Cpu Information Screen; Integrated Devices Screen - Dell PowerEdge 6850 User Manual

Keyboard NumLock Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key
(On default) keyboards).
Report Keyboard Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. Select Report for host systems that have keyboards attached. Select
Errors Do Not Report to suppress all error messages relating to the keyboard or keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not affect
(Report default) the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the system.
Asset Tag Displays the customer-programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned. To enter an asset
tag number of up to 10 characters into NVRAM, see "Asset Tag

CPU Information Screen

Table 3-3 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the CPU Information screen.
Table 3-3. CPU Information Screen
Option Description
Bus Speed Displays the bus speed of the processors.
Logical Processor Displays when the processors support HyperThreading. Enabled permits all logical processors to be used by the operating system. Only
(Enabled default) the first logical processor of each processor installed in the system is used by the operating system if Disabled is selected.
Sequential Displays when the processor supports sequential memory access. Enabled optimizes the system for applications that require sequential
Memory Access memory access. Disabled is used for applications with random memory access.
(Enabled default)
Processor X ID Displays the family and model number of each processor.
Core Speed Displays the clock speed of the processor(s).
Level X Cache Displays the amount of cache memory for the processor.

Integrated Devices Screen

Table 3-4 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Integrated Devices screen.
Table 3-4. Integrated Devices Screen Options
Option Description
Primary SCSI Enables the integrated SCSI subsystem. This field displays only when RAID is not detected in the system. Off disables the SCSI
Controller subsystem.
(SCSI default)
Channel A and Channel B both follow the option selected.
Embedded RAID Selects between RAID, SCSI, or Off. This field displays only when RAID is detected in the system and the optional ROMB key and
Controller memory are installed.
Channel A follows the option selected. If Channel A displays RAID, Channel B can be set to either RAID or SCSI. Otherwise, Channel B
follows the option selected.
IDE CD-ROM Enables the integrated IDE controller. When set to Auto, each channel of the integrated IDE controller is enabled if IDE devices are
Controller attached to the channel and the external IDE controller is not detected. Otherwise, the channel is disabled.
(Auto default)
Diskette Controller Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When Auto is selected, the system turns off the controller when necessary to
(Auto default) accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. You can also configure the drive as read-only. When using the read-only
setting, the drive cannot be used to write to a disk.
USB Controller Enables or disables the system's USB ports. Options are On with BIOS support, On without BIOS support, or Off. Disabling the USB
(On with BIOS ports makes system resources available for other devices.
support default)
Embedded Gb Enables or disables the system's integrated NICs. Changes take effect after the system reboots.
NIC1 and NIC2
(On default)
NOTE: Off will disable both NIC1 and NIC2.
NIC1 PXE Enables or disables NIC1 PXE. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots.
(Enabled default)
MAC Address Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not have user-selectable settings.
NIC2 PXE Enables or disables NIC2 PXE. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots.
(Disabled default)
MAC Address Displays the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. This field does not have user-selectable settings.
Serial Port 1 Serial Port 1 options are COM1, COM3, BMC Serial, BMC NIC, and Off. If an optional remote access controller (RAC) is installed in the
(COM1 default) system, RAC is an additional option.
Serial port 1 shares three usage models. For standard usage, serial port 1 attempts to use COM1 first, and then COM3. For BMC usage,
serial port 1 uses the COM1 address and communication can be either via the serial port or the integrated shared NIC. RAC control uses
only the COM1 address.
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