Dell PowerEdge M610 - Manual

Processor HPC Mode—Information
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The following Dell PowerEdge systems support Processor High Performance
Computing (HPC) mode:
NOTE: You can download the latest BIOS version at support.dell.com.
New BIOS Setup Option
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Dell PowerEdge Processor BIOS version
R715 and R815 AMD Opteron 6200 series 2.8.2 or later
M915 AMD Opteron 6200 series 2.10.2 or later
Option Description
Processor HPC
mode
(Disabled default)
Enables or disables the Processor HPC mode. When set to
Enabled, the Processor HPC mode is enabled utilizing only the
high frequency P-State settings. When set to Disabled (default
value), all P-States inherent to the processor are used.
To fully enable Processor HPC mode, ensure the following BIOS
settings:
• Power Management to Custom
• CPU Power and Performance Management to OS DBPM
• Fan Power and Performance Management to Maximum
Performance
2012 - 06 Rev. A00