The BIOS is shipped with optimal default settings. These settings are the recommended BIOS settings for the Sun Blade X8400, X8420, and X8440 Server Modules. If necessary, you can easily customize these settings, as well as the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) settings in the BIOS Setup Utility.
The following tables list the optimal default BIOS settings shipped on the Sun Blade X8400, X8420, and X8440 Server Modules.
CPU Configuration |
Optimal Default Settings |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
MTRR Mapping |
Continuous |
User Configurable |
Speculative TLB Reload |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
ACPI Configuration |
Default Setting |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
ACPI Aware O/S |
Yes |
User Configurable |
ACPI 2.0 Features |
Yes |
User Configurable |
ACPI APIC Support |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
ACPI SRAT Table |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
Headless Mode |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
ACPI MCFG Table |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
Advanced ACPI Configuration |
Sun Blade 8400 and 8420 - Disabled Sun Blade 8440 - Enabled |
User Configurable |
IPMI 2.0 Configuration |
Default Setting |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
View BMC Event Log |
- |
User Configurable |
Reload BMC Event Log |
- |
User Configurable |
Clear BMC Event Log |
- |
User Configurable |
LAN Configurations |
- |
User Configurable |
AMD PowerNOW Configuration |
Default Setting |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
PowerNOW |
Enabled for X8400 Server Module Enabled for X8420 Server Module |
User Configurable |
Remote Access Configuration |
Default Setting |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
Remote Access |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
Serial Port Number |
COM1 |
User Configurable |
Serial Port Mode |
09600 8,n,1 |
User Configurable |
Flow Control |
None |
User Configurable |
Redirection After BIOS POST |
Always |
User Configurable |
Terminal Type |
ANSI |
User Configurable |
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
Sredir Memory Display Delay |
No Delay |
User Configurable |
Boot Setting Configuration |
Default Value |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
Quick Boot |
Disabled |
User Configurable |
System Configuration Display |
Disabled |
User Configurable |
Quiet Boot |
Disabled |
User Configurable |
Addon ROM Display Mode |
Force BIOS |
User Configurable |
Bootup Num-Lock |
On |
User Configurable |
Wait for F1 for Error |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
Interrupt 19 Capture |
Disabled |
User Configurable |
Option ROM Enable |
Default Setting |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
SLOT 0 |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
SLOT 1 |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
SLOT 2 |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
SLOT 3 |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
SLOT 4 |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
SLOT 5 |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
SAS |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
MAX IPL Attempts |
Varies |
User Configurable |
Prompt on Config Change |
Disabled |
User Configurable |
SouthBridge Configuration |
Default Setting |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
Restore On AC Power Loss |
Power On |
User Configurable |
Memory Configuration |
Default Settings |
Access Level |
---|---|---|
Bank Interleaving |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
Node Interleaving |
Disabled |
User Configurable |
Hardware Memory Hole |
Enabled |
User Configurable |
Software Memory Hole (Applies to X8420 Server Module Only) |
Disabled |
User configurable |
Memory Hole Remapping |
Enabled |
User Configurable |