Option Descriptionperipheral card prevents booting into the operating system or causes delays in system startup. If the slot isdisabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI drivers are disabled.Serial Communication detailsThe Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:Option DescriptionSerialCommunication Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirectioncan also be enabled and the port address can be specified. 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 Serial Device 1=COM2, SerialDevice 2=COM1 by default.NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use consoleredirection 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 setting saved in iDRAC. Theserial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settingsfrom within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX setting to the defaultsetting of Serial Device 1.External SerialConnector Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or the RemoteAccess Device by using this option.NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection bySOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.NOTE: Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC. Theserial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settingsfrom within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert this setting to the default setting of SerialDevice 1.Failsafe Baud Rate Specifies the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rateautomatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails, and the value must not be changed.This option is set to 115200 by default.Remote TerminalTypeSets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT 100/VT 220 by default.Redirection AfterBootEnables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. This option is set toEnabled by default.System Profile Settings detailsThe System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows:Option DescriptionSystem Profile Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom, the BIOSautomatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set toCustom. This option is set to Performance Per Watt (OS).NOTE: All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when the SystemProfile option is set to Custom.CPU PowerManagementSets the CPU power management. This option is set to OS DBPM by default.41
