Integrated Devices Screen - Dell 1955 Hardware Owner's Manual

Table 2-4. CPU Information Screen (continued)
Option
Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch
(Enabled default)
Hardware Prefetcher
(Enabled default)
Demand-Based Power
Management
(Disabled default)
Processor X ID

Integrated Devices Screen

Table 2-5 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Integrated
Devices screen.
Table 2-5. Integrated Devices Screen Options
Option
Embedded SAS Controller
(Enabled default)
User Accessible USB Ports
(All Ports On default)
Embedded Gb NIC1
(Enabled without PXE
default)
MAC Address
TOE Capability
Embedded Gb NIC2
(Enabled with PXE
default)
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Using the System Setup Program
Description
Enables or disables optimal use of sequential memory access.
Enabled optimizes the system for applications that require
sequential memory access. Disabled is used for applications with
random memory access.
Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher.
Enables the operating system to regulate processor power usage
based on load.
Displays the family and model number of each processor. A
submenu displays the core speed, the amount of cache memory,
and the number of cores of the processor(s)
Description
Enables the integrated SAS controller.
Enables or disables the system's USB ports. Options are All Ports
On or All Ports Off. Disabling the USB ports makes system
resources available for other devices.
Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Changes take
effect after the system reboots.
Displays the MAC address for NIC1. This field does not have user-
selectable settings.
Displays status of the TCP/IP off-load engine (TOE) feature of
NIC1. See "Activating the Integrated NIC TOE" on page 84.
NOTE:
To use the TOE feature in a NIC team, a dual-port TOE
hardware key is required.
Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Changes take
effect after the system reboots.