Dell EMC PowerEdge M640 Installation and Service Manual

The System BIOS Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option

Description

System Information

Specifies information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag.

Memory Settings

Specifies information and options related to the installed memory.

Processor Settings

Specifies information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size.

SATA Settings

Specifies options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports.

NVMe Settings

Specifies options to change the NVMe settings. If the system contains the NVMe drives that you want to configure in a RAID array, you must set both this field and the Embedded SATA field on the SATA Settings menu to RAID mode. You might also need to change the Boot Mode setting to UEFI. Otherwise, you should set this field to Non-RAID mode.

Boot Settings

Specifies options to specify the Boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings .

Network Settings

Specifies options to manage the UEFI network settings and boot protocols.

Legacy network settings are managed from the Device Settings menu.

Integrated Devices

Specifies options to manage integrated device controllers and ports, specifies related features and options.

Serial Communication

Specifies options to manage the serial ports, its related features and options.

System Profile Settings

Specifies options to change the processor power management settings, memory frequency.

System Security

Specifies options to configure the system security settings, such as system password, setup password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security, and UEFI secure boot. It also manages the power button on the system.

Redundant OS Settings

Specifies the options to configure the Redundant OS settings.

Miscellaneous Settings

Specifies options to change the system date and time.