Dell PowerEdge M420 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 135

PCI IRQ Assignments Screen, Serial Communication Screen, Disabled, Enabled, Default

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Option OS Watchdog Timer (Disabled default). I/OAT DMA Engine (Disabled default) (PowerEdge M910, M710, M610x, M610, M600) Embedded Video Controller (Enabled default) Description If set to Enabled, the operating system restarts the system if it locks up, based on the expiration of a timer. If set to Disabled, in the event of a system lockup, no timer is set and the OS does not restart the system in the event of a lockup. If set to Enabled, the I/O Acceleration Technology feature is enabled for network controllers that support this technology. This option should always be set to Enabled. PCI IRQ Assignments Screen Option 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 start-up. Serial Communication Screen The blade has a single serial port (COM1) which can be enabled for console redirection through the IMC. Option Serial Communication (Off default) Serial Port Address (COM1 default) Failsafe Baud Rate (115200 default) Description Options are On with Console Redirection, On without Console Redirection, and Off. Sets the serial port addresses to COM1 or COM2. Displays the failsafe baud rate used for console redirection when the baud rate cannot be negotiated automatically with the remote terminal. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 135

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
135
PCI IRQ Assignments Screen
Serial Communication Screen
The blade has a single serial port (COM1) which can be enabled for console
redirection through the IMC.
OS Watchdog Timer
(
Disabled
default).
If set to
Enabled
, the operating system restarts the system
if it locks up, based on the expiration of a timer. If set to
Disabled
, in the event of a system lockup, no timer is set
and the OS does not restart the system in the event of a
lockup.
I/OAT DMA Engine
(
Disabled
default)
(PowerEdge M910,
M710, M610x, M610,
M600)
If set to
Enabled
, the I/O Acceleration Technology feature
is enabled for network controllers that support this
technology.
Embedded Video
Controller (
Enabled
default)
This option should always be set to
Enabled
.
Option
Description
<
PCIe device
>
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 start-up.
Option
Description
Serial Communication
(
Off
default)
Options are
On with Console Redirection
,
On without
Console Redirection,
and
Off
.
Serial Port Address
(
COM1
default)
Sets the serial port addresses to
COM1
or
COM2
.
Failsafe Baud Rate
(
115200
default)
Displays the failsafe baud rate used for console redirection
when the baud rate cannot be negotiated automatically
with the remote terminal.
Option
Description