Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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Serial Port 0 Configuration
The submenus allow the user to configure the following settings for Serial Port 0:
Serial Port
Select Enabled to enable a serial port specified by the user. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Device Settings
This feature indicates whether or not a reset is required for a serial port specified.
Change Settings
This option specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
of Serial Port 0. The options for Serial Port 0 are:
Auto
,
IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;
IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;
IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;
IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;
IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12;
P/S 2 Connector
This option enables the selection of keyboard or mouse for the PS/2 connector.
The options are
Keyboard
or Mouse.
Watch Dog Function
If enabled, the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive
for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM 0
Console Redirection
Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.
The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
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.
