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
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
.
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
(Requestor
Transaction ID)
Setting
Allows you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket increasing cache
performance between the sockets or work in normal mode for NUMA. By default,
the
Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting
is set to
Disabled
.
Virtualization
Technology
Allows you enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for
virtualization. By default, the
Virtualization Technology
option is set to
Enabled
.
Adjacent Cache
Line Prefetch
Allows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of
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
Prefetcher
Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher. By default, the
Hardware
Prefetcher
option is set to
Enabled
.
DCU Streamer
Prefetcher
Allows you to enable or disable DCU streamer prefetcher. By default, the
DCU
Streamer Prefetcher
option is set to
Enabled
.
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