Example
Menu Item | Description |
USB 3.0 Setting Allows you to enable or disable the USB 3.0 support Enable this option only if your operating system supports USB 3.0. Disabling this allows devices to operate at USB 2.0 speed. USB 3.0 is disabled by default.
User Accessible Allows you to enable or disable the USB ports. Selecting Only Back Ports On
USB Ports disables the front USB ports, selecting All Ports Off disables all USB ports. The USB keyboard and mouse operates during boot process in certain operating systems. After the boot process is complete, the USB keyboard and mouse does not work if the ports are disabled.
NOTE: Selecting Only Back Ports On and All Ports Off will disable the USB management port and also restrict access to iDRAC features.
Internal USB Port Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB port. By default, the Internal USB Port option is set to Enabled.
Embedded NIC1 and NIC2
I/OAT DMA Engine
Embedded Video Controller
NOTE: The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option is only available on systems that do not have Integrated Network Card 1.
Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2. If set to Disabled, the NIC may still be available for shared network access by the embedded management controller. The embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option is only available on systems that do not have NDCs. This option is mutually exclusive with the Integrated Network Card 1 option. Configure this function using the NIC management utilities of the system.
Allows you to enable or disable the I/OAT option Enable only if the hardware and software supports the feature.
Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller. By default, the embedded video controller is Enabled. If the Embedded Video Controller is the only display capability in the system (that is, no
Current State of | Displays the current state of the Embedded Video Controller. Current State of |
Embedded Video | Embedded Video Controller is a read only field, indicating the current state for the |
Controller | Embedded Video Controller. |
Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O | |
Enable | Virtualization |
| to Disabled. |
OS Watchdog | If your system stops responding, this watchdog timer aids in the recovery of your |
Timer | operating system. When this field is set to Enabled, the operating system is allowed |
| to initialize the timer. When is set to Disabled (the default), the timer will have no |
| effect on the system. |
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. |
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