Table 16. Integrated Devices details (continued)
Option
Description
startup. If the slot is disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI drivers are
disabled. Only slots that are present on the system will be available for control.
Slot n
: Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot
n. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
Slot Bifurcation
Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings
allows
Platform Default Bifurcation
,
and
Manual bifurcation Control
.
This option is set to
Platform Default Bifurcation
by default. The slot
bifurcation field is accessible when set to
Manual bifurcation Control
and
is grayed out when set to
Platform Default Bifurcation
.
NOTE:
The slot bifurcation supports on PCIe slot only, does not support
slot type from Paddle card to Riser and Slimline connector to Riser.
Serial Communication
To view the
Serial Communication
screen, power on the system, press F2, and click
System Setup Main Menu
>
System
BIOS
>
Serial Communication
.
Table 17. Serial Communication details
Option
Description
Serial Communication
Enables the serial communication options. Selects serial communication
devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirection
can also be enabled, and the port address can be specified.
The options available for System without serial COM port (DB9) are
On
without Console Redirection
,
On with Console Redirection
,
Off
. This
option is set to
Off
by default.
The options available for System with serial COM port (DB9) are
On without
Console Redirection
,
On with Console Redirection via Com1
,
On with
Console Redirection via Com2
,
Off
,
Auto
. This option is set to
Auto
by
default.
Serial Port Address
Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to
Serial Device1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1
by default.
NOTE:
You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL)
feature. To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port
address for console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE:
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX
setting that is saved in iDRAC. The serial MUX setting can independently
be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from within the
BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX setting to the
default setting of Serial Device 1.
External Serial Connector
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to
Serial Device 1
,
Serial Device 2
, or the
Remote Access Device
by using this option. This
option is set to
Serial Device 1
by default.
NOTE:
Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL).
To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for
console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE:
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX
setting saved in iDRAC. The serial MUX setting can independently be
changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from within the BIOS
setup utility may not always revert this setting to the default setting of
Serial Device 1.
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Pre-operating system management applications
