Owners Manual

Option Description
NOTE: This option is only available on certain stock keeping units (SKUs) of the
processors.
X2Apic Mode Enables or disables the X2Apic mode.
Dell Controlled Turbo Controls the turbo engagement. Enable this option only when System Prole is set to
Performance.
NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be up to four
processor listings.
X2Apic Mode Displays the X2Apic Mode setting that is read only and permanently set to enabled.
Number of Cores per Processor Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to All by default.
Processor Core Speed Species the maximum core frequency of the processor.
Processor 1
NOTE: Depending on the number of CPUs, there may be up to four processors
listed.
The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system:
• Family-Model-Stepping: Species the family, model, and stepping of the processor as
dened by Intel.
• Brand: Species the brand name.
• Level 2 Cache: Species the total L2 cache.
• Level 3 Cache: Species the total L3 cache.
• Number of Cores: Species the number of cores per processor.
SATA Settings
You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices.
Viewing SATA Settings
About this task
To view the SATA Settings screen, perform the following steps:
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 nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click SATA Settings.
SATA Settings details
The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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