Updating hardware BIOS serial and boot settings¶
Changing hardware serial console or boot settings is done through the BIOS of the device. Every device model has different steps to enter the BIOS, but the following examples show how to enter the BIOS and change device settings in a few common devices. Steps to enter the BIOS for other devices will likely be very similar.
Lanner FW-7535¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Exit menu, then press enter. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select OK, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Remote Access Configuration”. Highlight “Serial Port Mode” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Select the preferred option and press enter. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu. Change the “Lan 1 boot” option to enabled. Save your settings and reboot the device to enable network boot options in other parts of the BIOS.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. Select “Boot Device Priority” and press enter. The boot device priority menu is shown.
Use the + and - keys to change the boot order. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots. To change the priority of a network device, PXE booting must be enabled in the Advanced menu. To return to the Boot menu, press escape.
If the Boot Device Priority menu doesn’t list a plugged-in USB disk, return to the Boot menu. Select “Hard Disk Drives” and press enter. The list of hard disk drives, including USB disks, is shown.
Use the + and - keys to put the desired boot disk in the first position, then press escape to return to the Boot menu.
Lanner FW-7582¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Save & Exit menu, then press enter. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select Yes, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Serial Port Console Redirection”. Under COM0, highlight “Console Redirection Settings” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Highlight the option to change, press enter, select the desired value, and press enter again. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape twice.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu. Change the “LAN PXE Boot” option to LAN1. Save your settings and reboot the device to enable network boot options in other parts of the BIOS.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. The following menu is shown:
Under Boot Option Priorities, highlight the “Boot Option #1” option. Use the up and down keys to select the primary boot device, then press enter. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots.
Lanner FW-7581¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Exit menu, then press enter. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select OK, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Remote Access Configuration”. Highlight “Serial Port Mode” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Select the preferred option and press enter. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu. Change the “INTEL LAN PXE ROM” option to enabled. Save your settings and reboot the device to enable network boot options in other parts of the BIOS.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. Select “Boot Device Priority” and press enter. The boot device priority menu is shown.
Use the + and - keys to change the boot order. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots. To change the priority of a network device, PXE booting must be enabled in the Advanced menu. To return to the Boot menu, press escape.
Lanner FW-7571¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Save & Exit menu, then press enter. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select Yes, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Serial Port Console Redirection”. Under COM0, highlight “Console Redirection Settings” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Highlight the option to change, press enter, select the desired value, and press enter again. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape twice.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu. Change the “PXE Function” option to Enabled. Save your settings and reboot the device to enable network boot options in other parts of the BIOS.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. The following menu is shown:
Under Boot Option Priorities, highlight the “Boot Option #1” option. Use the up and down keys to select the primary boot device, then press enter. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots, and you must select the USB device as the primary hard disk under the “Hard Drive BBS Priorities” option.
Lanner FW-7543¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Save & Exit menu, then press enter. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select Yes, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Serial Port Console Redirection”. Highlight “Console Redirection Settings” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Highlight the option to change, press enter, select the desired value, and press enter again. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape twice.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu. Highlight “Lan boot select” and press enter. Select the “On Board LAN Boot” option and press enter, then select either Disabled or the name of the Ethernet interface on which to perform PXE booting. Save your settings and reboot the device to enable network boot options in other parts of the BIOS.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. The following menu is shown:
Under Boot Option Priorities, highlight the “Boot Option #1” option. Use the up and down keys to select the primary boot device, then press enter. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots, and you must select the USB device as the primary hard disk under the “Hard Drive BBS Priorities” option.
Lanner FW-7573¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Save & Exit menu. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select Yes, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Serial Port Console Redirection”. Highlight “Console Redirection Settings” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Highlight the option to change, press enter, select the desired value, and press enter again. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape twice.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu. Highlight “PXE Function” and press enter, then select Enabled and press enter. Save your settings and reboot the device to enable network boot options in other parts of the BIOS.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. The following menu is shown:
Under Boot Option Priorities, highlight the “Boot Option #1” option. Use the up and down keys to select the primary boot device, then press enter. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots, and you must select the USB device as the primary hard disk under the “Hard Drive BBS Priorities” option.
Lanner NCA-1010¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Save & Exit menu. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select Yes, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Serial Port Console Redirection”. Highlight “Console Redirection Settings” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Press the down arrow to highlight “Console Redirection Settings,” and press enter. Highlight the option to change, press enter, select the desired value, and press enter again. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape twice.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu. Change the “PXE Function” option to “Enable LAN1” or a different port. Save your settings and reboot the device to enable network boot options in other parts of the BIOS.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. The following menu is shown:
Under Boot Option Priorities, highlight the “Boot Option #1” option. Use the up and down keys to select the primary boot device, then press enter. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots, and you must select the USB device as the primary hard disk under the “Hard Drive BBS Priorities” option.
Portwell CAR-3000¶
Default serial settings: 19200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: rollover
BIOS access¶
To access the BIOS, press the tab key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following screen is shown:
To save the settings and quit, use the arrow keys to highlight the Exit menu, then press enter. Highlight the option “Save Changes and Exit”, then press enter. Select OK, then press enter. The device will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, enter the Advanced menu. Select “Remote Access Configuration”. Highlight “Serial Port Mode” and press enter. The following menu is shown:
Select the preferred option and press enter. To return to the Advanced menu, press escape.
Changing boot options¶
To enable PXE network booting, enter the Advanced menu.
To change boot device order, enter the Boot menu. Select “Boot Device Priority” and press enter. The boot device priority menu is shown.
Use the + and - keys to change the boot order. To change the priority of a USB device, the USB device must be plugged in when the device boots. To return to the Boot menu, press escape.
PC Engines Alix 2D13¶
Default serial settings: 38400-8-N-1 Serial cable type: null modem
BIOS access¶
This device doesn’t have a typical BIOS interface. It has a very basic menu with options for changing serial settings. To access the menu, press the “s” key as soon as the system begins to boot. The following menu is shown:
Enabled features are indicated with asterisks instead of brackets in their menu option.
To save the settings and quit, press “q”, then “y” to save your changes. The Alix will reboot.
Changing serial settings¶
To change serial settings, press the number key indicated in the menu. For example, to select the speed 19200, press the 2 key.
Changing boot options¶
To enable or disable PXE booting, press the “e” key. The Alix boots only from the network or from the Compact Flash disk, not from USB. It boots from eth0, the Ethernet interface closest to the USB ports.
PC Engines APU 1C¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: null modem
BIOS access¶
This device does not have a typical BIOS interface. The boot device menu can be brought up by pressing the F12 key.
Changing serial options¶
There does not seem to be a way to change the serial speed on PC Engines APU devices from the default of 115200-8-N-1.
Changing boot options¶
To change default boot settings, press F12 when prompted. Then type the number for the “Payload [sortbootorder]” item. A menu such as the one below is shown:
Then type the letter of the device you want to move to the top of the list. For example, to promote the mSATA device to the first boot device, press “d”, then “E” to exit the menu.
Unlike the Alix, the APU is able to boot from USB, and its eth0 interface is nearest the console port.
PC Engines APU 2C¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: null modem
BIOS access¶
This device does not have a typical BIOS interface. The boot device menu can be brought up by pressing the F10 key.
Changing serial options¶
There does not seem to be a way to change the serial speed on PC Engines APU devices from the default of 115200-8-N-1.
Changing boot options¶
To change default boot settings, press F10 when prompted. Then type the number for the “Payload [setup]” item. A menu such as the one below is shown:
Then type the letter of the device you want to move to the top of the list. For example, to promote the mSATA device to the first boot device, press “f”, then “E” to exit the menu.
Unlike the Alix, the APU is able to boot from USB, and its eth0 interface is nearest the console port.
Netgate RCC-VE 4860¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: USB A to mini-A
BIOS access¶
This device does not have a typical BIOS interface. The boot device menu can be brought up by pressing the F12 key.
Changing serial options¶
There does not seem to be a way to change the serial speed on RCC-VE 4860 devices from the default of 115200-8-N-1.
Changing boot options¶
There does not seem to be a way to change the default boot order on this device. The default boot order is:
- External USB
- Internal SATA3
- MSATA
- Internal SATA2
- iPXE
Netgate RCC-VE 2440¶
Default serial console settings: 115200-8-N-1 Serial cable type: USB A to mini-A
BIOS access¶
This device does not have a typical BIOS interface. The boot device menu can be brought up by pressing the F12 key.
Changing serial options¶
There does not seem to be a way to change the serial speed on RCC-VE 2440 devices from the default of 115200-8-N-1.
Changing boot options¶
There does not seem to be a way to change the default boot order on this device. The default boot order is:
- External USB
- Internal SATA3
- MSATA
- Internal SATA2
- iPXE