Menu Item

Description

Internal SD Card Port

Enables or disables the system’s internal SD card port. By default, Internal SD Card Port option

 

is set to On.

 

NOTE: This option is displayed only if IDSDM is installed on the system board.

Internal SD Card

If set to Mirror mode, data is written on both SD cards. If any one of the SD card fails, data is

Redundancy

written to the active SD card. Data from this card is copied to the replacement SD card at the

 

next boot. By default, Internal SD Card Redundancy option is set to Mirror.

 

NOTE: This option is displayed only if IDSDM is installed on the system board.

Integrated Network

Allows you to enable or disable the integrated network card 1. By default, the Integrated

Card 1

Network Card 1 option is set to Enabled.

OS Watchdog Timer

Allows you to enable or disable the OS watchdog timer. When this field is enabled, the

 

operating system initializes the timer and the OS watchdog timer helps in recovering the

 

operating system. By default, the OS Watchdog Timer option is set to Disabled.

Embedded Video

Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller. By default, the embedded

Controller

video controller is Enabled.

SR-IOV Global Enable

Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-

 

IOV) devices. By default, the SR-IOV Global Enable option is set to Disabled.

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.

Memory Mapped I/O

Allows you to enable support for PCIe devices that require large amounts of memory. By

above 4 GB

default, the option is set to Enabled.

Serial Communications Screen

Menu Item

Description

Serial Communication

Allows you to select serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial 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 2, or

Connector

remote access device. By default, the External Serial Connector option is set to Serial Device1.

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