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Devices and I/O Ports

The settings available can vary based on the specific hardware installed, such as the type of riser card used. Items on this menu vary by server platform.

Table 1. Devices and I/O Ports
ItemOptionsDescription
Onboard SATA Mode
  • AHCI (Default)

  • RAID

Configures SATA as AHCI or RAID.

PCI 64-Bit Resource Allocation
  • Enabled(Default)

  • Disabled

Enables or disables allocation of 64-bit resources for PCI devices.

SRIOV
  • Enabled (Default)

  • Disabled

Enables or disables support of resource allocation for Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) virtual functions during system boot.

Intel® VT for Direct I/O (VT-d)
  • Enabled (Default)

  • Disabled

Enables or disables Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) through DMAR (DMA Remapping) ACPI (Advance Configuration Power Interface) tables.

   
Enable/Disable Onboard Device(s)

N/A

Enable or disable onboard devices or slots.

Enable/Disable Adapter Option ROM Support

N/A

Enable or disable UEFI-compliant adapter support. Disabling UEFI support may adversely affect pre-boot/boot functions.

PCIe Gen Speed Selection

N/A

Choose the generation speed for the available PCIe slots.

   
Console Redirection Settings

N/A

Configure console redirection and COM port settings

USB Configuration

N/A

Enables or disables USB storage devices or individual ports.