Owners Manual

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication.
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Serial Communication on page 44
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Serial Communication details on page 45
Serial Communication details
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The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Serial
Communication
Enables the COM port or Console Redirection options. This option is set to Off by default.
Serial Port
Address
Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial Device 1=COM2,
Serial Device 2=COM1 by default.
NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use console
redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
External Serial
Connector
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1.
Failsafe Baud
Rate
Specifies the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate
automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails, and the value must not be changed.
This option is set to 115200 by default.
Remote Terminal
Type
Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT 100/VT 220 by default.
Redirection After
Boot
Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. This option is set
to Enabled by default.
Related references
Serial Communication on page 44
Related tasks
Viewing Serial Communication on page 44
System Profile Settings
You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings such as power management.
Related references
System BIOS on page 26
Related tasks
System Profile Settings details on page 46
Viewing System Profile Settings on page 46
Pre-operating system management applications
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