Memory Settings Screen

Option

Description

 

 

System Memory Size

Displays the system memory size.

System Memory Type

Displays the system memory type.

System Memory Speed

Displays the system memory speed.

Video Memory

Displays the video memory size.

System Memory Testing

Specifies whether system memory tests are run at system

(Enabled default)

boot. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Operating Mode

This field displays the type of memory operation if a

 

valid memory configuration is installed. When set to

 

Optimizer Mode, the memory controllers run

 

independently of each other for improved memory

 

performance. When set to Mirror Mode, memory

 

mirroring is enabled. When set to Advanced ECC

 

Mode, two controllers are joined in 128-bit mode

 

running multi-bit advanced ECC. For information about

 

the memory modes, see "System Memory" on page 76.

 

NOTE: The Spare Mode option may not be present

 

on all systems.

Node Interleaving

If this field is Enabled, memory interleaving is supported

(Disabled default)

if a symmetric memory configuration is installed. If

 

Disabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory

 

Architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory

 

configurations.

 

NOTE: The Node Interleaving field must be set to Disabled

 

when using Mirror mode.

 

Processor Settings Screen

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

64-bit

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

Core Speed

Displays the processor clock speed.

Bus Speed

Displays the processor bus speed.

Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager

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Dell DR4000 owner manual Memory Settings Screen, Processor Settings Screen

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