Use this window to assign values to BIOS Setup fields.
Selection | User Privileges | |
U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable | ||
View | Manage | |
BIOS Setup | A | A |
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NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI." |
When you use BIOS Setup, you make changes that cannot take effect until you reboot your system. After you have made a change to a BIOS setting, a Reboot System button appears. If you click this button, you receive more confirmation messages that you want to reboot your system. Rebooting your system gives effect to the BIOS setting changes you have just made.
When you power on your system, the system performs checks before it loads the operating system. BIOS settings allow you to control which devices must be located during a system boot, and which devices are enabled or disabled. Disabling devices that you do not plan to use can save time during the boot process.
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NOTE: This help page may include information about BIOS features not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays the BIOS features that are supported on your system. |
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NOTE: The BIOS Setup window for your system only displays the BIOS features that are supported on your system. |
Trusted Platform Module | Off | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is disabled. |
On with Pre-boot Measurements | During a system boot, the pre-boot measurements for TPM are checked. | |
On without Pre-boot Measurements | During a system boot, only certain pre-boot measurements for TPM are checked. |
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NOTE: Trusted Platform Module options cannot be configured by Server Administrator. |
OS Watchdog Timer | Disabled | Instructs the BIOS to disable the operating system watchdog timer during system boot. | ||
Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable the operating system watchdog timer during system boot. | |||
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Demand Based Power Management | Disabled | Disables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature. This is the default setting. | ||
Enabled | Enables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature. | |||
Numlock | On | Allows the keypad to be used as number keys at boot time. | ||
Off | Allows the keypad to be used as arrow keys at boot time. | |||
Diskette | Off | Disables the diskette drive during system boot. | ||
Auto | Auto-enables the diskette drive during system boot. | |||
Write Protect | Does not allow writes during system boot. Makes the diskette drive read-only during system boot. | |||
Dual NIC | An optional feature in some systems, the Dual NIC card adds two additional network ports to the server blade modules. For embedded NICs (network interface cards) that have this feature, both NICs are either enabled or disabled. The NICs cannot be enabled or disabled independently of each other. If the NICs are enabled, PXE or iSCSI can be enabled or disabled independently for each NIC. | |||
Configuration of Dual NIC | Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the Dual NIC feature during system boot. | ||
On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the Dual NIC feature during system boot. | |||
Configuration of First NIC | Enabled with PXE | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC PXE during system boot. | ||
Enabled with iSCSI | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system. | |||
Configuration of Second NIC | Enabled with PXE | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC PXE during system boot. | ||
Enabled with iSCSI | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system. | |||
NIC (number) | Disabled | Instructs the BIOS to disable the NIC during system boot. | ||
Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable NIC (number) without PXE or iSCSI during system boot. | |||
Enabled with PXE Enabled with iSCSI |
Instructs the BIOS
to enable the NIC (number) PXE during system boot.
Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC (number) iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system. |
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Mouse | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the mouse during system boot. | ||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the mouse during system boot. | |||
Speaker | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the speaker during system boot. | ||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the speaker during system boot. | |||
USB | Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable the Universal Serial Bus (USB) during system boot. | ||
Disabled | Disables the USB during system boot. | |||
Enabled with BIOS support | Enables the USB during system boot with BIOS support. | |||
Internal USB Port | Disabled | Disables configuration of the Internal USB port. This is the default setting. | ||
Enabled | Enables configuration of the Internal USB port. | |||
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IDE | Auto | Instructs the BIOS to enable the integrated device electronics (IDE) drive during system boot. | ||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the IDE drive during system boot. | |||
ROMB Channel A | RAID | Indicates whether the redundant array of independent disks (RAID) on Motherboard (ROMB) on channel A is set to type RAID. | ||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel A during system boot. | |||
SCSI | Indicates whether the ROMB on channel A is set to type Small Computer System Interface (SCSI). | |||
ROMB Channel B | RAID | Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type RAID. | ||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel B during system boot. | |||
SCSI | Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type SCSI. | |||
Primary SCSI | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the primary SCSI device during system boot. | ||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the primary SCSI device during system boot. | |||
Secondary SCSI | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the secondary SCSI device during system boot. | ||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the secondary SCSI device during system boot. | |||
Boot Sequence | Instructs the BIOS which device is used to boot the system, and the order in which the boot routine is to check each device. | |||
Diskette First | Begin the boot sequence with the diskette drive. | |||
Hard Disk Only | Begin the boot sequence with the hard drive. | |||
Device List | Begin the boot sequence with the
device list. NOTE: Setting the boot sequence to Device List results in the following boot sequence: diskette, IDE CD drive, hard drive, option ROMs (if the devices are available). |
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CD-ROM First | Begin the boot sequence with the CD drive. | |||
Parallel Port | Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the device. | ||
LPT1 | Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT1. | |||
LPT2 | Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT2. | |||
LPT3 | Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT3. | |||
Serial Port 1 | Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the
device. NOTE: This option is not available when Console Redirection is enabled. |
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Auto | Instructs the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port. | |||
COM 1 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 1. | |||
COM 3 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to
COM port 3. NOTE: This option is not available when Console Redirection is enabled. |
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BMC Serial | If enabled, BMC controls traffic between the operating system and the BMC. | |||
BMC NIC | If enabled, this built-in serial port is connected to the BMC which transfers the data over the shared NIC. | |||
RAC | If enabled, this built in serial
port is connected to the RAC. NOTE: This option is only available when RAC is present in the system. |
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BMC COM 1 | If enabled, makes BMC snoop the data stream going from the DB9 connector to COM 1. | |||
Serial Port 2 | Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the device. | ||
Auto | Instructs the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port. | |||
COM 2 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 2. | |||
COM 4 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 4. | |||
Serial Communications | On without Console Redirection | Instructs the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is disabled. | ||
On with Console Redirection via COM1 | Instructs the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is via COM port 1. | |||
On with Console Redirection via COM2 | Instructs the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is via COM port 2. | |||
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable COM port 1 and COM port 2. | |||
External Serial Connector | COM1 | Instructs the BIOS to map the external serial connector to COM port 1. | ||
COM2 | Instructs the BIOS to map the external serial connector to COM port 2. | |||
Remote Access Device | BIOS maps the external serial connector to the Remote Access Management interface. This is the default setting. Terminal escape sequences can toggle the external connector between the system (COM ports 1 and 2) and the Remote Access device. | |||
Parallel Mode | AT | Enables parallel port mode AT. | ||
PS/2 | Enables parallel port mode PS/2. | |||
Console Redirection | Off | Turns off BIOS console redirection. | ||
NOTE: Serial ports are not present on all systems. | ||||
Serial Port 1 | Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 1. Keyboard and text output are redirected over serial port 1. The current settings of Serial Port 1 determine the ultimate target for the redirected output. | |||
Serial Port 2 | Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 2. | |||
NOTE: The features described below are not present on all systems. | ||||
BMC NIC | Redirects the BIOS screen over the
BMC NIC. Keyboard and text output are redirected over the BMC NIC. NOTE: This option is not available on xx0x modular systems. |
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iDRAC/MC | Enables the management module
connection for certain modular systems. Management functions include: power, alert, and
cooling management, input/output module and keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) management. NOTE: This option is only available on xx0x modular systems. |
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NOTE: The features described below are not present on all systems. | ||||
Embedded SATA Controller | Off | Disables the SATA controller. | ||
ATA | Sets the onboard SATA controller to ATA mode. | |||
RAID | Sets the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode. | |||
QDMA | Sets the onboard SATA controller to QDMA mode. | |||
SATA Port (number) | Off | Disables the SATA port. | ||
Auto | Automatically enables the SATA port. | |||
IDE Primary Drive (number) | Off | Disables the IDE primary drive. | ||
Auto | Automatically enables the IDE primary drive. | |||
AC Power Recovery Mode | Off | Indicates the system has been turned off. | ||
Last State | Indicates the system has returned to the previous state. | |||
On | Indicates the system has been turned on. | |||
Console Redirection Failsafe BAUD Rate | 115200 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps). | ||
57600 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps). | |||
19200 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps). | |||
9600 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps). | |||
Console Redirection After Boot | Enabled | Enables BIOS console redirection after system reboot. | ||
Disabled | Disables BIOS console redirection. | |||
User Accessible USB Ports | All Ports On | Enables all
user accessible Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. NOTE: Ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off. |
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Only Back Ports On | Disables the
front user accessible USB ports. NOTE: Ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off. |
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All Ports Off | Disables both
front and back user accessible USB ports. NOTE: Ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off. |
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CPU Virtualization Technology | Disabled | Disables the additional hardware
capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. NOTE: Changing this option will result in a system power down of approximately 3-5 seconds during the next reboot. |
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Enabled | Enables the additional hardware
capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. NOTE: Changing this option will result in a system power down of approximately 3-5 seconds during the next reboot. |
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CPU HyperThreading (Logical Processor) | Enabled | Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. When set to this option (which is the default option), the BIOS reports all logical processors. | ||
Disabled | The BIOS reports only one logical processor per core. | |||
Embedded Hypervisor | Disabled | Disables configuration of the embedded hypervisor. This is the default setting. | ||
Enabled | Enables configuration of the embedded hypervisor. | |||
Optical Drive Controller | Disabled | Disables the optical SATA CD-ROM drive. | ||
Enabled | Enables the optical SATA CD-ROM drive. |
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