Dell PowerEdge T440 EMC Installation and Service Manual - Page 50

Serial Communication, Table 32. Slot Disablement continued, Table 33. Slot Bifurcation

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Option Description Table 32. Slot Disablement (continued) Option Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Description Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 2. This option is set to Enabled by default. Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 3. This option is set to Enabled by default. Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 4. This option is set to Enabled by default. Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 5. This option is set to Enabled by default. Slot Bifurcation Allows Platform Default Bifurcation, Auto Discovery of Bifurcation and Manual Bifurcation Control. The default is set to Platform Default Bifurcation. The slot bifurcation field is accessible when set to Manual Bifurcation Control and is disabled when set to Platform Default Bifurcation or Auto Discovery of Bifurcation. Table 33. Slot Bifurcation Option Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings Description Platform Default Bifurcation , Auto Bifurcation, and Manual bifurcation Slot 1 Bifurcation x4 Bifurcation Slot 2 Bifurcation x4 Bifurcation Slot 4 Bifurcation x4 Bifurcation Slot 5 Bifurcation x4 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. 50 Pre-operating system management applications

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Option
Description
Table 32. Slot Disablement (continued)
Option
Description
Slot 2
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled
for the PCIe slot 2. This option is set to
Enabled
by
default.
Slot 3
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled
for the PCIe slot 3. This option is set to
Enabled
by
default.
Slot 4
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled
for the PCIe slot 4. This option is set to
Enabled
by
default.
Slot 5
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled
for the PCIe slot 5. This option is set to
Enabled
by
default.
Slot Bifurcation
Allows
Platform Default Bifurcation
,
Auto Discovery of Bifurcation
and
Manual Bifurcation Control
. The
default is set to
Platform Default Bifurcation
. The slot bifurcation field is accessible when set to
Manual
Bifurcation Control
and is disabled when set to
Platform Default Bifurcation
or
Auto Discovery of
Bifurcation
.
Table 33. Slot Bifurcation
Option
Description
Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings
Platform Default Bifurcation , Auto Bifurcation, and
Manual bifurcation
Slot 1 Bifurcation
x4 Bifurcation
Slot 2 Bifurcation
x4 Bifurcation
Slot 4 Bifurcation
x4 Bifurcation
Slot 5 Bifurcation
x4 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
.
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Pre-operating system management applications