Menu Item

Description

System BIOS Version Displays the BIOS version installed on the system.

System Service Tag Displays the system Service Tag.

System Manufacturer Displays the name of system manufacturer.

System Manufacturer Displays the contact information of the system manufacturer.

Contact Information

Memory Settings Screen

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

Displays the system memory speed.

Speed

 

System Memory

Displays the system memory voltage.

Voltage

 

Video Memory

Displays the amount of video memory.

System Memory

Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are Enabled and

Testing

Disabled. By default, the System Memory Testing option is set to Disabled.

Memory Operating

Specifies the memory operating mode. The options available depending on the memory

Mode

configuration of your system 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 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

By default, Node Interleaving option is set to Disabled. The system supports Non-Uniform

 

Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations.

Serial Debug Output

By default, it is set to disabled.

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.

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Dell R820 owner manual Memory Settings Screen, Processor Settings Screen