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8 BIOS
8.1 Overview
The PowerEdge R515 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core and supports the following features:
∙AMD C32 processor support
∙Simultaneous
∙PCI 2.3 compliant
∙Plug and Play 1.0a compliant
∙Multiprocessor (MP) 1.4 compliant
∙Bootable from hard drive, optical drive, iSCSI drive, USB key, and SD card
∙Power management support including DBS, power inventory, and multiple power profiles: o Maximum performance
o OS control (DBS)
o Active Power Controller o Custom
∙ACPI 2.0 support (S0,
∙PXE and WOL support for
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∙SETUP access through <F2> key at end of POST
∙USB 2.0 (USB boot code is 1.1 compliant)
∙F1/F2 error logging in CMOS
∙Virtual KVM, CD, and floppy support
∙iDRAC supported
∙Unified Server Configurator (UEFI 2.1) and UEFI shell support
∙SMBIOS 2.5
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∙Dell Server Assistant 7.0 support
∙System Service support
∙Onboard PCI video BIOS support
∙SATA enabled for CDROM and HDD
∙PCI FW3.0 compliant
∙I2O v1.5 ready
∙Selectable boot support based on BIOS Boot Specification v1.01
∙El Torito
∙Remote BIOS update support
∙Remote Configuration Interface (RCI) support
∙Console redirection via COM1
∙PXE support based on Preboot Execution Environment Specification v2.1
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∙ePPID support in flash
∙Memory remapping support
∙AC recovery staggering
∙DIMM mismatch checking
The PowerEdge R515 BIOS does not support the following:
∙BIOS language localization
∙BIOS recovery after bad flash
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PowerEdge R515 Technical Guide