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4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Profile Settings. System Profile Settings details About this task The System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows: Option Description System Profile Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom, the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom.This option is set to Performance Per Watt Optimized (DAPC) by default. DAPC is Dell Active Power Controller.Other options include Performance Per Watt (OS), Performance, and Workstation Performance. NOTE: All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when the System Profile option is set to Custom. CPU Power Management Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to System DBPM (DAPC) by default. DBPM is DemandBased Power Management. Other options include OS DBPM, and Maximum Performance. Memory Frequency Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select Maximum Performance, Maximum Reliability, or a specific speed. This option is set to Maximum Performance by default. Turbo Boost Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to Enabled by default. C1E Enables or disables the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when it is idle. This option is set to Enabled by default. C States Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states. This option is set to Enabled by default. Write Data CRC Enables or disables the Write Data CRC. This option is set to Disabled by default. Memory Patrol Scrub Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency. This option is set to Standard by default. Memory Refresh Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to 1x by default. Rate Uncore Frequency Enables you to select the Processor Uncore Frequency option.Dynamic mode enables the processor to optimize power resources across cores and uncores during runtime. The optimization of the uncore frequency to either save power or optimize performance is influenced by the setting of the Energy Efficiency Policy option. Energy Efficient Policy Enables you to select the Energy Efficient Policy option. The CPU uses the setting to manipulate the internal behavior of the processor and determines whether to target higher performance or better power savings. This option is set to Balanced Performance by default. Number of Turbo Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 1 Monitor/Mwait NOTE: If there are two processors installed in the system, you will see an entry for Number of Turbo Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 2. Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for Processor 1. The maximum number of cores is enabled by default. Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to Enabled for all system profiles, except Custom by default. NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in the Custom mode is set to disabled. NOTE: When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact the system power or performance. CPU Interconnect Enables or disables the CPU Interconnect Bus Link Power Management. This option is set to Enabled by default. Bus Link Power Management PCI ASPM L1 Link Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to Enabled by default. Power Management 52 Pre-operating system management applications

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation and Service Manual	3
Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 system overview	8
Supported configurations for the Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 system	8
Front view of the system	10
Status LED indicators	16
System health and system ID indicator codes	17
Drive indicator codes	18
Back view of the system	18
NIC indicator codes	20
Power supply unit indicator codes	20
Locating the Service Tag of your system	21
System information label	23
Documentation resources	25
Technical specifications	27
System dimensions	27
Chassis weight	28
Processor specifications	28
Supported operating systems	28
Cooling fan specifications	28
PSU specifications	28
System battery specifications	29
Expansion bus specifications	29
Memory specifications	29
Storage controller specifications	29
Drive specifications	29
Drives	29
Optical drive and tape drive	30
Ports and connectors specifications	30
USB ports	30
NIC ports	30
VGA ports	30
Serial connector	30
Internal Dual microSD Module or vFlash card	30
Video specifications	31
Environmental specifications	31
Standard operating temperature	32
Expanded operating temperature	32
Expanded operating temperature restrictions	33
Thermal restriction matrix	33
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications	33
Initial system setup and configuration	35
Setting up your system	35
iDRAC configuration	35
Options to set up iDRAC IP address	35
Log in to iDRAC	36
Options to install the operating system	36
Methods to download firmware and drivers	36
Downloading drivers and firmware	37
Pre-operating system management applications	38
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications	38
System Setup	38
Viewing System Setup	38
System Setup details	39
System BIOS	39
Viewing System BIOS	39
System BIOS Settings details	39
System Information	40
Viewing System Information	40
System Information details	40
Memory Settings	41
Viewing Memory Settings	41
Memory Settings details	41
Processor Settings	42
Viewing Processor Settings	42
Processor Settings details	42
SATA Settings	44
Viewing SATA Settings	44
SATA Settings details	44
NVMe Settings	45
Viewing NVMe Settings	45
NVMe Settings details	45
Boot Settings	45
Viewing Boot Settings	45
Boot Settings details	46
Choosing system boot mode	46
Changing boot order	47
Network Settings	47
Viewing Network Settings	47
Network Settings screen details	47
Integrated Devices	48
Viewing Integrated Devices	48
Integrated Devices details	48
Serial Communication	50
Viewing Serial Communication	50
Serial Communication details	51
System Profile Settings	51
Viewing System Profile Settings	51
System Profile Settings details	52
System Security	53
Viewing System Security	53
System Security Settings details	53
Creating a system and setup password	55
Using your system password to secure the system	56
Deleting or changing system and setup password	56
Operating with setup password enabled	57
Redundant OS Control	57
Viewing Redundant OS Control	57
Redundant OS Control screen details	57
Miscellaneous Settings	58
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings	58
Miscellaneous Settings details	58
iDRAC Settings utility	59
Device Settings	59
Dell Lifecycle Controller	59
Embedded system management	59
Boot Manager	59
Viewing Boot Manager	59
Boot Manager main menu	60
One-shot UEFI boot menu	60
System Utilities	60
PXE boot	60
Installing and removing system components	61
Safety instructions	61
Before working inside your system	62
After working inside your system	62
Recommended tools	62
Optional front bezel	62
Removing the front bezel	62
Installing the front bezel	63
System feet	64
Removing the system feet	64
Installing the system feet	65
Inside the system	66
Caster wheels – optional	67
Removing caster wheels	67
Installing caster wheels	68
System cover	69
Removing the system cover	69
Installing the system cover	70
Air shroud	71
Removing the air shroud	71
Installing the air shroud	72
Drives	73
Removing a drive blank	73
Installing a drive blank	74
Removing a drive carrier	75
Installing a drive carrier	75
Removing the drive from the drive carrier	76
Installing a drive into the drive carrier	77
Removing a 2.5-inch drive from a 3.5-inch drive adapter	78
Installing a 2.5-inch drive into a 3.5-inch drive adapter	79
Removing a 3.5-inch drive adapter from a 3.5-inch drive carrier	80
Installing a 3.5-inch drive adapter into the 3.5-inch drive carrier	81
Optical drives and tape drives	82
Removing the optical or tape drive blank	82
Installing the optical or tape drive blank	83
Removing the optical drive cage or tape drive	84
Installing the optical drive cage or tape drive	85
Cabled drives	86
Removing the internal hard drive bay	86
Installing the internal hard drive bay	87
Removing a cabled drive	88
Installing a cabled drive	89
Drive backplane	90
Drive backplane guidelines	90
Backplane cable routing	93
Removing a hard drive backplane	95
Installing a hard drive backplane	96
System memory	97
System memory guidelines	97
General memory module installation guidelines	99
Mode-specific guidelines	99
Removing a memory module	102
Installing a memory module	103
Cooling fans	104
Removing the internal cooling fan	104
Installing the internal cooling fan	104
Removing the external cooling fan	105
Installing the external cooling fan	106
Optional internal USB memory key	106
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key	106
Expansion card holder	107
Removing the expansion card holder	107
Installing the expansion card holder	107
Expansion cards	108
Expansion card installation guidelines	108
GPU card installation guidelines	108
Removing a expansion card	109
Installing an expansion card	110
M.2 SSD module	111
Removing the M.2 SSD module	111
Installing the M.2 SSD module	112
Optional MicroSD or vFlash card	113
Removing the MicroSD card	113
Installing the MicroSD card	114
Optional IDSDM or vFlash module	115
Removing the optional IDSDM or vFlash card	115
Installing optional IDSDM or vFlash card	116
Processors and heat sinks	117
Removing a processor and heat sink module	117
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module	118
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module	120
Installing a processor and heat sink module	122
Power supply units	124
Removing a power supply unit blank	124
Installing a power supply unit blank	124
Removing a power supply unit	125
Installing a power supply unit	126
Removing a cabled power supply unit	126
Installing a cabled power supply unit	127
Power interposer board	128
Removing the power interposer board	128
Installing the power interposer board	129
System battery	130
Replacing the system battery	130
Control panel assembly	131
Removing the control panel assembly	131
Installing the control panel assembly	131
System board	133
Removing the system board	133
Installing the system board	135
Restoring the system using Easy Restore	136
Manually update the Service Tag	136
Trusted Platform Module	137
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module	137
Removing the TPM	137
Installing the TPM	137
Initializing TPM for BitLocker users	138
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for TXT users	138
Converting the system from tower mode to rack mode	138
Converting the system from tower mode to rack mode	139
Updating BIOS	139
System diagnostics	141
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics	141
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager	141
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller	141
System diagnostic controls	142
Jumpers and connectors	143
System board jumpers and connectors	143
System board jumper settings	144
Disabling forgotten password	144
Getting help	146
Contacting Dell EMC	146
Documentation feedback	146
Accessing system information by using QRL	146
Quick Resource Locator for Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 system	147
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist	147

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On the

System BIOS

screen, click

System Profile Settings

System Profile Settings details

About this task

The

System Profile Settings

screen details are explained as follows:

Option

Description

System Profile

Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than

Custom

, the BIOS

automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to

Custom

.This option is set to

Performance Per Watt Optimized (DAPC)

by default. DAPC is Dell Active

Power Controller.Other options include

Performance Per Watt (OS)

Performance

, and

Workstation

Performance

NOTE:

All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when the System

Profile option is set to Custom.

CPU Power

Management

Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to

System DBPM (DAPC)

by default. DBPM is Demand-

Based Power Management. Other options include

OS DBPM

, and

Maximum Performance

Memory

Frequency

Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select

Maximum Performance

Maximum Reliability

, or a

specific speed. This option is set to

Maximum Performance

by default.

Turbo Boost

Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to

Enabled

by default.

C1E

Enables or disables the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when it is idle. This option is set to

Enabled

by default.

C States

Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states. This option is set to

Enabled

by default.

Write Data CRC

Enables or disables the Write Data CRC. This option is set to

Disabled

by default.

Memory Patrol

Scrub

Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency. This option is set to

Standard

by default.

Memory Refresh

Rate

Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to

by default.

Uncore Frequency

Enables you to select the

Processor Uncore Frequency

option.

Dynamic mode

enables the processor to

optimize power resources across cores and uncores during runtime. The optimization of the uncore frequency to

either save power or optimize performance is influenced by the setting of the

Energy Efficiency Policy

option.

Energy Efficient

Policy

Enables you to select the

Energy Efficient Policy

option.

The CPU uses the setting to manipulate the internal behavior of the processor and determines whether to target

higher performance or better power savings. This option is set to

Balanced Performance

by default.

Number of Turbo

Boost Enabled

Cores for

Processor 1

NOTE:

If there are two processors installed in the system, you will see an entry for Number of

Turbo Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 2.

Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for Processor 1. The maximum number of cores is enabled by

default.

Monitor/Mwait

Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to

Enabled

for all system profiles,

except

Custom

by default.

NOTE:

This option can be disabled only if the C States option in the Custom mode is set to

disabled.

NOTE:

When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the Monitor/Mwait setting

does not impact the system power or performance.

CPU Interconnect

Bus Link Power

Management

Enables or disables the CPU Interconnect Bus Link Power Management. This option is set to

Enabled

by default.

PCI ASPM L1 Link

Power

Management

Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to

Enabled

by default.

Pre-operating system management applications