Dell E30S owner manual SATA Settings screen

Menu Item	Description
DCU IP Prefetcher	Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) IP prefetcher. By default,
	the DCU IP Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.
Execute Disable	Enables or disables the execute disable memory protection technology.
	By default, the Execute Disable option is set to Enabled.
Logical Processor Idling	Enables or disables the operating system capability to put logical
	processors in the idling state in order to reduce power consumption. By
	default, the option is set to Disabled.
Configurable TDP	Allows reconfiguration of Thermal Design Power (TDP) to lower levels.
	TDP refers to the maximum amount of power the cooling system is
	required to dissipate.
X2Apic Mode	Enables or disables the X2Apic mode.
Number of Cores per	Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, the
Processor	Number of Cores per Processor option is set to All.
Processor 64-bit Support	Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.
Processor Core Speed	Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor.
Processor Bus Speed	Displays the bus speed of the processor.
	NOTE: The processor bus speed option displays only when both
	processors are installed.
Processor 1	NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be
	up to two processor listings. The following settings are displayed for
	each processor installed in the system.
Family-Model-Stepping	Displays the family, model and stepping of the processor as defined by
	Intel.
Brand	Displays the brand name reported by the processor.
Level 2 Cache	Displays the total L2 cache.
Level 3 Cache	Displays the total L3 cache.
Number of Cores	Displays the number of cores per processor.

SATA Settings screen

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

To view the SATA Settings screen click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → SATA Settings.

Menu Item	Description
Embedded SATA	Enables the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID modes.
	By default, the Embedded SATA option is set to AHCI.
Security Freeze Lock	Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives
	during POST. This option is applicable only to ATA and AHCI mode.
Write Cache	Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during
	POST.

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