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Table 59. Integrated Devices details (continued)
Option Description
not boot from the card and its pre-boot services will not be available. However,
th
e card is available to the operating system.
Slot n: Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot
n. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Slot Bifurcation Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings allows Platform Default Bifurcation,
Auto Discovery of Bifurcation, and Manual bifurcation Control.
This option is set to Platform Default Bifurcation by default. The slot
bifurcation field is accessible when set to Manual bifurcation Control and
is grayed out when set to Platform Default Bifurcation and Auto Discovery
of Bifurcation.
NOTE: The slot bifurcation supports on PCIe slot only, does not support
s
lot type from Paddle card to Riser and Slimline connector to Riser.
Serial Communication
To view the Serial Communication screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System
BIOS > Serial Communication.
NOTE:
The serial port is optional for the PowerEdge T560 system. The Serial Communication option is applicable only if the
s
erial COM port is installed in the system.
Table 60. Serial Communication details
Option Description
Serial Communication Enables the serial communication options. Selects serial communication
d
e
vices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirection
can also be enabled, and the port address can be specified.
The options available for System without serial COM port (DB9) are On
without Console Redirection,
On with Console Redirection, Off, Auto. This option is set to
Auto by default.
Serial Port Address Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This
option is set to either COM1 or COM2 for the serial device
(COM1=0x3F8,COM2=0x2F8)and set to COM1 by default.
NOTE:
You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL)
f
eature. To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port
address for console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE:
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX
s
etting that is saved in iDRAC. The serial MUX setting can independently
be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from within the
BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX setting to the
default setting of Serial Device 1.
External Serial Connector Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to S
e
rial Device 1,
Serial Device 2, or the Remote Access Device by using this option. This
option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.
NOTE:
Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL).
T
o use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for
console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE:
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX
s
etting saved in iDRAC. The serial MUX setting can independently be
changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from within the BIOS
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