User's Manual (1.0a)

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Chapter 6: BIOS
Table 6-10. SuperIO Device Configuration Sub-menu
Menu Option Description
Super IO Chip
This static display shows the name of the Super IO chip installed for your
system.
Serial Port 1/2
Configuration
This sub-menu allows the user the configure settings of Serial Port 1 or Serial
Port 2.
Serial Port
Select Enabled to enable the a selected onboard serial port. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
Device Settings This item displays the status of a serial part specified by the user.
Change Settings
(Available for
Serial Port 2 only)
This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request
address of a serial port specified 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).
The options for Serial Port 2 are Auto, (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3), (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).
Device Mode
Use this feature to set the optimal setting for a super I/O device. The options are
24MHz/13 and 24MHz.
Serial Port 2
Attribute
(Available for
Serial Port 2 only)
This feature specifies the attribute of Serial Port 1. The options are SOL and
COM.
Table 6-11. Serial Port Console Redirection Sub-menu
Menu Option Description
COM1 Console Redirection, COM2/SOL/Legacy Console Redirection Sub-menus
Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port specified
by the user. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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).
Data Bits
Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The
options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits.