Click the BIOS object to manage
key features of your system's BIOS. Your system’s BIOS contains programs
stored on a flash memory chipset that control communications between
the microprocessor and peripheral devices, such as the keyboard and
the video adapter, and other miscellaneous functions, such as system messages.
The BIOS object action window can have the
following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges:
Properties and Setup
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you
can view BIOS information.
Setup
Subtab: BIOS
NOTE: The BIOS Setup
tab for your system only displays the BIOS features that are supported
on your system.
Under the Setup tab, you can
set the state for each BIOS setup object.
You can modify the state of many BIOS setups features
including but not limited to the Serial Port, Hard Disk Drive Sequence,
User Accessible USB Ports, CPU Virtualization technology, CPU Hyper-Threading,
AC Power Recovery Mode, Embedded SATA Controller, System Profile,
Console Redirection, and Console Redirection fail-safe Baud Rate.
You can also configure internal USB device, optical drive controller
settings, automatic system recovery (ASR) Watchdog Timer, embedded
hypervisor, and additional LAN network ports on motherboard information.
You can also view the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Trusted Cryptographic
Module (TCM) settings.
Depending on your specific system configuration, additional
setup items may be displayed. However, some BIOS setup options may
be shown on the BIOS Setup screen that are not accessible in Server
Administrator.
On Dell’s 12th generation PowerEdge and later systems,
the configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific categories. The
categories include Debug Menu, System Information, Memory Settings,
Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings, Boot Option Settings,
One-Time Boot, Network Settings, Integrated Devices, Slot Disablement,
Serial Communication, System Profile Settings, System Security, and
Miscellaneous Settings. For example, on the System BIOS Settings page, when you click the Memory Settings link, the features pertaining to the system memory appear. You can
view or modify the settings by navigating to the respective categories.
NOTE: One-Time Boot
category is not supported on Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge systems.
The configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific
categories. The categories include Debug Menu, System Information,
Memory Settings, Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings,
Boot Option Settings, Network Settings, Integrated Devices, Slot Disablement,
Serial Communication, System Profile Settings, System Security, and
Miscellaneous Settings. For example, on the System BIOS Settings page, when you click the Memory Settings link, the features pertaining to the system memory appear. You can
view or modify the settings by navigating to the respective categories.
You can set a BIOS Setup password, on the System Security page. If you have set the setup password,
enter the password to enable and modify the BIOS settings. Else, the
BIOS settings appear in a read-only mode. Restart the system after
setting the password.
When pending values from the previous session exist
or the inband configuration is disabled from an out-of-band interface,
Server Administrator does not allow BIOS Setup configuration.
NOTE: The NIC configuration
information within the Server Administrator BIOS setup may be inaccurate
for embedded NICs. Using the BIOS setup screen to enable or disable
NICs might produce unexpected results. It is recommended that you
perform all configurations for embedded NICs through the actual System
Setup screen that is available by pressing <F2> while a system
is booting.
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