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Option Description
Option
Slot 3 Bifurcation
Slot 4 Bifurcation
Slot 5 Bifurcation
Serial Communication
You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.
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.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication.
Serial Communication details
The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Serial
Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirection can
Communication
also be enabled, and the port address can be specified. This option is set to Auto by default.
Enables the COM port or Console Redirection options. This option is set to Off by default.
Serial Port Address Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial Device1=COM2, Serial Device
2=COM1 by default.
External Serial
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or the Remote Access
Connector
Device by using this option. This option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.
NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. 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 the serial MUX setting to the default setting of Serial
Device 1.
Description
x16 or x4 or x8 or x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation
x4 or x8 Bifurcation
x4 or x8 Bifurcation
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