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Using This Documentation

Service Manual Overview

About the Sun Blade X4-2B

Troubleshooting the Server Module

Preparing for Service

Servicing Server Module Components

Returning the Server Module to Operation

BIOS Power-On Self-Test (POST) Checkpoints

BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options

BIOS Main Menu Selections

BIOS Advanced Menu Selections

BIOS I/O Menu Selections

BIOS Boot Menu Selections

BIOS Save and Exit Menu Selections

Index

BIOS I/O Menu Selections

The following screen captures show the BIOS Setup Utility I/O menu screens.

image:A screen capture showing the BIOS Setup Utility I/O menu screen.

The following table lists the BIOS Setup Utility I/O menu setup options:

I/O Setup Options
Options
Defaults
Description
PCI SUBSYSTEM SETTINGS
Configure PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Express settings.
PCI 64 Bit Resources Allocation
Disabled/ Enabled
Disabled
Enable or disable 64-bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space. This setting is available only if the system supports 64-bit decoding.
IO VIRTUALIZATION
Configure VT-d, SR-IOV, and ARI virtualization settings.
VT-d
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Intel Virtualization Technology for directed I/O (VT-d). If enabled, ensures improved isolation of I/O resources for greater reliability, security, and availability.
SR-IOV
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is used to configure devices into multiple virtual devices that can be used on virtual OS installations. If supported by the hardware and set to enabled, all devices within the system that are SR-IOV capable are configured to support SR-IOV and I/O resources are allocated to the device as normal. If set to disabled, I/O resources are not allocated to the device.
ARI
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
If Alternate Routing ID (ARI) is supported by the hardware and set to enabled, devices are permitted to locate virtual functions (VFs) in function numbers 8 to 255 of the captured bus number, instead of normal function numbers 0 to 7.
I/OAT
Configure settings for the Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT).
Intel I/OAT
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Intel I/OAT.
DCA Support
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable direct cache access (DCA) support.
INTERNAL DEVICES
Configure settings for the embedded network controller.
NET0/1 OpROM Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Option ROM. If set to enabled, Option ROM for the card executes as normal. If set to disabled, Option ROM for the card is not copied into memory and the execution of the Option ROM is inhibited.
NET2 and NET3 OpROM Enable
Note - Ethernet ports NET2 and NET3 are nonfunctional in single-processor systems.
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Option ROM. If set to enabled, Option ROM for the card executes as normal. If set to disabled, Option ROM for the card is not copied into memory and the execution of the Option ROM is inhibited.
ADD-IN CARDS
Enable or disable the add-in cards:
REM
FEM 0
FEM 1
EM 0
EM 1
REM
IO Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable I/O for the add-in card.
OpROM Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Option ROM for the add-in card.
FEM 0
IO Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable I/O for the add-in card.
OpROM Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Option ROM for the add-in card..
FEM 1
IO Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable I/O for the add-in card.
OpROM Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Option ROM for the add-in card.
EM 0
IO Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable I/O for the add-in card.
OpROM Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Option ROM for the add-in card.
EM 1
IO Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable I/O for the add-in card.
OpROM Enable
Disabled/ Enabled
Enabled
Enable or disable Option ROM for the add-in card.
Maximum Link Speed
Displays speed as [GEN2 (De-Emph=1 -3.5 dB]
PCI Hot-Plug Settings
Change PCI Express and standard HP controller settings.
If enabled allows BIOS built in hot-plug support. Use this feature if OS does not support PCI Express and SHPC hot-plug natively.
Use this feature to enable or disable PCI Hot-Plug Settings:
BIOS Hot-Plug Support
PCI Buses Padding
I/O Resources Padding
MMIO 32 bit Resources Padding
PFMMIO 32 bit Resources Padding
PCI Buses Padding
Disabled/ Enabled
Disabled
Use this feature if OS does not support PCI Express and SHPC hot-plug natively.
I/O Resources Padding.
8 k
Use this feature if OS does not support PCI Express and SHPC hot-plug natively.
MMIO 32 bit Resources Padding.
32 M
Use this feature if OS does not support PCI Express and SHPC hot-plug natively.
PFMMIO 32 bit Resources Padding.
32 M
Use this feature if OS does not support PCI Express and SHPC hot-plug natively.
Legacy iSCSI
Configure the iSCSI parameters.
Launch Legacy iSCSI
Disabled/ Enabled
Disabled
Enable or disable iSCSI for the add-in card.
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