Intel® Server Board SDS2

BIOS

Table 47. Console Redirection Submenu Selections

Feature

Option

Description

Serial Port Address

Disabled

When enabled, Console Redirection uses the I/O port

 

On-board COM A

specified. Choosing “Disabled” completely disables

 

Console Redirection.

 

On-board COM B

 

 

 

 

 

Baud Rate

9600

When Console Redirection is enabled, use the baud

 

19.2k

rate specified. When EMP is sharing the COM port as

 

console redirection, the baud rate must be set to 19.2

 

38.4k

 

k to match EMP baud rate, unless auto -baud feature

 

57.6K

 

is used.

 

115.2k

 

 

 

 

Flow Control

None

None = No flow control.

 

CTS/RTS

CTS/RTS = Hardware based flow control.

 

XON/XOFF

XON/XOFF = Software flow control.

 

CTS/RTS + CD

CTS/RTS +CD = Hardware based + Carrier Detect

 

 

flow control.

 

 

When EMP is sharing the COM port as console

 

 

redirection, the flow control must be set to CTS/RTS

 

 

or CTS/RTS+CD depending on whether a modem is

 

 

used.

 

 

 

6.3.2.3.5Boot Menu Selections

Boot Menu options allow the user to select the boot device. The following table is an example of a list of devices ordered in priority of the boot invocation. Items can be re-prioritized by using the up and down arrow keys to select the device. Once the device is selected, use the plus (+) key to move the device higher in the boot priority list. Use the minus (-) key to move the device lower in the boot priority list.

Table 48. Boot Device Priority Selections

Boot Priority

Device

Description

1

Removable Devices

Attempt to boot from a legacy floppy A: or removable media device

 

 

like LS-120.

 

 

 

2

Hard Drive

Attempt to boot from a hard drive device.

 

 

 

3

ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

Attempt to boot from an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.

 

 

 

4

PXE UNDI

Attempt to boot from a network. This entry will appear if there is a

 

 

network device in the system that is controlled by a PXE compliant

 

 

option ROM.

 

 

 

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