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Using BIOS Setup
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Console Redirection Submenu
Table 3-27 Console Redirection Submenu
Feature Choices Description
COM Port Address:
Redirection disabled
Disabled
3F8
2F8
3E8
When enabled, Console Redirection uses the I/O port
specified.
When disabled, Console Redirection is completely
disabled.
IRQ # 3 or 4 When Console Redirection is enabled, this displays
the IRQ assigned per the address chosen in the COM
Port Address field.
Baud Rate 9600
19.2k
38.4k
115.2k
When Console Redirection is enabled, use the baud
rate specified.
When the Direct Platform Control (DPC) shares the
COM port as console redirection, the baud rate must
be set to 19.2k to match DPC baud rate, unless the
autobaud feature is used.
Flow Control No flow control
CTS/RTS
XON/XOFF
CTS/RTS + CD
Disallows flow control.
CTS/RTS is hardware-based flow control.
XON/XOFF is software flow control.
CTS/RTS +CD is hardware-based plus carrier-detect
flow control.
When DPC is sharing the Com port as Console
Redirection, the flow control must be set to
XON/XOFF or CTS/RTS+CD depending on whether
a modem is used.