Serial Communications Screen; System Profile Settings Screen - Dell EMC PowerEdge R620 Owner's Manual

Menu Item Description
OS Watchdog Timer Allows you to enable or disable the OS watchdog timer. When this field is enabled, the operating system initializes
the timer and the OS watchdog timer helps in recovering the operating system. By default, the OS Watchdog
Timer option is set to Disabled.
Embedded Video Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller. By default, the embedded video controller is
Controller Enabled.
SR-IOV Global Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices. By
Enable default, the SR-IOV Global Enable option is set to Disabled.
Slot Disablement Allows you to enable or disable available PCIe slots on your system. The Slot Disablement feature controls the
configuration of PCIe cards installed in the specified slot.
Memory Mapped Allows you to enable support for PCIe devices that require large amounts of memory. By default, the option is set
I/O above 4 GB to Enabled.

Serial communications screen

Menu Item Description
Serial Allows you to select serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in the BIOS. BIOS console
Communication redirection can also be enabled and the port address can be specified. By default, Serial Communication option is
set to On without Console Redirection.
Serial Port Address Allows you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the Serial Port Address option is set to Serial
Device 1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1.
External Serial Allows you to associate the external serial connector to serial device 1, serial device 2, or remote access device. By
Connector default, the External Serial Connector option is set to Serial Device1.
Failsafe Baud Rate Displays 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. By default, the Failsafe
Baud Rate option is set to 11520.
Remote Terminal Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote Terminal Type option is set to VT
Type 100/VT 220.
Redirection After Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. By default,
Boot the Redirection After Boot option is set to Enabled.

System Profile Settings screen

You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings such as power management.
To view the System Profile Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > System Profile Settings.
26 Using the system setup and boot manager
CAUTION: Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card is preventing booting
into the Operating System or causing delays in system startup. If the slot is disabled, both the Option
ROM and UEFI driver are disabled.
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: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for SOL. To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same
port address for console redirection and the serial device.