Redundant Alerts Shown in BIOS Event Log of Precision Tower

Summary: This article provides information about the Precision 7865 Tower with multi-core CPUs showing redundant alerts in the BIOS event log.

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Symptoms

Affected Platforms:

  • Precision 7865 Tower

Affected Versions:

  • BIOS v1.2.0
  • BIOS v1.3.0
  • BIOS v1.4.1

Impacted Configurations:

CPU: DPN# VKCKX PRC,RT,5955WX,16C,280W,4.0G
CPU: DPN# 5NG44 PRC,RT,5945WX,12C,280W,4.1G

Alert! Memory channel mode is not optimal for currently selected NUMA Nodes Per Socket setting
Figure 1: (English Only) Alert! Memory channel mode is not optimal for currently selected NUMA Nodes Per Socket setting

Cause

Initial design always overwrote the NUMA Nodes Per Socket settings from NPS Auto to NPS2.

Resolution

Fixed by BIOS version: v1.5.0

Update BIOS to v1.5.0 or later and change the NUMA Nodes Per Socket item setting to Auto in the BIOS setup menu.

  1. Download BIOS v1.5.0 or later from Drivers & Downloads.
  2. Update the BIOS, reference How to Access, Navigate, or Update the BIOS or UEFI.
  3. Reboot your computer and click the F2 key to boot into the BIOS.
  4. Go to the Performance page and set NUMA Nodes Per Socket to Auto.

Set NUMA Nodes Per Socket to Auto and save settings
Figure 2: (English Only) Set NUMA Nodes Per Socket to Auto and save settings

  1. Find the BIOS Event log field in the System logs page and following below steps to clear the failure message log.

Clear System Logs
Figure 3: (English Only) Clear System Logs

  1. Select APPLY CHANGES at the bottom of the screen and exit the setup menu.

Affected Products

Precision 7865 Tower
Article Properties
Article Number: 000220928
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2025
Version:  3
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