BIOS Parameters by Server Model

Advanced BIOS Parameters for C22 and C24 Servers

PCI Configuration Parameters

 

 

Name

Description

 

MMIO Above 4GB

Whether to enable or disable memory mapped I/O of 64-bit PCI

 

devices to 4GB or greater address space. Legacy option ROMs

 

are not able to access addresses above 4GB. PCI devices that

 

are 64-bit compliant but use a legacy option ROM may not

 

function correctly with this setting enabled. This can be one of

 

the following:

 

 

DisabledThe server does not map I/O of 64-bit PCI

 

devices to 4GB or greater address space.

 

EnabledThe server maps I/O of 64-bit PCI devices to

 

4GB or greater address space.

ASPM Support

Allows you to set the level of ASPM (Active Power State

 

Management) support in the BIOS.This can be one of the

 

following:

 

 

DisabledASPM support is disabled in the BIOS.

 

Force L0sForce all links to L0 standby (L0s) state.

 

AutoThe CPU determines the power state.

VGA Priority

Allows you to set the priority for VGA graphics devices if

 

multiple VGA devices are found in the system. This can be one

 

of the following:

 

OnboardPriority is given to the onboard VGA device.

 

BIOS post screen and OS boot are driven through the

 

onboard VGA port.

 

OffboardPriority is given to the PCIE Graphics adapter.

 

BIOS post screen and OS boot are driven through the

 

external graphics adapter port.

 

Priority is given to the PCIE Graphics adapter, and the

 

onboard VGA device is disabled.

 

Note

The vKVM does not function when the onboard

 

 

VGA is disabled.

 

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