Dell T420 Technical Manual
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21 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide
the same speed and voltage. By default, the systems run at the highest speed for the channel with
the lowest DIMM voltage and speed. The operating speed of the memory is also determined by the
maximum speed supported by the processor, the speed settings in the BIOS, and the operating
voltage of the system.
Table 10 lists memory configuration and performance details for the T420 based on the population
of the number and type of DIMMs per memory channel.
Table 10. Memory speed capabilities
DIMM
type
DIMM 0
DIMM 1
Number
of
DIMMs
Speed (MT/s)
800*
1066*
1333
1600
UDIMM
SR
1
∞
∞
∞
∞
DR
1
∞
∞
∞
∞
SR
SR
2
∞
∞
∞
∞
SR
DR
2
∞
∞
∞
∞
DR
DR
2
∞
∞
∞
∞
RDIMM
SR
1
∞
∞
∞
∞
DR
1
∞
∞
∞
∞
QR
1
∞
∞
∞
SR
SR
2
∞
∞
∞
∞
SR
DR
2
∞
∞
∞
∞
DR
DR
2
∞
∞
∞
∞
QR
SR
2
∞
∞
QR
DR
2
∞
∞
QR
QR
2
∞
∞
*Although the T420 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can only purchase this system with
DIMM speeds of 1333MT/s and 1600MT/s on Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Memory RAS features
RAS features help keep the system online and operational without significant impact to performance,
and can decrease data loss and crashing due to errors. RAS aids in rapid, accurate diagnosis of faults
that require service. Table 11 describes the RAS features supported on the T420.
Table 11. Memory RAS features
Feature
Description
Dense configuration
optimized profile
Increased memory reliability can result from this selectable platform profile, which
adjusts parameters to reduce faults regarding refresh rates, speed, temperature,
and voltage.
Memory demand and
patrol scrubbing
Demand scrubbing is the ability to write corrected data back to the memory once
a correctable error is detected on a read transaction.
Patrol scrubbing proactively searches the system memory, repairing correctable
errors.