Sata settings screen – Dell Powervault NX400 User Manual

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Menu Item

Description

Virtualization
Technology

Allows you to enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization.
By default, the Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled.

Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch

Allows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential
memory access. By default, the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is set to Enabled. You can
disable this option for applications that require high utilization of random memory access.

Hardware Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware Prefetcher

option is set to Enabled.

DCU Streamer
Prefetcher

Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit streamer prefetcher. By default, the DCU
Streamer Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.

DCU IP Prefetcher

Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit IP prefetcher. By default, the DCU IP
Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.

Execute Disable

Allows you enable or disable execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the
Execute Disable option is set to Enabled.

Number of Cores per
Processor

Allows you to control the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, the Number
of Cores per Processor option is set to All.

Processor 64-bit
Support

Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.

Processor Core
Speed

Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor.

Processor 1

NOTE: The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system.

Family-Model-
Stepping

Displays the family, model and stepping of the processor as defined by Intel.

Brand

Displays the brand name reported by the processor.

Level 2 Cache

Displays the total L2 cache.

Level 3 Cache

Displays the total L3 cache.

Number of Cores

Displays the number of cores per processor.

SATA Settings Screen

Menu Item

Description

Embedded SATA

Allows the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID mode. By default, Embedded
SATA is set to AHCI Mode.

Port A

Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port A. By default, Port A is set to
Auto.

Port B

Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port B. By default, Port B is set to
Auto.

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