Menu Item

Description

 

Resilient Mode. By default, the Memory Operating Mode option is set to

 

Optimizer Mode.

 

NOTE: The Memory Operating Mode can have different defaults and available

 

options based on the memory configuration.

 

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

If this field is Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory

 

configuration is installed. If Disabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory

 

architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations. By default, Node

 

Interleaving option is set to Disabled.

Serial Debug

By default, it is set to disabled.

Output

 

Processor Settings Screen

Menu Item

Description

Logical Processor

Allows you to enable or disable logical processors and display the number of

 

logical processors. If the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled, the BIOS

 

displays all the logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS only

 

displays one logical processor per core. By default, the Logical Processor option is

 

set to Enabled.

QPI Speed

Allows you to set the QuickPath Interconnect data rate settings. By default, the QPI

 

Speed option is set to Maximum data rate.

 

NOTE: The QPI Speed option is displayed only when both the processors are

 

installed.

Alternate RTID

Allows you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket increasing cache

(Requestor

performance between the sockets or work in normal mode for NUMA. By default,

Transaction ID)

the Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting is set to Disabled.

Setting

 

Virtualization

Allows you enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for

Technology

virtualization. By default, the Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled.

Adjacent Cache

Allows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of

Line Prefetch

sequential memory access. By default, the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is

 

set to Enabled. You can disable this option for applications that require high

 

utilization of random memory access.

Hardware

Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware

Prefetcher

Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.

DCU Streamer

Allows you to enable or disable DCU streamer prefetcher. By default, the DCU

Prefetcher

Streamer Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.

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Dell M820 owner manual Processor Settings Screen