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Chapter 2
Installation and BIOS Setup
Super IO Device Configuration
This menu includes the following options.
Serial Port1 Address/Serial Port2 Address
This option specifies the Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 base I/O port address and Interrupt
Request address. Select
Disabled
to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources.
When you set this option to
Disabled
, the serial port physically becomes unavailable. If you
select
3F8/IRQ4
, the serial port uses 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt
address. The options for Serial Port1 are
Disabled
,
3F8/IRQ4
, and
2E8/IRQ3
. The options for
Serial Port2 are
Disabled
,
2F8/IRQ3
, and
2E8/IRQ3
.
Onboard Floppy Controller
Select
Enabled
to enable the onboard floppy controller. The options are
Enabled
and
Disabled
.
Remote Access Configuration
This menu includes the following items.
Remote Access
Use this option to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are
Disabled
and
Enabled
.
If you set Remote Access to
Enabled
, the following items display.
Serial Port Number
Use this option to select the serial port for console redirection. The options are
COM 1
,
COM 2
, and
COM 3
.
Note
Serial Over LAN (SOL) is enabled on COM 3 on the X8SIE-F and X8SI6-F.
Serial Port Mode
Use this option to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection. The options are
115200 8, n,
1
;
57600 8, n, 1
;
38400 8, n, 1
;
19200 8, n, 1
; and
9600 8, n, 1
.
Flow Control
Use this option to set the flow control for Console Redirection. The options are
None
,
Hardware
, and
Software
.
Redirection After BIOS POST
Select
Disabled
to turn off Console Redirection after Power-On Self-Test (POST). Select
Always
to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST. (Some OSs may not support
this setting.) Select
Boot Loader
to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot
Loader. The options are
Disabled
,
Boot Loader
, and
Always
.
Terminal Type
Use this option to select the target terminal type for Console Redirection. The options are
ANSI
,
VT100
, and
VT-UTF8
.
