Optimal Default BIOS Settings (X8400, X8420, X8440)

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

Super IO Configuration

Default Value

Access Level

Serial Port Address

3F8/IRQ4

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

MPS Configuration

Default Settings

Access Level

MPS Revision

1.4

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

PCIPnP

Default Setting

Access Level

Clear NVRAM

No

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

Security

Default Setting

Access Level

Boot Sector Virus Protection

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

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