Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port
physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8
as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial
Port1 are Disabled,
3F8/IRQ4
, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2
are Disabled,
2F8/IRQ3
, 3E8/IRQ4, and 2E8/IRQ3.
Remote Access Confi guration
Remote Access
This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are Disabled
and
Enabled
.
If Remote Access is set to Enabled, the following items will display:
Serial Port Number
This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redi-
rection. The options are COM 1 and
COM 2.
Serial Port Mode
This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.
The options are
115200 8, n 1
; 57600 8, n, 1; 38400 8, n, 1; 19200 8, n, 1; and
9600 8, n, 1.
Flow Control
This feature allows the user to set the fl ow control for Console Redirection. The
options are
None
, Hardware, and Software.
Redirection After BIOS POST
Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power-On Self-Test (POST).
Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST. (Note:
This setting may not be supported by some operating systems.) Select Boot Loader
to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader. The options
are Disabled, Boot Loader, and
Always
.
Terminal Type
This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec-
tion. The options are
ANSI
, VT100, and VT-UTF8.
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
A terminal keyboard defi nition that provides a way to send commands from a remote
console. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
