Option
Description
Slot Disablement
Enables or disables the available PCIe slots on your system. The slot disablement feature controls the
configuration of the PCIe cards installed in the specified slot. Slots must be disabled only when the installed
peripheral card prevents booting into the operating system or causes delays in system startup. If the slot is
disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI drivers are disabled. Only slots that are present on the system are
available for control.
Table 47. Slot Disablement
Option
Description
Slot 1
Enables or disables the PCIe slot 1. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Slot Bifurcation
Allows
Platform Default Bifurcation
,
Auto Discovery of Bifurcation
and
Manual Bifurcation Control
. The
default is set to
Platform Default Bifurcation
. The slot bifurcation field is accessible when set to
Manual
Bifurcation Control
and is disabled when set to
Platform Default Bifurcation
or
Auto Discovery of
Bifurcation
.
Table 48. Slot Bifurcation
Option
Description
Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings
Platform Default Bifurcation , Auto Bifurcation, and
Manual bifurcation
Slot 1 Bifurcation
x16 Bifurcation
Serial Communication
You can use the
Serial Communication
screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.
Viewing Serial Communication
To view the
Serial Communication
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
Power on, or restart your system.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins t o load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
Serial Communication
.
Serial Communication details
About this task
The
Serial Communication
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Serial
Communication
Enables you to select serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console
redirection can also be enabled, and the port add ress can be specified. This option is set to
Auto
by default.
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