Dell PowerEdgeFC430 Owner's Manual page 42

Option Description
Collaborative CPU Enables or disables the CPU power management option. When set to Enabled, the CPU power management is
Performance controlled by the OS DBPM and the System DBPM (DAPC). This option is set to Disabled by default.
Control
Memory Patrol Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency. This option is set to Standard by default.
Scrub
Memory Refresh Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to 1x by default.
Rate
Uncore Frequency Enables you to select the Processor Uncore Frequency option.
Dynamicmode enablestheprocessortooptimizepowerresources acrossthecoresanduncoreduringruntime.
The optimization of the uncore frequency to either save power or optimize performance is influenced by the
setting of the Energy Efficiency Policyoption.
Energy Efficient
Enables
Policy
The CPU uses the setting to manipulate the internal behavior of the processor and determines whether to target
higherperformanceorbetterpowersavings.
Number of Turbo
Boot Enabled Cores
for Processor 1
Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for processor 1.The maximum number of cores is enabled by
default.
Monitor/Mwait Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to Enabled for all system profiles,
except Custom bydefault.
Related links
System Profile Settings
Viewing System Profile Settings
Miscellaneous Settings
You can use the MiscellaneousSettingsscreen to perform specific functions such asupdating the asset tag andchanging the system
dateandtime.
Related links
Miscellaneous Settings details
System BIOS
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
To view the Miscellaneous Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart
yoursystemandtryagain.
42 Pre-operating system managementapplications
you to
NOTE: If there are two processors installed in the system, you see an entry for Number of Turbo Boost
Enabled Cores for Processor 2.
NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in the Custom mode is set to disabled.
NOTE: When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the Monitor/Mwait setting
doesnotimpactthesystempowerorperformance.
Energy
select the
Efficient Policy
option.