Specifications

“R2” SERVSWITCH

Table 4-2 (continued). The ServSwitch’s keyboard commands.

Command Keystroke Sequence Description

Set Keyboard (Select port, then:) Tells the ServSwitch the keyboard

Mode [CTRL]Mx[ENTER] mode of the CPU on the given port.

(x=1, 2, or 3) Issue this command to force a port to

operate in a given mode, or before any

time you attach an already-booted CPU

to the ServSwitch.

Set Keyboard [CTRL]Axxx[ENTER] Sets the keyboard typematic (automatic

Typematic (xxx=a decimal value key–repeat) function of the currently

from 0 to 127) selected CPU. This command works

only with CPUs that have standard

101-key keyboards and CMOS that

allows users to program the typematic

function.

Reset [CTRL] R Resets and enables the keyboard and

mouse; also refreshes the monitor.

Issue this command to correct your

keyboard or mouse if one of them

malfunctions or gets stuck.

Send Null [CTRL] N Causes the ServSwitch to send a null

Byte byte to the CPU’s PS/2 mouse port.

Issue this command to correct the

current CPU if it gets “out of sync” with

the PS/2 mouse (see Section 4.3.13).

Identify ROM [CTRL] I Causes the ServSwitch to report the

version of ROM it is using. Issue this

command if you are asked to do so by a

technical-support person.