Chapter 6: BIOS
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Serial Port 1 Configuration
This submenu allows the user the configure settings of Serial Port 1.
Serial Port 1
Select Enabled to enable the selected onboard serial port. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
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 for Serial Port 1 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;).
SOL Configuration
This submenu allows the user to configure the settings of Serial Port 2.
SOL
Select Enabled to enable the selected onboard serial port. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
Device Settings
This item displays the status of a serial part specified by the user.
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 for Serial Port 2 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;).
SOL Attribute
Select SOL to use COM Port 2 as a Serial Over LAN (SOL) port for console . The options
are
SOL
and
COM.
