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Chapter 4: BIOS
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM1
Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port specied by the user. The
options are Disabled and Enabled. If set to Enabled, the following options become available.
Console Redirection Settings
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, VT100Plus, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.
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, 384000, 57600 and 115200 (bits per second).
Data Bits
Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The options are
7 and 8.
Parity
Options include None, Even, Odd, Mark, and Space.
Stop Bits
Options include 1 and 2.
Flow Control
Use this feature to set the ow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused
by buer overow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when the receiving buer
is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending data when the receiving buer is empty. The
options are None and Hardware RTS/CTS.
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
The options include Disabled and Enabled.