1. A method for configuring a computing device, comprising: by a processor in the computing device, performing operations for: executing firmware to perform a startup initialization operation for the computing device, wherein performing the startup initialization operation comprises setting an operating state of a memory in the computing device to a default low performance memory operating state; after completing the startup initialization operation, executing an operating system, wherein executing the operating system comprises performing a memory test to determine a high performance memory operating state; and setting one or more memory configuration values based on the high performance memory operating state, the one or more memory configuration values controlling the operation of the memory.