7. Make whatever changes are required in “Setup”. If permanent serial console access
is desired go to the BIOS features screen and select the desired mode, COM port and baud
rate. Refer to the next section for details on selecting these items.
8. Exit CMOS setup, saving the changes as desired.
5.4
Serial Console Setup
In the “BIOS Features” of the CMOS setup are several options relating to usage of the
serial console feature. Each of these options will be discussed in the paragraphs to follow.
5.4.1
Console Type
This selection allows selection of the console type. The available choices are :
KB/Video (Default) Standard video display and keyboard input.
Serial Video output is routed to the serial port, keyboard input comes from serial port.
DualVideo output is routed both to the serial port and to the display adapter.
Keyboard input can come from either the serial port or a connected keyboard.
5.4.2
Console Serial Port
This selection allows for the choice of serial port to be used for console I/O. Is
“KB/Video” is chosen for the “Console Type” this selection has no meaning.
The available selections are :
COM1 The COM1 port is used 93F8, IRQ4
COM2 The COM2 port is used 92F8, IRQ3
5.4.3
Console Baud Rate
This option allows for selection of the baud rate to be used in connecting with
WINCOM on a client PC. The available choices are.
1200Bps
2400Bps
4800Bps
9600Bps
19200Bps
38400Bps
57600Bps
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