Supermicro X8DTN+ [83/99] Remoteaccessconfiguration

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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Serial Port 2 Attribute

Use this feature to set COM 2 as a normal serial port or a virtual COM port for

SOL (Serial Over LAN). The options are SOL and COM.

Floppy A

This feature allows the user to select the type of oppy drive connected to the system

as specied. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3 1/2",

1.44MB 3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2".

RemoteAccessConguration

Remote Access

Use this item to enable or disable Remote Access support. The options are Disabled

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 Redi-

rection. The options are COM 1 and COM 2.

Base Address, IRQ

This item displays the based address and IRQ of the serial port specied above.

The default setting is 2F8h, 3.

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 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.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec-

tion. The options are ANSI, VT100, and VT-UTF8.