Menu Item | Description |
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. |
I/OAT DMA Engine | Allows you to enable or disable the I/O Acceleration Technology (i/OAT) option. By default |
| I/OAT DMA Engine it is disabled. |
Embedded Video | Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller. By default, the embedded |
Controller | video controller is Enabled. |
Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR- | |
| IOV) devices. By default, the |
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 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 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. |
| 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 11520. |
Remote Terminal | Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote Terminal Type |
Type | option is set to VT 100/VT 220. |
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