Supermicro PDSBA, User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS
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Option ROM Scan
When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
Enable Master
This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Latency Timer
This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,
high-throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are
Default , 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,
Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive
fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting
and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate .
PCI-E x1 NIC
PCI Express Port#6
Select Enabled to always enable PCI-Ex1 NIC and all other PCI-E ports. Select
Disabled to disable PCI-Ex1 NIC and all other PCI-E ports. When set to Auto,
PCI-Ex1 NIC will be enabled if a PCI add-on card is detected. The options are
Auto , Enabled and Disabled.
Onboard GbE Option ROM Scan
When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
Enable Master
This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Latency Timer
This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,
high-throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are
Default , 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,
Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive
fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting
and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate .