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MS-9656 Server Board
BMC Watch Dog Timer Action
The system watch-dog timer is a hardware timer that generates either an NMI or
a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each
time the watch dog polls it.
Notify BMC FAN Type
This setting specifies the BMC fan type.
Remote Access Configuration
Remote Access
The setting enables/disables the remote access function. W hen set to [Enabled],
us ers may c onfigure the f ollowing s ettings f or remote ac cess type and
parameters.
Serial Port Number, Base Address, IRQ, Serial Port M ode
Use these settings to configure ports for remote access.
Flow Control
Flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission between
two nodes. It
’
s the process of adjusting the flow of data from one device to
another to ensure that the receiving device can handle all of the incoming data.
This is particularly important where the sending device is capable of sending
data much faster than the receiving device can receive it.
Redirection After BIOS POST
This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals
’
console redirection
running after the BIOS POST has booted.