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Power Management Settings The system BIOS provides various options for power settings to help you save energy, maximize system performance. The following table provides a guide for power management settings. Table 2-19. Power Management Settings System Setup Setup Page Power Management Maximum Performance (48DB) Setting Option D4 Token Power Management Max. 021F Performance Energy Efficiency Policy Performance 48D0 CPU Active Processor Cores Configuration Frequency Ratio QPI Frequency Turbo Mode C State C1E State C6 State C7 State Direct Cache Access Hyper-Threading Technology Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Hardware Prefetcher DCU Streamer Prefetcher DCU IP Prefetcher All Auto Auto Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 026E 48C0 48C8 01E8 024C 02A2 480A 480E 48D4 00D1 0172 0174 02C5 02CE Energy Efficiency (48DC) Option D4 Token Node 4800 Manager Low Power 48D2 1/2 0233/ 0232 3 48C3 4.80GT/s 48C9 Disabled 01EA Enabled 024B Enabled 02A1 Enabled 480B Enabled 480F Disabled 48D3 Disabled 00D2 Disabled 0171 Disabled 0173 Disabled 02C6 Disabled 02CF Using the System Setup Program 133

Section	Page
About Your System	13
Accessing System Features During Startup	13
Front-Panel Features and Indicators	14
NIC Indicator Codes	18
Management Interface	20
Non-Central Independent Mode	20
Non-Central Consolidated Mode	22
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns	24
Hot-Plug Hard-Drive Indicators	24
Sled Hard-Drive LEDs	25
Power and System Board Indicator Codes	26
BMC Heartbeat Indicator Codes	27
Service Tag	28
POST Error Codes	30
Collecting System Event Log for Investigation	30
System Event Log	38
Processor Error	38
Memory Ecc	39
PCIe Error	41
IOH Core Error	42
SB Error	43
POST Start Event	44
POST End Event	45
POST Error Code Event	46
BIOS Recovery Event	47
ME Fail Event	48
SEL Generator ID	48
BMC	49
Other Information You May Need	54
Using the System Setup Program	55
System Setup Menu	55
System Setup Options at Boot	56
Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys	56
General Help	57
Console Redirection	57
Enabling and Configuring Console Redirection	57
Main Menu	63
Main Screen	63
System Settings	64
Advanced Menu	66
Power Management	67
CPU Configuration	73
Memory Configuration	76
SATA Configuration	78
PCI Configuration	81
USB Configuration	88
Security Menu	89
Server Menu	91
View System Log	96
Boot Menu	97
Exit Menu	99
Command Line Interfaces for System Setup Options	101
IPMI Command List	124
Power Management Settings	133
Installing System Components	135
Safety Instructions	135
Recommended Tools	136
Inside the System	137
Sled Configuration	140
Sled	141
Removing a Sled	141
Installing a Sled	142
Sled Blank	142
Removing a Sled Blank	142
Installing a Sled Blank	143
Hard-Drive	143
Hard-Drive Locations	143
Front-Access Hard-Drives	146
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank	146
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank	147
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier	147
Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier	148
Removing a Hard-Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier	149
Hard-Drive Cage Hard-Drives	150
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier Located on the Sled Cover	150
Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier on the Sled Cover	152
Removing a Hard-Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier	153
Installing a Hard-Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier	154
Internal Hard-Drives	154
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier Located on the Sled Tray	154
Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier on the Sled Tray	156
Removing a Hard-Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier	156
Installing a Hard-Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier	157
Removing the Hard-Drive Tray	158
Installing the Hard-Drive Tray	159
SD Card	160
Removing a SD Card	160
Installing a SD Card	161
Sled Covers	161
Removing the Front and Back Sled Covers	161
Installing the Front and Back Sled Covers	165
Removing the Sled Cover	166
Installing the Sled Cover	168
Hot-Plug Hard-Drive Backplane	169
Removing the Hot-Plug Hard-Drive Backplane	169
Installing the Hot-Plug Hard-Drive Backplane	173
Hard-Drive LED Board Assembly	173
Removing the Hard-Drive LED Board Assembly	173
Installing the Hard-Drive LED Board Assembly	174
Removing the Hard-Drive LED Board	175
Installing the Hard-Drive LED Board	176
Removing the RAID Battery	176
Installing the RAID Battery	177
Expansion Cards	178
Removing the MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i Card	178
Installing the MegaRAID SAS 9268-8i Card	184
Expansion Card Risers	185
Removing the Expansion Card Risers	185
Installing the Expansion Card Risers	186
GPGPU Card Assembly	187
Removing the Front GPGPU Card Assembly	188
Installing the Front GPGPU Card Assembly	193
Removing the Back GPGPU Card Assembly	194
Installing the Back GPGPU Card Assembly	200
Removing the NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPGPU Card	201
Installing the NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPGPU Card	202
GPGPU Card Risers	202
Removing the Front GPGPU Card Riser	202
Installing the Front GPGPU Card Riser	203
Removing the Back GPGPU Card Riser	204
Installing the Back GPGPU Card Riser	205
Hard-Drive Cage Backplane	205
Removing the 2.5-inch Hard-Drive Cage Backplane	205
Installing the 2.5-inch Hard-Drive Cage Backplane	207
Removing the 3.5-inch Hard-Drive Cage Backplane	208
Installing the 3.5-inch Hard-Drive Cage Backplane	209
Cooling Shroud	210
Removing the Cooling Shroud	210
Installing the Cooling Shroud	211
Heat Sink	212
Removing a Heat Sink	212
Installing a Heat Sink	214
Processors	215
Removing a Processor	215
Installing a Processor	217
System Memory	218
Memory Module Installation Guidelines	218
Supported DIMM Configuration	219
Removing Memory Modules	221
Installing Memory Modules	222
Mezzanine Cards	223
Removing the SAS Mezzanine Card	223
Installing the SAS Mezzanine Card	229
Removing the Infiniband Mezzanine Card	229
Installing the Infiniband Mezzanine Card	232
Removing the 10 GbE Mezzanine Card	233
Installing the 10 GbE Mezzanine Card	236
SD Card Reader	237
Removing the SD Card Reader	237
Installing the SD Card Reader	239
Removing the SD Card Reader Support Bracket	240
Installing the SD Card Reader Support Bracket	241
Interposer Extender	242
Removing the Interposer Extender	242
Installing the Interposer Extender	243
BMC Management Cable (Optional)	244
Removing the BMC Management Cable	244
Installing the BMC Management Cable	245
Node Power Distribution Board	246
Removing the Node Power Distribution Board	246
Installing the Node Power Distribution Board	248
Removing the Node Power Distribution Board Located on the Sled Cover	248
Installing the Node Power Distribution Board on the Sled Cover	251
System Battery	252
Removing the System Battery	252
Installing the System Battery	253
System Board	254
Removing the System Board	254
Installing the System Board	256
Troubleshooting	259
Safety First-For You and Your System	259
Installation Problems	259
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure	260
Troubleshooting External Connections	260
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem	260
Troubleshooting a USB Device	260
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device	261
Troubleshooting a NIC	262
Troubleshooting a Wet Enclosure	263
Troubleshooting a Damaged Enclosure	264
Troubleshooting the Enclosure Fan Modules	265
Troubleshooting the Power Sled	267
Troubleshooting System Memory	267
Troubleshooting a Hard-Drive	269
Troubleshooting a Storage Controller	270
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards	271
Troubleshooting Processors	272
Troubleshooting the System Board	273
Troubleshooting the System Battery	274
IRQ Assignment Conflicts	275
Jumpers and Connectors	277
System Board Jumper Settings	277
System Board Connectors	279
Backplane Connectors	281
2.5-inch Hot-Plug Hard-Drive Backplane	281
2.5-inch Hard-Drive Cage Backplane	282
3.5-inch Hard-Drive Cage Backplane	283
Hard-Drive LED Board Connectors	284
Interposer Extender Connectors	285
SD Card Reader Connectors	286
Node Power Distribution Board Connectors	287
Getting Help	289
Contacting Dell	289

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Using the System Setup Program

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Power Management Settings

The system BIOS provides various options for power settings to help you save energy,

maximize system performance. The following table provides a guide for power

management settings.

Table 2-19.

Power Management Settings

System Setup

Maximum

Performance (48DB)

Energy Efficiency

(48DC)

Setup Page

Setting

Option

Token

Option

Token

Power

Management

Power Management

Max.

Performance

021F

Node

Manager

4800

Energy Efficiency Policy

Performance

48D0

Low

Power

48D2

CPU

Configuration

Active Processor Cores

All

026E

1/2

0233/

0232

Frequency Ratio

Auto

48C0

48C3

QPI Frequency

Auto

48C8

4.80GT/s

48C9

Turbo Mode

Enabled

01E8

Disabled

01EA

C State

Disabled

024C

Enabled

024B

C1E State

Disabled

02A2

Enabled

02A1

C6 State

Disabled

480A

Enabled

480B

C7 State

Disabled

480E

Enabled

480F

Direct Cache Access

Enabled

48D4

Disabled

48D3

Hyper-Threading

Technology

Enabled

00D1

Disabled

00D2

Adjacent Cache Line

Prefetch

Enabled

0172

Disabled

0171

Hardware Prefetcher

Enabled

0174

Disabled

0173

DCU Streamer

Prefetcher

Enabled

02C5

Disabled

02C6

DCU IP Prefetcher

Enabled

02CE

Disabled

02CF