Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual page 61

Option Description
Slots
Slot 2 Bifurcation Controls the bifurcation of PCIe cards installed in the specified slot.
Slot 3 Bifurcation Controls the bifurcation of PCIe cards installed in the specified slot.
Related references
Integrated Devices
Related tasks
Viewing Integrated Devices
Serial Communication
You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.
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System BIOS
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Serial Communication details
Viewing Serial Communication
Viewing Serial Communication
To view the Serial Communication screen, perform the following 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.
Description
NOTE: This slot bifurcation is supported in both two and three slot systems.
● When set to default, the slot operates at the default bifurcation for that slot.
● When set to x8x8 or x4x4x4x4, the slot bifurcates to either two or four links
depending on the slot capability.
NOTE: This slot bifurcation is supported only in two slot systems.
● When set to default, the slot operates at the default bifurcation for that slot.
● When set to x8x8 or x4x4x4x4 the slot bifurcates to either two or four links
depending on the slot capability.
NOTE: This slot bifurcation is supported only in three slot systems.
● When set to x4x4 the slot bifurcates to two links.
NOTE: This slot bifurcation is supported only in three slot systems.
● When set to default, the slot operates at the default bifurcation for that slot.
● When set to x8x8 or x4x4x4x4, the slot bifurcates to either two or four links
depending on the slot capability.
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