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for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are

Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, and 2E8/IRQ3.

Serial Port 2 Mode

Use this feature to conﬁ gure Serial Port 2 mode. The options are Normal, IrDA

and ASK IR. IrDA (Infrared Data) is an industry standard for remote control de-

vices. ASK IR (Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared) is a protocol compatible with

Sharp® branded PDAs and other infrared devices.

Floppy Controller

Select Enabled to enable the onboard Floppy Controller. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

XRemote Access Conﬁ guration

Remote Access

This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

If Remote Access is set to Enabled, the following items will display:

Serial Port Number

This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console

Redirection. The options are COM 1 and COM 2. An additional option, Onboard

IPMI is featured on the X8STi-F/X8STi-3F motherboard only and becomes the

default.

Serial Port Mode

This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.

The options are 115200 8, n 1; 57600 8, n, 1; 38400 8, n, 1; 19200 8, n, 1; and

9600 8, n, 1.

Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ﬂ ow control for Console Redirection. The

options are None, Hardware, and Software.

Redirection After BIOS POST

Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power-On Self-Test

(POST). Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after

POST. (Note: This setting may not be supported by some operating systems.)

Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot

Loader. The options are Disabled, Boot Loader, and Always.