Accessing Bios Setup (Serial Console); Table 4-1. Bios Setup Menus - Ampro ReadyBoard 700 Reference Manual

Chapter 4

Accessing BIOS Setup (Serial Console)

Entering the BIOS Setup, in serial console mode, is very similar to the steps you use to enter BIOS Setup
with a VGA display, except the actual keys you use.
1. Set the serial terminal, or the PC with communications software to the following settings:
115k baud
8 bits
One stop bit
No parity
No hardware handshake
2. Connect the serial terminal, or the PC with serial terminal emulation, to one of the serial ports,
Serial Port 1 or 2, of the ReadyBoard 700.
If the BIOS option, Serial Console is set to [Enable], use a standard null-modem serial cable.
If the BIOS option, Serial Console is set to [Hot Cable], use the modified serial cable
described in Chapter 3, under Hot (Serial) Cable.
3. Turn on the serial terminal, or the PC with serial terminal emulation and the power supply to the
ReadyBoard 700.
4. Start Setup by pressing the Ctl–c keys, when the following message appears on the boot screen.
5. Use the <Enter> key to select the screen menus listed in the Opening BIOS screen. See Figure 4-1.
NOTE
The serial console port is not hardware protected, and is not listed in the
COM table within BIOS Setup. Diagnostic software that probes hardware
addresses may cause a loss or failure of the serial console functions.

Table 4-1. BIOS Setup Menus

BIOS Setup Menu
BIOS and Hardware Settings
Reload Initial Settings
Load Factory Default Settings
Exit, Saving Changes
Exit, Discarding Changes
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Hit ^C if you want to run SETUP
Item/Topic
Date and Time
Drive Assignment
Boot Order
Drive and Boot Options
Keyboard & Mouse (settings)
User Interface (options)
Memory (settings, including DRAM )
Power Management
Advanced Features
On-Board Features (Serial, Parallel, USB, Video, Audio, etc.)
PCI (settings)
Plug and Play (options)
Resets the BIOS (CMOS) to the most recent settings
Resets BIOS (CMOS) to factory settings
Writes all changes to BIOS (CMOS) and exits
Closes BIOS without saving changes except time and date
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BIOS Setup
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