Option Installation 3-41
Enabling a Serial Port
In the BIOS Setup Utility, serial port 1 is referred to as Serial Port A; serial port 2 is
referred to as Serial Port B. This section describes how to enable serial port 2; it also
applies to serial port 1.
1.
Turn on or reboot the system.
2.
Press
F2
as soon as you see the message containing this line:
Press <
F2
> for SETUP
.
You have about five seconds to press
F2
before system boot continues.
The BIOS Setup Utility window appears.
3.
Press the left or right arrow key to highlight the
Advanced
menu.
4.
Press the up or down arrow key until
Peripheral Configuration
is highlighted.
Press
Enter
.
5.
Press the down or up arrow key until
Serial Port B
is highlighted.
6.
Press
Enter
to bring up the Serial Port B submenu. Press the up or down arrow
key to highlight
Enabled
. Press
Enter
.
7.
Press the left or right arrow key to highlight the
Exit
main menu item.
8.
Press the down or up arrow key until the
Exit Saving Changes
submenu item is
highlighted. Press
Enter
.
The system restarts.
Connecting an External SCSI Device
If the computer has its external SCSI connector installed, you can daisy-chain external SCSI
devices to the system. If the system has no internal SCSI devices, you can daisy-chain up to
15 external SCSI devices to this connector. If the system has internal SCSI devices, you can
daisy-chain up to eight external SCSI devices to this connector. Before connecting any
external SCSI device see the documentation that comes with the device for instructions on
jumpering the device and assigning a SCSI ID.
For information on installing the external SCSI connector, see “Installing the External SCSI
Connector Kit.”