Memory Settings screen

You can use the Memory Settings screen to view all the memory settings as well as enable or disable specific memory functions such as system memory testing and node interleaving.

You can view the Memory Setting screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS Memory Settings.

The Memory Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Menu Item

Description

 

 

System Memory Size

Displays the amount of memory installed in the system.

System Memory Type

Displays the type of memory installed in the system.

System Memory Speed

Displays the system memory speed.

System Memory Voltage

Displays the system memory voltage.

Video Memory

Displays the amount of video memory.

System Memory Testing

Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot.

 

Options are Enabled and Disabled. By default, the System Memory

 

Testing option is set to Disabled.

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, and Dell Fault Resilient Mode. By

 

default, the Memory Operating Mode option is set to Optimizer Mode.

 

NOTE: The Memory Operating Mode can have different default and

 

available options based on the memory configuration of your

 

system.

 

NOTE: The Dell Fault Resilient Mode 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 Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric

 

memory configuration is installed. If Disabled, the system supports

 

NUMA (asymmetric) memory configurations. By default, Node

 

Interleaving option is set to Disabled.

Snoop Mode

Specifies the Snoop Mode options. Snoop Mode options available are

 

Home Snoop, Early Snoop, Cluster on Die. By default, the Snoop Mode

 

option is set to Early Snoop. The field is available only when Node

 

Interleaving is Disabled.

Processor Settings screen

You can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings and perform functions such as enabling virtualization technology, hardware prefetcher, and logical processor idling.

You can view the Processor Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS Processor Settings.

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Dell C4130 owner manual Memory Settings screen, Processor Settings screen