Dell PowerEdge 1550 Configuring the PXE BIOS Feature (.pdf)

02J629 A00

P/N 2J629 Rev. A00

August 2001

Configuring Integrated SCSI and NIC

Controllers

There have been recent changes to the BIOS and/or system board of your Dell™ system that

allow you to enable or disable the integrated small computer system interface (SCSI) and

network interface controller (NIC) controllers. This document explains the System Setup

options that allow you to configure the integrated SCSI and NIC controllers in your system.

For more information, see °Using the System Setup Program± in your system²s

User°s

Guide

.

The

Integrated Devices

screen in the System Setup program allows you to configure

integrated device controllers. Use the following options to configure the SCSI and NIC

controllers:

³

SCSI Controller

´ Enables or disables the system²s integrated SCSI controller. For

the system to boot from a drive attached to the integrated SCSI controller, the drive

must also be enabled. Disabling the SCSI controller causes the BIOS to mask the

presence of devices attached to the controller.

³

Network Interface Controller

´ Enables or disables the system’s two integrated

NICs. Options allow you to enable the controller with or without PXE support or to

disable the controller. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network.

Changes take effect after reboot.

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