Chapter 6: BIOS
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Serial Port 1
Select Enabled to enable the selected onboard serial port. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
Logical Device Settings
This item displays the status of a serial part specified by the user.
Serial Port 1 Change Settings
This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of a serial
port specified by the user. Select
Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically assign the base
I/O and IRQ address. The options are
Auto
, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9, 10, 11, 12;), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
9, 10, 11, 12;), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;).
Serial Port 2
Serial Port 2 Configuration
This submenu allows the user the configure settings of Serial Port 1.
Serial Port 2
Select Enabled to enable the selected onboard serial port. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
Logical Device Settings
This item displays the status of a serial part specified by the user.
Serial Port 2 Change Settings
This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of a serial
port specified by the user. Select
Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically assign the base
I/O and IRQ address. The options are
Auto
, (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3;), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9, 10, 11, 12;), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
9, 10, 11, 12;), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;).
Serial Port 2 Attribute (Available for Serial Port 2 only)
Select SOL to use COM Port 2 as a Serial Over LAN (SOL) port for console redirection. The
options are
SOL
and
COM.
Intel Server Platform Services
The following Intel Server Platform Services information will display:
•
ME BIOS Interface Version
•
SPS Version
•
ME FW Status Value
•
ME FW State
•
ME FW Operation State
•
ME FW Error Code
•
ME NM FW Status Value
•
BIOS Booting Mode
•
Cores Disabled
•
ME FW SKU Information
•
End-of-POST Status
Serial Port Console Redirection
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
VT100,
VT100+
, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.
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).
