Menu Item | Description |
EnableVirtualization
Memory Mapped Allows you to enable support for PCIe devices that require large amounts of
I/O above 4GB memory. By default, the option is set to Enabled.
Slot Disablement Allows you to enable or disable available PCIe slots on your system. The Slot Disablement feature controls the configuration of PCIe cards installed in the specified slot.
CAUTION: Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card is preventing booting into the Operating System or causing delays in system startup. If the slot is disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI driver are disabled.
Serial Communications Screen
Menu Item | Description |
Serial | Allows you to select serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial |
Communication | Device 2) in the BIOS. BIOS console redirection can also be enabled and the port |
| address used can be specified. By default, Serial Communication option is set to |
| On without Console Redirection. |
Serial Port Address | Allows you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the Serial Port |
| Address option is set to Serial Device 1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1. |
| NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use |
| console redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console |
| redirection and the serial device. |
External Serial | Allows you to associate the external serial connector to serial device 1, serial device |
Connector | 2, or remote access device. By default, the External Serial Connector option is set |
| to Serial Device1. |
| NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for SOL. To use console redirection |
| by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial |
| device. |
Failsafe Baud Rate | Displays the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to |
| determine the baud rate automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the |
| attempt fails and the value must not be changed. By default, the Failsafe Baud Rate |
| option is set to 115200. |
Remote Terminal | Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote |
Type | Terminal Type option is set to VT 100/VT 220. |
Redirection After | Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the |
Boot | operating system is loaded. By default, the Redirection After Boot option is set to |
| Enabled. |
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