Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and
input/output (I/O) ports. You can configure the serial ports, configure remote
console redirection, enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers, the
SAS/SATA controller, SATA optical drive channels, PCI slots, and video
controller. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating
system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the
device).
– Power
Select this choice to view or change power capping to control consumption,
processors, and performance states.
– Operating Modes
Select this choice to view or change the operating profile (performance and
power utilization).
– Legacy Support
Select this choice to view or set legacy support.
- Force Legacy Video on Boot
Select this choice to force INT video support, if the operating system does
not support UEFI video output standards.
- Rehook INT 19h
Select this choice to enable or disable devices from taking control of the
boot process. The default is Disable.
- Legacy Thunk Support
Select this choice to enable or disable UEFI to interact with PCI mass
storage devices that are non-UEFI compliant.
– Integrated Management Module
Select this choice to view or change the settings for the integrated
management module.
- POST Watchdog Timer
Select this choice to view or enable the POST watchdog timer.
- POST Watchdog Timer Value
Select this choice to view or set the POST loader watchdog timer value.
- Reboot System on NMI
Enable or disable restarting the system whenever a nonmaskable interrupt
(NMI) occurs. Disabled is the default.
- Commands on USB Interface Preference
Select this choice to enable or disable the Ethernet over USB interface on
IMM.
- Network Configuration
Select this choice to view the system management network interface port,
the IMM MAC address, the current IMM IP address, and host name; define
the static IMM IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, specify
whether to use the static IP address or have DHCP assign the IMM IP
address, save the network changes, and reset the IMM.
- Reset IMM to Defaults
Select this choice to view or reset IMM to the default settings.
- Reset IMM
Select this choice to reset IMM.
– System Security
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