Dell PowerEdge M820 Owner's Manual

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Menu Item DescriptionCAUTION: Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card ispreventing booting into the Operating System or causing delays in system startup. If the slotis disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI driver are disabled.Serial Communications ScreenMenu Item DescriptionSerial Communication Allows you to enable the COM port or Console Redirection options.Serial Port Address Allows you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the Serial Port Address optionis set to COM1.NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use consoleredirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serialdevice.Failsafe Baud Rate Displays the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine thebaud rate automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails and the valuemust not be changed. By default, the Failsafe Baud Rate option is set to 11520.Remote Terminal Type Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote Terminal Typeoption is set to VT 100/VT220.Redirection After Boot Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the operating system isloaded. By default, the Redirection After Boot option is set to Enabled.System Profile Settings ScreenMenu Item DescriptionSystem Profile Allows you to set the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other thanCustom, the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of theoptions if the mode is set to Custom. By default, the System Profile option is set to PerformancePer Watt Optimized (DAPC). DAPC is Dell Active Power Controller.NOTE: The following parameters are available only when the System Profile is set to Custom.CPU PowerManagementAllows you to set the CPU power management. By default, the CPU Power Management option isset to System DBPM (DAPC). DBPM is Demand-Based Power Management.Memory Frequency Allows you to set the memory frequency. By default, the Memory Frequency option is set toMaximum Performance.Turbo Boost Allows you to enable or disable the processor to operate in turbo boost mode. By default, theTurbo Boost option is set to Enabled.C1E Allows you to enable or disable the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when itis idle. By default, the C1E option is set to Enabled.C States Allows you to enable or disable the processor to operate in all available power states. By default,the C States option is set to Enabled.17