Preliminary
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MECS-7211
BIOS Item
Options
Description
Odd
Mark
Space
A parity bit can be sent with the data bits
to detect some transmission errors.
Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1's in
the data bits is even. Odd: parity bit is 0 if
num of 1's in the data bits is odd. Mark:
parity bit is always 1. Space: Parity bit is
always 0. Mark and Space Parity do not
allow for error detection. They can be
used as an additional data bit.
Stop Bits
1
2
Configures the number of stop bits
transmitted and received in each serial
character for both serial ports.
Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data
packet. (A start bit indicates the
beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop
bit. Communication with slow devices
may require more than 1 stop bit.
Flow Control
None
Hardware RTS/CTS
Configures flow control for console
redirection. Hardware flow control uses
RTC/CTS.
VT-UTF8 combo key
Support
Enable
Disable
Enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key
Support for ANSI/VT100 terminals
Recorder Mode
Enable
Disable
With this mode enabled only text will be
sent. This is to capture Terminal data.
Resolution 100x31
Enable
Disable
Enables or disables extended terminal
resolution
Putty KeyPad
VT100
Select FunctionKey and KeyPad on
Putty.
