Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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Super IO Configuration
Super IO Chip AST2400
Serial Port 1 Configuration/Serial Port 2 Configuration
Serial Port 1/Serial Port 2
Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port specified by the user. The options
are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Device Settings
This item displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address for
a serial port specified by the user. The default setting for Serial Port 1 is IO=3F8h
IRQ=4; for Serial Port 2 is IO=2F8h, IRQ=3.
Change Port 1 Settings/Change Port 2 Settings
This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
of Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2. Select
Auto
for the BIOS to automatically assign
the base I/O and IRQ address to a serial port specified.
The options for Serial Port 1 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), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12).
The options for Serial Port 2 are
Auto
, (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3), (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), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12).
Device Mode
Use this item to select the SUART Clock source for a serial port specified by the
user. The options are
24MHz/13
and 24MHz.
Serial Port 2 Attribute
Select SOL to use COM Port 2 as a Serial_Over_LAN (SOL) port for console redi-
rection. The options are COM and
SOL
.
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM 1
COM 1 Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable COM Port 1 Console Redirection, which will allow a client
machine to be connected to a host machine at a remote site for networking. The
options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
