diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/Config/SZ80_std.asm b/Source/HBIOS/Config/SZ80_std.asm
index 26685630..b58472ce 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/Config/SZ80_std.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/Config/SZ80_std.asm
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 CPUOSC		.SET	8000000		; CPU OSC FREQ IN MHZ
 RAMSIZE		.SET	1024		; SIZE OF RAM IN KB (MUST MATCH YOUR HARDWARE!!!)
 ROMSIZE		.SET	0		; SIZE OF ROM IN KB (MUST MATCH YOUR HARDWARE!!!)
-CRTACT		.SET	TRUE		; ACTIVATE CRT (VDU,CVDU,PROPIO,ETC) AT STARTUP
 MEMMGR		.SET	MM_SZ80		; MEMORY MANAGER: MM_[SBC|Z2|N8|Z180|Z280|MBC|RPH|MON|EZ512|SZ80]
 ;
 FPLED_ENABLE	.SET	TRUE		; FP: ENABLES FRONT PANEL LEDS
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
index 45f58ec4..b8130ce3 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
@@ -3004,6 +3004,28 @@ HB_BOOTDLY:
 ;
 HB_CONRDY:
 ;
+; S100 Z80 CONSOLE SELECTION
+; THE S100 Z80 USES AN IOBYTE BIT TO SELECT BETWEEN SERIAL PORT
+; AND THE PROPELLER CONSOLE.  THE PROPELLER CONSOLE IS ASSUMED TO
+; BE THE CRT DEVICE.  WE USE THE IOBYTE BIT TO SET THE STARTUP
+; CHARACTER DEVICE TO THE PROPELLER CONSOLE IF APPROPRIATE.  THIS
+; DOES ASSUME THAT THE CRT DEVICE IS THE PROPELLER CONSOLE OR THERE
+; IS NO CRT DEVICE.
+;
+;
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SZ80) & (MEMMGR == MM_SZ80))
+	IN	A,($EF)			; GET IO BYTE
+	AND	%00100000		; ISOLATE CONSOLE BIT
+	JR	Z,HB_SZ80CON_Z		; IF ZERO, BYPASS CONSOLE SWITCH
+	LD	A,(CB_CRTDEV)		; GET CRT DEVICE
+	CP	$FF			; CHECK FOR NO H/W
+	JR	Z,HB_SZ80CON_Z		; IF ZERO, BYPASS CONSOLE SWITCH
+	LD	(CB_CONDEV),A		; SET CONSOLE DEVICE
+;
+HB_SZ80CON_Z:
+;
+#ENDIF
+;
 ; SUPPRESS HARDWARE FLOW CONTROL TEMPORARILY, IF NEEDED.  THIS IS
 ; GENERALLY NOT USED ANYMORE BECAUSE THE UART DRIVER NOW CHECKS FOR
 ; A VALID CTS SIGNAL AND ADJUSTS AS NEEDED.
@@ -3702,12 +3724,6 @@ HB_WDZ:
 	AND	%00000001		; ISOLATE CONSOLE BIT
 	JR	NZ,INITSYS3		; NOT SET, BYPASS CONSOLE SWITCH
   #ENDIF
-;
-  #IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SZ80) & (MEMMGR == MM_SZ80))
-	IN	A,($EF)			; GET IO BYTE
-	AND	%00100000		; ISOLATE CONSOLE BIT
-	JR	Z,INITSYS3		; IF ZERO, BYPASS CONSOLE SWITCH
-  #ENDIF
 ;
   #IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SZ80) & (MEMMGR == MM_Z2))
 	; IOBYTE: XXXXXVVC