Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
Device Mode
Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specified. The options are Normal and High Speed.
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM 1/SOL
These two submenus allow the user to configure the following Console Redirection settings for a COM Port specified by the user.
Console Redirection
Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default setting for COM1 is Disabled, and for SOL is Enabled.
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 Con- sole 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 Char- acter Set. Select
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.
Parity
A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors. Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits is even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits