Dell PowerEdge R640 EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation and Service Manual - Page 61
Serial Communication, Table 48. Slot Bifurcation
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Option Description Table 48. Slot Bifurcation Option Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings Slot 1 Bifurcation Table 49. Slot Bifurcation Option Slot 1 Bifurcation Slot 2 Bifurcation Slot 3 Bifurcation Slot 4 Bifurcation Slot 5 Bifurcation Slot 6 Bifurcation Slot 7 Bifurcation Description Platform Default Bifurcation , Auto Bifurcation, and Manual bifurcation x16 Bifurcation Description x4 or x8 or x4x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation x4 or x8 Bifurcation x4 or x8 or x4x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation x16 or x4 or x8 or x4x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation x4 Bifurcation or x8 Bifurcation x4 or x8 Bifurcation x16 or x4 or x8 or x4x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation Serial Communication You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port. Viewing Serial Communication To view the Serial Communication screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication. Serial Communication details About this task The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows: Option Description Serial Communication Enables you to select serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirection can also be enabled, and the port address can be specified. This option is set to Auto by default. Pre-operating system management applications 61
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