Using the System Setup Program

Option

Description

PCI Slot Configuration

Press <Enter> to configure PCI Express devices.

 

NOTE: When you install a Intel Xeon Phi card in the

 

C8220X sled, BIOS automatically enables the PCI memory

 

64-bit decode option.

PCIe Generation

Select a PCI signaling rate.

(Gen3 default)

• Gen1: 2.5 GT/s

 

 

• Gen2: 5 GT/s

 

• Gen3: 8 GT/s

VT for Direct I/O

Enables or disables Intel hardware virtualization

(Disabled default)

support.

SR-IOV Global Enable

Enables or disables BIOS configuration of Single Root

(Disabled default)

I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices.

I/OAT DMA Engine

If set to Enabled, the I/O Acceleration Technology

(Disabled default)

(I/OAT) feature is enabled for network controllers that

 

support this technology.

Maximum Payload Size

Sets the maximum payload size of the PCI Express

(Auto default)

controller. Options are Auto, 128 bytes, and 256 bytes.

Embedded Video Controller

Enables or disables the onboard video controller.

(Enabled default)

NOTE: This option should always be set to Enabled. The

 

 

remote KVM function cannot function if set to disabled.

Video Enumeration

Select video controller enumeration type.

(Onboard default)

• Onboard - The onboard video controller is used for

 

 

boot-time messages.

 

Add-in - The first add-in video controller is used for

 

boot-time messages. Depending on the BIOS search

 

order and system slot layout.

WHEA Support

Enables or disables the Windows Hardware Error

(Disabled default)

Architecture (WHEA) feature.

Perfmon and DFX Devices

Enables or disables the Perfmon devices (e.g. disk

(Disabled default)

usage, memory consumption, and CPU load) DFX

 

devices (such as a USB adaptor) installed in the system.

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