Menu Item | Description |
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Dell Controlled Turbo | NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be |
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| up to four processor listings. |
| Controls the turbo engagement. Enable this option only when System |
| Profile is set to Performance. |
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 | Specifies if the processor(s) support |
Processor Core Speed | Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor. |
Processor 1 | NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be |
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| up to four processor listings. The following settings are displayed for |
| each processor installed in the system. |
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 |
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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 modes. |
Write Cache | Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during |
| POST. |
Port A | Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings |
| in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF |
| to turn off BIOS support. |
| For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always enables support. |
Model | Displays the drive model of the selected device. |
Drive Type | Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port. |
Capacity | Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined for |
| removable media devices such as optical drives. |
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