34 Using the System Setup Program
System Setup Options at Boot
You can initiate Setup by pressing <F2> during POST.
Console Redirection
The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems
ona system, which has not successful ly booted the operating system.
Thec enterpiece of the console redirection is the BIOS Console. The BIOS
Console is a Flash ROM-resident utility that redirects input and output over
a serial or modem connection.
The BIOS supports console redirection to a serial port. If serial port based
headless system support is provided by the system, the system must provide
support for redirection of all BIOS driven console I/O to the serial port.
Thed river for the serial console must be capable of supporting the
functionality documented in the ANSI Terminal Definition.
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