Option

Description

 

 

SATA Settings

Displays a screen to enable or disable the integrated

 

SATA controller and ports. See "SATA Settings Screen."

Boot Settings

Displays a screen to specify the boot mode (BIOS or

 

UEFI). For BIOS boot mode, you can also specify the

 

boot devices. See "Boot Settings Screen."

Integrated Devices

Displays a screen to enable or disable integrated device

 

controllers and ports, and to specify related features

 

and options. See "Integrated Devices Screen."

PCI IRQ Assignment

Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of

 

the integrated devices on the PCI bus, and any installed

 

expansion card that requires an IRQ. See "PCI IRQ

 

Assignments Screen."

Serial Communication

Displays a screen to enable or disable the serial ports

 

and specify related features and options. See "Serial

 

Communication Screen."

Embedded Server

Displays a screen to configure the front-panel LCD

Management

options and to set a user-definedLCD string. See

 

"Embedded Server Management Screen."

Power Management

Enables you to manage power usage of the processor(s),

 

fans, and memory modules with preconfigured or

 

customized settings. See "Power Management Screen."

System Security

Displays a screen to configure the system password and

 

setup password features. See "System Security Screen,"

 

Using the System Password," and "Using the Setup

 

Password" for more information.

Keyboard NumLock

Determines whether your system starts up with the

(On default)

NumLock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards

 

(does not apply to 84-key keyboards).

Report Keyboard Errors

Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during

(Report default)

the POST. Select Report for host systems that have

 

keyboards attached. Select Do Not Report to suppress

 

all error messages relating to the keyboard or keyboard

 

controller during POST. This setting does not affect the

 

operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached

 

to the system.

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R710 specifications

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