Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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Serial Port
Select Enabled to enable the selected onboard serial port. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.
Device Settings
This item displays the status of a serial part specied by the user.
Change Port 1 Settings
This feature species the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
of a serial port specied 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).
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM1 Console Redirection
Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port specied by
the user. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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.
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 ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.
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).