Dell E28S Series Owner's Manual page 77

External Serial Connector
Failsafe Baud Rate
Remote Terminal Type
Redirection After Boot
System Profile Settings
You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings
such as power management.
Viewing System Profile Settings
To view the System Profile Settings screen, perform the following steps:
Procedure
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Profile Settings.
System Profile Settings details
About this task
The System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows:
default settings from within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX
setting to the default setting of Serial Device 1.
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or
the Remote Access Device by using this option.
Note: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console
redirection 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. The serial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS
default settings from within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert this setting to
the default setting of Serial Device 1.
Specifies the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the
baud rate automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails, and the value
must not be changed. This option is set to
Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to
Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. This
option is set to Enabled by default.
F2 = System Setup
Note: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system
to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.
Pre-operating system management applications
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