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X9DR3-F/X9DRi-F Motherboard User’s Manual
DIMMConguration
•Total Memory: This item displays the total memory size available in the
system.
•Current Memory Mode: This item displays the current memory mode.
•Current Memory Speed: This item displays the current memory speed.
•Mirroring: This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the
motherboard.
•Sparing: This item displays if memory sparing can be supported by the
motherboard.
DIMM Information
CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information/ CPU Socket 2 DIMM Information
The status of the memory modules detected by the BIOS will be displayed.
Memory Mode
When Independent is selected, all DIMMs are available to the operating system.
When Mirroring is selected, the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all
data in memory for data backup. When Lockstep is selected, the motherboard
uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel. The
options are Independent, Mirroring, Lockstep and Sparing.
DRAM RAPL BWLIMIT
This item sets the limits on the average power consumption and the bandwidth
of a DRAM module in operation so that the OS can manage power consumption
and energy budget of hardware more effectively within a certain window of time.
The options are 0, 1, 8, and 16
Perfmon and DFX Devices
A PerfMon device monitors the activities of a remote system such as disk us-
age, memory consumption, and CPU load which will allow an IT administrator to
maximize the performance of each computer within the network. A DFX device,
usually in the form of a USB adaptor, can be used to enhance audio performance.
Select Unhide to display the Perfmon and DXF devices installed in the system.
The options are HIDE and UNHIDE.