Pci irq assignments screen, Serial communication screen – Dell PowerVault NX3100 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager

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PCI IRQ Assignments Screen

Serial Communication Screen

OS Watchdog Timer

(Disabled default)

Sets a timer to monitor the operating system for activity,

and aids in recovery if the system stops responding.

When Enabled, the operating system is allowed

to initialize the timer. When Disabled, the timer is

not initialized.

NOTE:

This feature is usable only with operating systems

that support WDAT implementations of the Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 3.0b specification.

I/OAT DMA Engine

(Disabled default)

Enables or disables the I/O acceleration technology

(I/OAT). This feature should only be enabled if the

hardware and software support I/OAT.

Embedded Video

Controller

(Enabled default)

Displays the total amount of video memory available in

the embedded video controller.

Option

Description

Embedded X-treme PCI

Adapter

Use the <+> and <-> keys to manually select an IRQ

for a given device, or select Default to allow the BIOS to

select an IRQ value at system startup.

Option

Description

Serial Communication

(On without Console

Redirection default)

Selects whether the serial communication devices

(Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) are enabled in

BIOS. BIOS console redirection can also be enabled and

the port address used can be specified.
Options are On without Console Redirection, On with

Console Redirection via COM1, On with Console

Redirection via COM2, and Off.

Option

Description

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