Dell PowerEdge E31S Series Owner's Manual page 56

Viewing Integrated Devices
To view the Integrated Devices screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
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.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click Integrated Devices.
Related references
Integrated Devices on page 55
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Integrated Devices details
Integrated Devices details
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The Integrated Devices screen details are explained as follows:
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
USB Ports All 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
Integrated Enables or disables the integrated network card.
Network Card 1
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.
I/OAT DMA Enables or disables the I/OAT option. Enable only if the hardware and software support the feature.
Engine
I/O Snoop Selects the number of cycles PCI I/O can withhold snoop requests from the CPU, to allow time
Holdoff to complete its own write to LLC. This setting can help improve performance on workloads where
Response throughput and latency are critical.
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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.