Dell R220 owner manual Serial Communications Screen, Serial Port Address

Menu Item Description

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

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

Memory Mapped Allows you to enable support for PCIe devices that require large amounts of

I/O above 4GB memory. By default, the option is set to Enabled.

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	Allows you to select serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial
Communication	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
Connector	2, or 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 115200.
Remote Terminal	Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote
Type	Terminal Type option is set to VT 100/VT 220.
Redirection After	Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the
Boot	operating system is loaded. By default, the Redirection After Boot option is set to
	Enabled.

19