Intel® Server Board S2600CW Functional Architecture
Intel® Server Board S2600CW Family TPS
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Revision 2.4
2.
Onboard Video
Option Values:
Enabled
Disabled
Help Text:
On-board video controller.
Warning: System video is completely disabled if this option is disabled and an
add-in video adapter is not installed.
Comments:
When disabled, the system requires an add-in video card for the
video to be seen. When there is no add-in video card installed, Onboard Video is set to
Enabled
and grayed out so it cannot be changed.
If there is an add-in video card installed in a PCIe slot connected to CPU Socket 1, and
the Legacy VGA Socket option is set to
CPU Socket 1
, then this Onboard Video option
is available to be set and default as Disabled.
If there is an add-in video card installed on a PCIe slot connected to CPU Socket 2, and
the Legacy VGA Socket option is set to
CPU Socket 2
, this option is grayed out and
unavailable, with a value set to
Disabled
. This is because the Onboard Video is
connected to CPU Socket 1, and is not functional when CPU Socket 2 is the active path
for video. When Legacy VGA Socket is set back to
CPU Socket 1
, this option becomes
available again and is set to its default value of
Enabled
.
Note:
This option does not appear on some models.
3.
Legacy VGA Socket
Option Values:
CPU Socket 1
CPU Socket 2
Help Text:
Determines whether Legacy VGA video output is enabled for PCIe slots attached
to Processor Socket 1 or 2. Socket 1 is the default.
Comments:
This option is necessary when using an add-in video card on a PCIe slot
attached to CPU Socket 2, due to a limitation of the processor IIO. The Legacy video
device can be connected through either socket but there is a setting that must be set
on only one of the two. This option allows the switch to using a video card in a slot
connected to CPU Socket 2.
This option does not appear unless the BIOS is running on a board which has one
processor installed on CPU Socket 2 and can potentially have a video card installed in
a PCIe slot connected to CPU Socket 2.