User`s guide

40 NovaScale 4020 User’s Guide
System Management
Table 11 describes the menu items available on the System Management screen. Default values
appear in brackets.
Table 11. BIOS Setup System Management Screen Menu Items
Menu Item Default Value Description
Quiet Boot [Disabled]
Enabled
Selecting this option enables the BIOS to display the
OEM logo during POST. If disabled, the BIOS displays
the normal POST messages.
This option is shaded if the BIOS does not detect a valid
logo in the flash area reserved for this purpose.
Enabling this option disables serial redirection.
OS Boot Timeout [Disabled]
5 min
10 min
15 min
20 min
Sets the time allowed for booting an operating system,
from media or PXE.
Service Boot [Disabled]
Enabled
Enabling this item allows you to boot into Service
Partition Boot mode. The item automatically resets to
Disabled on the next system boot.
Console Redirection
Press <Enter>
to present
selection
submenu
Selecting this option allows you to configure for console
redirection.
BMC Revision [BMC_Rev] The currently loaded version of Baseboard Management
Controller firmware. Display only.
HSC Revision No entry Displays the revision of the hot swap controller. Display
only.
Table 12. Setup Console Redirection Sub Menu Items
Sub Menu Item Default Value Description
Serial Console
Redirection
[Disabled]
Enabled
When enabled, Console Redirection uses only COM2.
Choosing “Disabled” completely disables Console
Redirection.
Serial Port No entry Hardcoded value is COM2 2F8 IRQ3. If console
redirection is enabled, then the Base I/O address and
IRQ selection of Serial Port B should match this serial
port setting under the Console Redirection submenu. To
find this option, go to the Advanced menu, then
Peripheral Configuration.
Baud Rate 9600
[19.2K]
38,4K
57.6K
115.2K
When Console Redirection is enabled, use the baud rate
specified. When the EMP is sharing the COM port as
console redirection, the baud rate must be set to 19.2K to
match the EMP baud rate.
Flow Control No Flow Control
[CTS/RTS]
XON/XOFF
CTS/RTS + CD
No flow control.
CTS/RTS = Hardware based flow control.
CTS/RTS +CD = Hardware based + Carrier Detect flow
control. When the 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.
Terminal Type [PC-ANSI]
VT100+
Select terminal type. Vt100+ only available when English
selected as the language. VT-UTF8 uses UNICODE. PC-