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Intel® Server Board S2600CW Functional Architecture Intel® Server Board S2600CW Family TPS
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Example: If a system has two 16GB Quad Rank DIMMs on each of 4 channels on each of
2 processor sockets, the total installed memory will be (((2 * 16GB) * 4 channels) * 2
CPU sockets) = 256GB.
In Mirroring Mode, since half of the memory is reserved as a mirror image, the available
memory size would be 128GB.
3.3.4 Publishing System Memory
There are a number of different situations in which the memory size and/or configuration are
displayed. Most of these displays differ in one way or another, so the same memory
configuration may appear to display differently, depending on when and where the display
occurs.
The BIOS displays the “Total Memory” of the system during POST if Quiet Boot is
disabled in BIOS setup. This is the total size of memory discovered by the BIOS during
POST, and is the sum of the individual sizes of installed DDR4 DIMMs in the system.
The BIOS displays the “Effective Memory” of the system in the BIOS Setup. The term
Effective Memory refers to the total size of all DDR4 DIMMs that are active (not disabled)
and not used as redundant units (see Note below).
The BIOS provides the total memory of the system in the main page of BIOS setup.
This total is the same as the amount described by the first bullet above.
If Quiet Boot is disabled, the BIOS displays the total system memory on the diagnostic
screen at the end of POST. This total is the same as the amount described by the first
bullet above.
The BIOS provides the total amount of memory in the system by supporting the EFI
Boot Service function, GetMemoryMap().
The BIOS provides the total amount of memory in the system by supporting the INT
15h, E820h function. For details, see the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Specification.
Note: Some server operating systems do not display the total physical memory installed. What
is displayed is the amount of physical memory minus the approximate memory space used by
system BIOS components. These BIOS components include but are not limited to:
ACPI (may vary depending on the number of PCI devices detected in the system)
ACPI NVS table
Processor microcode
Memory Mapped I/O (MMIO)
Manageability Engine (ME)
BIOS flash