Server Menu - Intel N440BX Product Manual

Server Menu

You can make the following selections on the Server Menu itself.
Feature
System Management
Console Redirection
PCI IRQs to IO-APIC
mappings
Processor Retest
System Management Submenu
Feature
Server Management Mode
System Event Logging
Clear Event Log
SMM Debug Mode
Server Management Info
EMP Password switch
EMP Password
EMP Escape sequence
EMP Hangup Line String
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Choices Description
Enters submenu.
Enters submenu.
Disabled Enabled - BIOS can describe all 24 IO APIC pins in the MP
Enabled table for PCI interrupts. Not all MP operating systems and
drivers can understand this description of the interrupts in
the MP table.
Disabled - BIOS will only use 16 IO APIC pins in the MP
table for PCI interrupts. All PCI interrupts are routed to a
standard ISA IRQ pins on IO APIC. All operating systems
will work with standard ISA IRQ entries.
Yes Yes tells BIOS to clear the historical processor status and
No retest all processors on the next boot. BIOS automatically
resets to No in next boot.
Choices Description
Disabled Enabled loads the embedded server management firmware.
Enabled
Disabled When enabled, system events will be logged by BIOS and
Enabled BMC in system event log.
No Yes clears the system event log (SEL) in BMC.
Yes
Disabled If enabled, the BIOS will output to video and Port 80.
Enabled
Enters submenu.
disabled Sets the EMP password.
enabled
[A..Z, 0..9] This field only shows up when the EMP password switch is
enabled. Entering a password and pressing return will send
the password immediately to the BMC. If a beep is heard
the password was not accepted. If no password is entered,
anyone has access to the server through the EMP Console.
+++ Sets the escape sequence for the modem being used for
EMP. This will force the modem to command mode. This is
only used if the EMP direct connect mode is set to modem.
Sets the Hangup Line Sequence for the modem being used
ATH
for EMP. Only used in EMP modem mode.
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