Option
Description
User Accessible
USB Ports
Enables or disables the USB ports. Selecting
Only Back Ports On
disables the front
USB ports, selecting
All Ports Off
disables all USB ports. The USB keyboard and
mouse operate during boot process in certain operating systems. After the boot
process is complete, the USB keyboard and mouse do not work if the ports are
disabled.
NOTE: Selecting
Only Back Ports On
and
All Ports Off
disables the USB
management port and also restricts access to iDRAC features.
Internal USB Port
Enables or disables the internal USB port. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Integrated RAID
Controller
Enables or disables the integrated RAID controller. This option is set to
Enabled
by
default.
Integrated
Network Card 1
Enables or disables the integrated network card.
Embedded NIC1
and NIC2
NOTE: The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are only available on systems
that do not have
Integrated Network Card 1
.
Enables or disables the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options. If set to
Disabled
, the
NIC may still be available for shared network access by the embedded
management controller. The embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are only available
on systems that do not have Network Daughter Cards (NDCs). The Embedded NIC1
and NIC2 option is mutually exclusive with the Integrated Network Card 1 option.
Configure the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option by using the NIC management
utilities of the system.
I/OAT DMA Engine
Enables or disables the I/OAT option. Enable only if the hardware and software
support the feature.
Embedded Video
Controller
Enables or disables the
Embedded Video Controller
option. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Current State of
Embedded Video
Controller
Displays the current state of the embedded video controller. The
Current State of
Embedded Video Controller
option is a read-only field. If the Embedded Video
Controller is the only display capability in the system (that is, no add-in graphics
card is installed), then the Embedded Video Controller is automatically used as the
primary display even if the
Embedded Video Controller
setting is set to
Disabled
.
SR-IOV Global
Enable
Enables or disables the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-
IOV) devices. This option is set to
Disabled
by default.
OS Watchdog
Timer
If your system stops responding, this watchdog timer aids in the recovery of your
operating system. When this option is set to
Enabled
, the operating system
initializes the timer. When this option is set to
Disabled
(the default), the timer does
not have any effect on the system.
Memory Mapped
I/O above 4 GB
Enables or disables the support for PCIe devices that need large amounts of
memory. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Slot Disablement
Enables or disables the available PCIe slots on your system. The slot disablement
feature controls the configuration of 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.
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