Dell HHB Owner's Manual page 44

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 your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication.
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Serial Communication details
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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 Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial Device 1=COM2, Serial
Address Device 2=COM1 by default.
External Serial 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 the attempt 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
Redirection After 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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Viewing Serial Communication
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System Profile Settings
You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings such as power management.
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System BIOS
44 Pre-operating system management applications
NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use console
redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.