Select Memory RAS Configuration
Maximum Performance / Mirroring / Sparing
NUMA Optimized
Disabled/ Enabled
Figure 23. Setup Utility — Configure RAS and Performance Screen Display
Table 20. Setup Utility — Configure RAS and Performance Screen Fields
Setup Item
Options
Help Text
Comments
Memory Mirroring
Possible
Yes / No
Information only. Only displayed
on systems with chipsets capable
of Memory Mirroring.
Memory Sparing
Possible
Yes / No
Information only
Select Memory RAS
Configuration
Maximum
Performance
Mirroring
Sparing
Available modes depend on the
current memory population.
[Maximum Performance] -
Optimizes system performance.
[Mirroring] - Optimizes reliability
by using half of physical
memory as a backup.
[Sparing] - Improves reliability
by reserving memory for use as
a replacement in the event of a
DIMM failure.
Only available if Mirroring or
Sparing are possible.
NUMA Optimized
Enabled
Disabled
If enabled, BIOS includes ACPI
tables that are required for
NUMA aware Operating
Systems.
5.3.2.2.3 Mass Storage Controller Screen
The Mass Storage screen allows the user to configure the SATA/SAS controller when it is
present on the baseboard, midplane, or backplane of an Intel system.
To access this screen from the Main menu, select Advanced > Mass Storage.