From 40fe95dec2bed4e71d2eb1b557e0cb14c4f9bf4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claude Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:14:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update Phase 3 BIOS paths for firmware 2.19.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dell R730xd BIOS 2.19.0 renamed settings and reorganized menus: - "VT for Direct I/O" → "Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O" (same page, scroll down) - "Power Management" top-level category → "System Profile Settings" - "Power Management Policy: Performance" → set System Profile to Custom, then CPU Power Management to Maximum Performance - Add inline note so future readers know why the labels differ from older docs Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- docs/setup-guide.md | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/setup-guide.md b/docs/setup-guide.md index 5010dde..e9ce293 100644 --- a/docs/setup-guide.md +++ b/docs/setup-guide.md @@ -58,12 +58,19 @@ passthrough to work. Missing VT-d is the #1 reason passthrough fails silently. | Menu path | Setting | Value | |-----------|---------|-------| -| Processor Settings | Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | **Enabled** | -| Processor Settings | VT for Direct I/O (VT-d) | **Enabled** | +| Processor Settings | Virtualization Technology | **Enabled** | +| Processor Settings | Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O | **Enabled** | | PCI Configuration | SR-IOV Global Enable | **Enabled** | | Boot Settings → BIOS Boot Settings | Boot Mode | **UEFI** (not Legacy/BIOS) | -| Power Management | Hard Disk Drive Sequencing | **Enabled** | -| Power Management | Power Management Policy | **Performance** | +| System Profile Settings | System Profile | **Custom** | +| System Profile Settings | Hard Disk Drive Sequencing | **Enabled** | +| System Profile Settings | CPU Power Management | **Maximum Performance** | + +> **BIOS 2.19.0 menu changes:** "VT for Direct I/O" is now labelled +> **"Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O"** — it's on the same +> Processor Settings page, scroll past the first VT toggle. The old +> "Power Management" top-level section is now **"System Profile Settings"**; +> set System Profile to **Custom** first or the sub-options stay hidden. > **Boot Mode must be UEFI.** Proxmox's EFI boot tool (`proxmox-boot-tool`) > only works with UEFI. Legacy BIOS mode breaks the GPU passthrough script.