Chapter 4: BIOS
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OS Timer / BIOS Timer
These options appear if Watch Dog Timer (above) is enabled. This is a timed delay in
seconds, before a system power down or reset after a BIOS or operating system failure is
detected. Directly enter the value in seconds.
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM1
COM1 Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port specified by the user.
The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
*If the item above set to Enabled, the following items will become available for user's
configuration:
COM1 Console Redirection Settings
This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the
client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.
COM1 Terminal Type
This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Console
Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select VT100+ to add color and
function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Character Set. Select VT-UTF8
to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are
ANSI, VT100,
VT100+
, and VT-UTF8.
COM1 Bits Per second
Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection.
Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower
transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600, and
115200
(bits per second).
COM1 Data Bits
Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The options are
7 Bits and
8 Bits
.
