Service Guide

BIOS Setup Utilities
Intel
®
Server System P4000IP and Intel
®
Workstation System P4000CR Service Guide 157
Option Values: <Mac Address Display>
Help Text: <None>
Comments: Information only. 12 hex digits of the MAC* ddress of Port1- Port4 of
the Network Controller corresponding to NIC1, NIC2, IOM1, or IOM2.
This display will appear only for ports which actually exist on the corresponding Network
Controller. If the Network Controller or port is disabled, the port MAC* Address will not appear.
Serial Port Configuration
The Serial Port Configuration screen allows the user to configure the Serial A and Serial B ports. In
Legacy ISA nomenclature, these are ports COM1 and COM2 respectively.
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > Serial Port Configuration. To
move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Advanced screen, then select the
desired screen.
The primary usage for these serial ports is to enable Serial Console Redirection and Serial Over
LAN (SOL) capabilities. Either port can be used for Serial Console Redirection, but SOL is only
supported on Serial A.
The exception to this is the W2600CR Workstation, which does not provide a Serial A port. With
W2600CR, Serial A will not appear for configuration here, and Serial B will support SOL
functionality if required.
Advanced
Serial Port Configuration
Serial A Enable
Enabled
/Disabled
Address
3F8h/
2F8h/3E8h/2E8h
IRQ 3 /
4
Serial B Enable
Enabled
/Disabled
Address 3F8h/
2F8h
/3E8h/2E8h
IRQ
3
/ 4
Figure 149. Serial Port Configuration Screen
Screen Field Descriptions:
1. Serial A Enable