Dell PowerEdge R510 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 69

PCI IRQ Assignments Screen, Serial Communication Screen

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Option OS Watchdog Timer (Disabled default) I/OAT DMA Engine (Disabled default) Embedded Video Controller (Enabled default) Description Sets a timer to monitor the operating system for activity, and aids in recovery if the system stops responding. When Enabled, the operating system is allowed to initialize the timer. When Disabled, the timer is not initialized. NOTE: This feature is usable only with operating systems that support WDAT implementations of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 3.0b specification. Enables or disables the I/O acceleration technology (I/OAT). This feature should only be enabled if the hardware and software support I/OAT. Displays the total amount of video memory available in the embedded video controller. PCI IRQ Assignments Screen Option Embedded X-treme PCI Adapter Description Use the and keys to manually select an IRQ for a given device, or select Default to allow the BIOS to select an IRQ value at system startup. Serial Communication Screen Option Serial Communication (On without Console Redirection default) Description Selects whether the serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) are enabled in BIOS. BIOS console redirection can also be enabled and the port address used can be specified. Options are On without Console Redirection, On with Console Redirection via COM1, On with Console Redirection via COM2, and Off. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 69

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
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PCI IRQ Assignments Screen
Serial Communication Screen
OS Watchdog Timer
(
Disabled
default)
Sets a timer to monitor the operating system for activity,
and aids in recovery if the system stops responding.
When
Enabled
, the operating system is allowed
to initialize the timer. When
Disabled
, the timer is
not initialized.
NOTE:
This feature is usable only with operating systems
that support WDAT implementations of the Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 3.0b specification.
I/OAT DMA Engine
(
Disabled
default)
Enables or disables the I/O acceleration technology
(I/OAT). This feature should only be enabled if the
hardware and software support I/OAT.
Embedded Video
Controller
(
Enabled
default)
Displays the total amount of video memory available in
the embedded video controller.
Option
Description
Embedded X-treme PCI
Adapter
Use the <+> and <-> keys to manually select an IRQ
for a given device, or select
Default
to allow the BIOS to
select an IRQ value at system startup.
Option
Description
Serial Communication
(
On without Console
Redirection
default)
Selects whether the serial communication devices
(
Serial Device 1
and
Serial Device 2
) are enabled in
BIOS. BIOS console redirection can also be enabled and
the port address used can be specified.
Options are
On without Console Redirection
,
On with
Console Redirection
via COM1
,
On with Console
Redirection
via COM
2, and
Off
.
Option
Description