Table 2-5. Integrated Devices Screen Options (continued)

Option

Description

 

 

Embedded Gb

Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are

NIC1

Enabled without PXE, Enabled with PXE, and Disabled. PXE

(Enabled with PXE

support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes

default)

take effect after the system reboots.

 

 

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC.

 

This field does not have user-selectable settings.

 

 

TOE Capability

Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status of the

 

onboard NIC.

 

 

Embedded Gb

Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are

NIC2

Enabled without PXE, Enabled with PXE, and Disabled. PXE

(Enabled with PXE

support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes

default)

take effect after the system reboots.

 

 

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC.

 

This field does not have user-selectable settings.

 

 

TOE Capability

Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status of the

 

onboard NIC.

 

 

Diskette Controller

Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When

(Auto default)

Auto is selected, the system turns off the controller when

 

necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an

 

expansion slot. You can also configure the drive as Read-Only,

 

or Off. When using the Read-Onlysetting, the drive cannot be

 

used to write to a disk.

 

 

OS Watchdog

NOTE: This feature is usable only with operating systems that

Timer (Disabled

support WDAT implementations of the Advanced Configuration

default)

and Power Interface (ACPI) 3.0b specification.

 

Sets a timer that monitors the operating system for activity and

 

aids in recovery if the system stops responding. When this field

 

is set to Enabled, the operating system is allowed to initialize

 

the timer. When set to Disabled, the timer is not initialized.

 

 

I/OAT DMA

Enables or disables the I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT)

Engine (Disable

option. This feature should be enabled only if the hardware and

default)

software support I/OAT.

 

 

System Interrupts

Controls the interrupt assignment of PCI devices in the system.

Assignment

Distributed swizzles the interrupt routing to minimize IRQ

(Standard default)

sharing.

 

 

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Dell DL2000 Integrated Devices Screen Options Description Embedded Gb, Take effect after the system reboots, MAC Address