Dell T5600 Configuration Manuallines page 8

Dual six-core / dual eight-core cpu workstation media composer 6.x symphony 6.x newscutter 10.x and later

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C.) Required system BIOS settings for AVID environments:

Hyper-Threading Setting:

Please Note: CPU Hyper-threading should be enabled in all configurations per the chart below. It is

currently enabled by default by Dell for shipping T5600's with BIOS ver A.04 or earlier

Software Version

Media Composer 6.x/7.x

Symphony 6.x/7.x

NewsCutter 10.x/11.x

T7600 Required system BIOS changes:

1. Verify CPU Processors are set to Hyper-Threading –

BIOS vA.04 has Hyper-Threading enabled by default

Set Turbo boost –

3. Set C State Control -

4. Set hyper thread -

Set T5600 Required system BIOS changes:

During boot up press F12 at the Dell splash screen to invoke Set Up.

Select the Performance tab

Select Processor

Select Hyper-Threading

Verify setting is Enable

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Select Turbo Boost-Disable

Select C State Control-Disable

In the bottom right corner select accept

Exit system reboots

Dual 6-core CPU

Enabled (Mandatory)

Disable

Enable

If Hyper-Threading is set for Disable then it must be changed to Enable

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Hyper-Threading Setting

Dual 8-core CPU

Enabled (Mandatory)

Set per chart above. Current version

– Avid Technology – June 24th, 2013

Mike Fortin

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