Cpu Information Screen; Integrated Devices Screen - Dell PowerEdge 2900 Information Update

CPU Information Screen

Table 1-4 updates the description for the Demand-Based Power Management
option.
Table 1-4. CPU Information Screen
Option
Demand-Based Power
Management
(Enabled default)

Integrated Devices Screen

Table 1-5 lists new Integrated Devices screen options.
Table 1-5. Integrated Devices Screen Options
Option
Internal USB Port
(On default)
OS Watchdog
Timer
(Disabled default)
I/OAT DMA
Engine
(Disabled default)
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Description
NOTE:
Check your operating system documentation to
verify if the operating system supports this feature.
Enables or disables demand-based power management.
When enabled, the CPU Performance State tables are
reported to the operating system; when disabled, the CPU
Performance State tables are not reported to the operating
system. If any of the CPUs do not support demand-based
power management, the field becomes read-only, and is
automatically set to Disabled.
Description
Enables or disables the system's internal USB port.
NOTE:
This feature is usable only with operating systems that
support WDAT implementations of the Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface (ACPI) 3.0b specification. Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008 supports this feature, but Windows
Server 2003 does not.
Sets a timer that monitors the operating system for activity and
aids in recovery if the system stops responding. When this field
is set to Enabled, the operating system is allowed to initialize
the timer. When set to Disabled, the timer is not initialized.
Enables or disables the I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT)
option. When set to Enabled, I/OAT reduces system CPU
usage for applications that use TCP by offloading part of TCP
receive operation to the DMA engine.
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