Optimal Default BIOS Settings (X8450)

The BIOS is shipped with optimal default settings. These settings are the recommended BIOS settings for the Sun Blade X8450 Server Module. 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 a Sun Blade X8450 Server Module.

CPU Configuration

Optimal Default Settings

Access Level

Intel Virtualization Tech

Enabled

User Configurable

Super IO Configuration

Default Value

Access Level

Serial Port Address

3F8/IRQ4

User Configurable

USB Configuration

Default Value

Access Level

USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

20 sec

User Configurable

ACPI Configuration

Default Setting

Access Level

ACPI Version Features

V 2.0

User Configurable

ACPI APIC Support

Enabled

User Configurable

AMI OEMB Table

Enabled

User Configurable

Headless Mode

Enabled

User Configurable

CPU Configuration

Default Setting

Access Level

Intel Speedstep Tech

Enabled

User Configurable

IPMI 2.0 Configuration

Default Setting

Access Level

View 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

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

Enabled

User Configurable

Quiet Boot

Disabled

User Configurable

Parity Check

Disabled

User Configurable

Wait for F1 for Error

Enabled

User Configurable

Interrupt 19 Capture

Disabled

User Configurable

Boot Device Priority

Default Setting

Access Level

1

Virtual CDROM

User Configurable

2

Virtual Floppy

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/SATA

Enabled

User Configurable

MAX IPL Attempts

Varies

User Configurable

Prompt on Config Change

Enabled

User Configurable

Security

Default Setting

Access Level

Supervisor Password

Not Installed

User Configurable

User Password

Not Installed

User Configurable

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