Dell PowerEdgeFC430 Owner's Manual page 40

Serial Communication
You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.
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Serial Communication details
System BIOS
Viewing Serial Communication
Viewing Serial Communication
To view the Serial Communication screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart
yoursystemandtryagain.
Onthe System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
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On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication.
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Serial Communication
Serial Communication details
Serial Communication details
The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Serial
Enables the COM port or Console Redirection options. This option is set to Off by default.
Communication
Serial Port Address Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This optionissetto Serial Device 1=COM2, Serial Device
2=COM1 bydefault.
ExternalSerial
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1.
Connector
Failsafe Baud Rate Specifies the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate
automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if theattempt fails, and the value must not be changed. This
option is set to 115200 by default.
Remote Terminal
Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT 100/VT 220 by default.
Type
RedirectionAfter
Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. This option is set to
Boot Enabled by default.
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Serial Communication
Viewing Serial Communication
40 Pre-operating system managementapplications
NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use console
redirectionby SOL, configurethesameportaddressforconsoleredirectionandtheserialdevice.