Dell PowerEdge R530 Owner's Manual page 53

Option Description
USB 3.0 Setting Enables or disables the USB 3.0 support. Enable this option only if your operating system supports USB 3.0. If you
disable this option, devices operate at USB 2.0 speed. USB 3.0 is enabled by default.
User Accessible Enables or disables the USB ports. Selecting Only Back Ports On disables the front USB ports, selecting All Ports
USB Ports Off disables all USB ports. The USB keyboard and mouse operate during boot process in certain operating systems.
After the boot process is complete, the USB keyboard and mouse do not work if the ports are disabled.
Internal USB Port Enables or disables the internal USB port. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Integrated RAID Enables or disables the integrated RAID controller. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Controller
Embedded NIC1
and NIC2
Enables or disables the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options. If set to Disabled, the NIC may still be available for
shared network access by the embedded management controller. The embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are only
available on systems that do not have Network Daughter Cards (NDCs). The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option is
mutually exclusive with the Integrated Network Card 1 option. Configure the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option by
using the NIC management utilities of the system.
Embedded NIC3 Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded NIC3 and NIC4. If set to Disabled, the NIC may still be available for
and NIC4 shared network access by the embedded management controller. Configure this function using the NIC
management utilities of the system.
I/OAT DMA Engine Enables or disables the I/OAT option. Enable only if the hardware and software support the feature.
Embedded Video Enables or disables the Embedded Video Controller option. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Controller
Current State of Displays the current state of the embedded video controller. The Current State of Embedded Video Controller
Embedded Video option is a read-only field. If the Embedded Video Controller is the only display capability in the system (that is, no
Controller add-in graphics card is installed), then the Embedded Video Controller is automatically used as the primary display
even if the Embedded Video Controller setting is set to Disabled.
SR-IOV Global Enables or disables the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices. This option is set to
Enable Disabled by default.
OS Watchdog If your system stops responding, this watchdog timer aids in the recovery of your operating system. When this
Timer option is set to Enabled, the operating system initializes the timer. When this option is set to Disabled (the
default), the timer does not have any effect on the system.
Memory Mapped Enables or disables the support for PCIe devices that need large amounts of memory. This option is set to Enabled
I/O above 4 GB by default.
Slot Disablement Enables or disables the available PCIe slots on your system. The slot disablement feature controls the configuration
of PCIe cards installed in the specified slot. Slots must be disabled only when the installed peripheral card prevents
booting into the operating system or causes delays in system startup. If the slot is disabled, both the Option ROM
and UEFI drivers are disabled.
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Integrated Devices
Viewing Integrated Devices
NOTE: Selecting Only Back Ports On and All Ports Off disables the USB management port and also
restricts access to iDRAC features.
NOTE: The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are only available on systems that do not have Integrated
Network Card 1.
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