Chapter 7: BIOS
Network Stack
Select Enabled to enable PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) or UEFI (Unifi ed
Extensible Firmware Interface) for network stack support. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.
Super IO Confi guration
Super IO Chip AST2400
COM1 Confi guration/SOL (Serial-Over-LAN) Confi guration
COM1/SOL
Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port specifi ed by the user. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
Device Settings
This item displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of
a serial port specifi ed by the user.
Change Port 1 Settings/Change Port 2 Settings
This feature specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
of Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2. Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically assign
the base I/O and IRQ address to a serial port specifi ed.
The options for Serial Port 1 are Auto, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12); (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12).
The options for SOL are Auto, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,
10, 11, 12), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12); (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9, 10, 11, 12), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12).
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM 1
COM 1 Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable COM Port 1 Console Redirection, which will allow a client
machine to be connected to a host machine at a remote site for networking. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.
*If the item above set to Enabled, the following items will become available for
confi guration:
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