Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors—
Information Update
Important Information
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Your system requires a BIOS and iDRAC firmware upgrade to support Intel
Xeon 5600 series processor (less than 130 W). You can download the BIOS and
iDRAC firmware for the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor at support.dell.com
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NOTE: A BIOS and iDRAC firmware update only supports a limited feature set of
the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor.
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The following new Dell PowerEdge systems marked with the Roman Numeral
II on the chassis support the complete feature set of Intel Xeon 5600 series
processors:
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R410
R510
R610
R710
T410
T610
T710
M610
M710
NOTE: The PowerEdge R410, T410, and R510 systems do not support 130 W
Intel Xeon 5600 series processors.
NOTE: The modular systems, PowerEdge M610 and M710, support the 130 W
Intel Xeon X5680 only in the 130 W processor category.
NOTE: The PowerEdge R610 and M710 systems need specific heat sinks to
support the 130 W Intel Xeon 5600 series processors.
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Mixing of Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors is not supported.
Systems with the Intel Xeon 5600 series processors support memory sparing.
December 2010
Option
Description
Memory Operating Mode Displays the type of memory operation if a valid memory
configuration is installed. When set to Optimizer mode, the
memory controllers run independent of each other for
improved memory performance. When set to Mirror mode,
memory mirroring is enabled. When set to Advanced ECC
Mode, two controllers are joined in 128-bit mode running
multi-bit advanced ECC. The Spare mode option is present
on systems with the Intel Xeon 5600 series processors only.
Processor Settings Screen
Option
Description
Intel(R) TXT (Disabled default)
Enables/disables Trusted Execution Technology. To
enable TXT, enable & activate VT & TPM with pre-
boot measurement.
C1E (Enabled default)
Sets the processor performance state to minimum
when the system is idle.
Intel QPI Bandwidth Priority
(Compute default)
Sets the bandwidth priority to compute or I/O.
Recommended for HPC applications.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
Enables high utilization of sequential memory access.
(Enabled default)
NOTE: Disable this option for applications that require
high utilization of random memory access.
Hardware Prefetcher
Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher.
(Enabled default)
DCU Streamer Prefetcher
(Enabled default)
Enables Data Cache Unit streamer prefetcher.
Recommended for HPC applications.
Data Reuse
(Enabled default)
Enables or disables data reuse. Recommended
for HPC applications.
New POST Messages
The following are the new POST messages for the Intel Xeon 5600 series
processors.
Message
Description
Displays the amount of system memory, system
memory speed, and current system memory
operating voltage.
System Memory Size:
X.X GB, System Memory
Speed: XXX MHz,
Voltage: 1.5V or 1.35V
This message displays when either of the following
occurs:
This CPU power rating
is not supported
• The Intel Xeon 5600 130 W series processor is
detected on an old system board (systems not marked
with roman numeral II). For a list of the supported
systems, see "Important Information" on page 9.
• The Intel Xeon X5677 130 W series quad-core
processor is detected on PowerEdge M610 and
M710.
Displays when the system detects a non-ECC
memory module.
Non-ECC DIMM detected
on DIMM XX
Enabling Dell BIOS Intelligent Turbo Mode
The Dell BIOS Intelligent Turbo Mode feature allows the operating system to set
the processor performance in the turbo mode. Based on the processor utilization,
this feature delays the processor turbo mode initiation for better power
management. When the turbo mode is enabled in the Processor Settings screen
of the system setup, the feature can be enabled or disabled using the following
BIOS setup options:
NOTE: The Dell BIOS Intelligent Turbo Mode is disabled when the turbo mode is
disabled in the processor system setup screen.
Setup Screen
Power Management CPU Power and
Performance Management
Power Management CPU Power and
Performance Management
Power Management CPU Power and
Field
Field value
Intelligent Turbo
OS DBPM
Enabled
System DBPM
Maximum
Disabled
Disabled
Performance Management Performance
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