BIOS Setup

Use this window to assign values to BIOS Setup fields. 

System Tree Selection Tab Subtab User Privileges
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Main System Chassis NA
BIOS Setup BIOS A A

U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

Reboot System Button

When you use BIOS Setup, you make changes that cannot take effect until you reboot your system. After you have made a change to a BIOS setting, a Reboot System button appears. If you click this button, you receive more confirmation messages that you want to reboot your system. Rebooting your system gives effect to the BIOS setting changes you have just made.

BIOS Settings

When you power on your system, the system performs checks before it loads the operating system. BIOS settings allow you to control which devices must be located during a system boot, and which devices are enabled or disabled. Disabling devices that you do not plan to use can save time during the boot process.

NOTE: This help page may include information about BIOS features that are not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays the BIOS features that are supported on your system.
NOTE: The BIOS Setup window for your system only displays the BIOS features that are supported on your system. 

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Demand Based Power Management Disable Disables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature. This is the default setting.
Enable Enables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature.
Numlock On Allows the keypad to be used as number keys at boot time.
Off Allows the keypad to be used as arrow keys at boot time.
Diskette Off Disables the diskette drive during system boot.
Auto Auto-enables the diskette drive during system boot.
Write Protect Does not allow writes during system boot. Makes the diskette drive read-only during system boot.
Dual NIC An optional feature in some systems, the Dual NIC card adds two additional network ports to the server blade modules. For embedded NICs that have this feature, both NICs are either enabled or disabled. The NICs cannot be enabled or disabled independently of each other. If the NICs are enabled, PXE can be enabled or disabled independently for each NIC.
Configuration of Dual NIC Off Tells the BIOS to disable the Dual NIC feature during system boot.
On Tells the BIOS to enable the Dual NIC feature during system boot.
Configuration of NIC 1 PXE Disabled Tells the BIOS to disable the NIC 1 PXE during system boot.
Enabled Tells the BIOS to enable the NIC 1 PXE  during system boot.
Configuration of NIC 2 PXE Disabled Tells the BIOS to disable the NIC 2 PXE during system boot.
Enabled Tells the BIOS to enable the NIC 2 PXE  during system boot.
NIC (number) Disabled Tells the BIOS to disable the network interface card (NIC) during system boot.
Enabled Enables the NIC during system boot.
Enabled Without PXE Enables the NIC during system boot, but without PXE.
Mouse On Tells the BIOS to enable the mouse during system boot.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable the mouse during system boot.
Speaker On Tells the BIOS to enable the speaker during system boot.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable the speaker during system boot.
USB Enabled Tells the BIOS to enable the Universal Serial Bus (USB) during system boot. 
Disabled Disables the USB during system boot.
Enabled with BIOS support Enables the USB during system boot with BIOS support.
IDE Auto Tells the BIOS to enable the integrated device electronics (IDE) drive during system boot.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable the IDE drive during system boot.
ROMB Channel A RAID Indicates whether the redundant array of independent disks (RAID) on Motherboard (ROMB) on channel A is set to type RAID.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel A during system boot.
SCSI Indicates whether the ROMB on channel A is set to type Small Computer System Interface (SCSI).
ROMB Channel B RAID Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type RAID.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel B during system boot.
SCSI Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type SCSI.
Primary SCSI On Tells the BIOS to enable the primary SCSI device during system boot.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable the primary SCSI device during system boot.
Secondary SCSI On Tells the BIOS to enable the secondary SCSI device during system boot.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable the secondary SCSI device during system boot.
Boot Sequence Tells the BIOS which device is used to boot the system, and the order in which the boot routine is to check each device.
Diskette First Begin the boot sequence with the diskette drive.
Hard Disk Only Begin the boot sequence with the hard drive.
Device List Begin the boot sequence with the device list.

NOTE: Setting the boot sequence to Device List results in the following boot sequence: diskette, IDE CD drive, hard drive, option ROMs (if the devices are available).

CD-ROM First Begin the boot sequence with the CD drive.
Parallel Port Off Tells the BIOS to disable the device.
LPT1 Tells the BIOS to find the device on LPT1.
LPT2 Tells the BIOS to find the device on LPT2.
LPT3 Tells the BIOS to find the device on LPT3.
Serial Port 1 Off Tells the BIOS to disable the device.

NOTE: This option is not  available when Console Redirection is enabled.

Auto Tells the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port.
COM 1 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 1.
COM 3 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 3.

NOTE: This option is not  available when Console Redirection is enabled.

BMC Serial If enabled, BMC controls traffic between the operating system and the BMC.
BMC NIC If enabled, this built-in serial port is connected to the BMC which transfers the data over the shared NIC.
RAC If enabled, this built in serial port is connected to the RAC.

NOTE: This option is only available when  RAC is present in the system.

BMC COM 1 If enabled, makes BMC snoop the data stream going from the DB9 connector to COM 1.
Serial Port 2 Off Tells the BIOS to disable the device.
Auto Tells the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port.
COM 2 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 2.
COM 4 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 4.
Serial Communications On without Console Redirection Tells the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is disabled.
On with Console Redirection via COM1 Tells the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is via COM port 1.
On with Console Redirection via COM2 Tells the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is via COM port 2.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable COM port 1 and COM port 2.
External Serial Connector COM1 Tells the BIOS to map the external serial connector to COM port 1.
COM2 and Remote Access BIOS maps the external serial connector to the Remote Access Management interface. This is the default setting. Terminal escape sequences can toggle the external connector between the system (COM port 2) and the Remote Access device.
Parallel Mode AT Enables parallel port mode AT.
PS/2 Enables parallel port mode PS/2.
Console Redirection Off Turns off BIOS console redirection.
NOTE: Serial ports are not present on all systems.
Serial Port 1 Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 1. Keyboard and text output are redirected over serial port 1. The current settings of Serial Port 1 determine the ultimate target for the redirected output.
Serial Port 2 Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 2.
NOTE: The features described below are not present on all systems.
BMC NIC Redirects the BIOS screen over the BMC NIC. Keyboard and text output are redirected over the BMC NIC.
DRAC/MC Enables the management module connection for certain modular systems. Management functions include: power, alert, and cooling management, input/output module and keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) management.
NOTE: The features described below are not present on all systems.
Embedded SATA Controller Off Disables the SATA controller.
ATA Sets the onboard SATA controller to ATA mode.
RAID Sets the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode.
SATA Port (number) Off Disables the SATA port.
Auto Automatically enables the SATA port.
IDE Primary Drive (number) Off Disables the IDE primary drive.
Auto Automatically enables the IDE primary drive.
AC Power Recovery Mode Off Indicates the system has been turned off.
Last  State Indicates the system has returned to the previous state.
On Indicates the system has been turned on.
Console Redirection Failsafe BAUD Rate 115200 Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps).
57600 Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps).
19200 Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps).
9600 Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps).
Console Redirection After Boot Enabled Enables BIOS console redirection after system reboot.
Disabled Disables BIOS console redirection.
User Accessible USB Ports All Ports On Enables all user accessible Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.

NOTE: Ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off.

Only Back Ports On Disables the front user accessible USB ports.

NOTE: Ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off.

All Ports Off Disables both front and back user accessible USB ports.

NOTE: Ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off.

CPU Virtualization Technology Disabled Disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology.

NOTE: Changing this option will result in a system power down of approximately 3-5 seconds after exiting setup.

Enabled Enables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology.

NOTE: Changing this option will result in a system power down of approximately 3-5 seconds after exiting setup.

CPU HyperThreading (Logical Processor) Enabled Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. When set to this option (which is the default option), the BIOS reports all logical processors.
Disabled The BIOS reports only one logical processor per core.

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Refresh Redraws the screen.

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