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Table 2-5. Integrated Devices Screen Options (continued) Option Description IDE CD-ROM Controller Enables the integrated IDE controller. When set to Auto, each channel of the (Auto default) integrated IDE controller is enabled if IDE devices are attached to the channel and the external IDE controller is not detected. NOTE: This option will not appear on this menu screen if your system does not include this optional device. Diskette Controller (Auto default) Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When Auto is selected, the system turns off the controller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. You can also configure the drive as Read-Only, or Off. When using the Read-Only setting, the drive cannot be used to write to a disk. NOTE: This option will not appear on this menu screen if your system does not include this optional device. User Accessible USB Ports Enables or disables the system's user accessible USB ports. Options are All Ports (All Ports On default) On, Only Back Ports On, and All Ports Off. Embedded Gb NIC1 (Enabled with PXE default) Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are Enabled without PXE, Enabled with PXE, and Disabled. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots. MAC Address Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not have user-selectable settings. TOE Capability Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status of the onboard NIC. Embedded Gb NIC2 (Enabled without PXE default) Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are Enabled without PXE, Enabled with PXE, and Disabled. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots. MAC Address Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not have user-selectable settings. TOE Capability Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status of the onboard NIC. Serial Communication Screen Table 2-6 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Serial Communication screen. Table 2-6. Serial Communication Screen Options Option Serial Communication (Off default) Description 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 43

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Using the System Setup Program
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Serial Communication Screen
Table 2-6 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the
Serial
Communication
screen.
IDE CD-ROM Controller
(
Auto
default)
Enables the integrated IDE controller. When set to
Auto
, each channel of the
integrated IDE controller is enabled if IDE devices are attached to the channel and
the external IDE controller is not detected.
NOTE:
This option will not appear on this menu screen if your system does not include
this optional device.
Diskette Controller
(
Auto
default)
Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When
Auto
is selected,
the system turns off the controller when necessary to accommodate a controller
card installed in an expansion slot. You can also configure the drive as
Read-Only
,
or
Off
. When using the
Read-Only
setting, the drive cannot be used to write to a
disk.
NOTE:
This option will not appear on this menu screen if your system does not include
this optional device.
User Accessible USB Ports
(
All Ports On
default)
Enables or disables the system’s user accessible USB ports. Options are
All Ports
On
,
Only Back Ports On
, and
All Ports Off
.
Embedded Gb NIC1
(
Enabled with PXE
default
)
Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are
Enabled without
PXE
,
Enabled with PXE
, and
Disabled
. PXE support allows the system to boot
from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots.
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not
have user-selectable settings.
TOE Capability
Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status of the onboard NIC.
Embedded Gb NIC2
(
Enabled without PXE
default)
Enables or disables the system's integrated NIC. Options are
Enabled without
PXE
,
Enabled with PXE
, and
Disabled
. PXE support allows the system to boot
from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots.
MAC Address
Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not
have user-selectable settings.
TOE Capability
Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status of the onboard NIC.
Table 2-6.
Serial Communication Screen Options
Option
Description
Serial Communication
(
Off
default)
Options are
On without Console Redirection
,
On with Console
Redirection
via COM1
,
On with Console Redirection
via
COM
2, and
Off
.
Table 2-5.
Integrated Devices Screen Options
(continued)
Option
Description