Specifications

QSSC-S4R Technical Product Specification BIOS User Interface
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17.2.3.3.1 Memory Configuration Screen
The Memory configuration screen allows you to view details about the system memory DDR3 DIMMs that are installed.
This screen also allows you to open the Configure Memory RAS and Performance screen.
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > Memory.
Advanced
Memory Configuration
Total Memory <Total Physical Memory Installed in System>
Effective Memory <Total Effective Memory>
Current Configuration <Maximum Performance / Mirroring / Sparing >
Current Memory Speed <Speed that installed memory is running at.>
 Memory RAS and Performance Configuration
 Memory Board 1 Information
 Memory Board 2 Information
 Memory Board 3 Information
 Memory Board 4 Information
 Memory Board 5 Information
 Memory Board 6 Information
 Memory Board 7 Information
 Memory Board 8 Information
Figure 80. Setup Utility — Memory Configuration Screen
Table 113. Setup Utility — Memory Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item Options (Default in
Boldface)
Help Text Comments
Total Memory
Information only. The amount of memory
available in the system in the form of installed
DDR-3 DIMMs, in units of MB or GB.
Effective Memory
Information onl
y
. The amount of memory
available to the OS in MB or GB.
The Effective Memory is the difference between
Total Physical Memory and the sum of all memory
reserved for internal usage, RAS redundancy and
SMRAM. This difference includes the sum of all
DDR-3 DIMMs that failed Memory BIST during
POST, or were disabled by the BIOS during
memory discovery phase in order to optimize
memory configuration.
Current Configuration
Maximum
Performance
Mirroring
Sparing
Information only. Displays one of the following:
 Max Performance Mode: System memory is
configured for max performance.
 Mirror Mode: System memory is configured for
maximum reliability in the form of memory
mirroring.
 Sparing Mode: System memory is configured
for RAS with optimal effective memory.
Current Memory
Information only. Displays speed the memory is