diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
index e40a1533..536eda5f 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
@@ -2274,6 +2274,29 @@ HB_BOOTDLY:
 	LD	A,BOOTCON		; GET REQUESTED CONSOLE DEV
 	LD	(CB_CONDEV),A		; SAVE IT
 HB_CONRDY:
+;
+; MOST SERIAL PORTS ARE CONFIGURED WITH HARDWARE FLOW CONTROL ENABLED.
+; IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RTS SIGNAL, THEN OUTPUT TO THE CONSOLE
+; WILL BE STALLED WHICH CAN LEAD A USER TO THINK THE SYSTEM IS TOTALLY
+; DEAD WHEN, IN FACT, IT IS JUST WAITING FOR RTS TO BE ASSERTED.  ALSO,
+; IF THE USER IS BOOTING TO A CRT DEVICE AND DISCONNECTS THE CONSOLE
+; SERIAL PORT, THE SYSTEM WILL WAIT FOR RTS AND NEVER BOOT.  SO, HERE
+; WE SAVE THE ACTIVE CONSOLE CONFIGURATION, THEN TURN OFF HARDWARE
+; FLOW CONTROL.  THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION WILL BE RESTORED BELOW
+; PRIOR TO LAUNCING THE ROM LOADER.
+;
+	; RETRIEVE THE CONFIG FROM THE CONSOLE PORT
+	LD	B,BF_CIOQUERY		; HBIOS QUERY CIO CONFIG
+	LD	A,(CB_CONDEV)		; GET CONSOLE DEVICE
+	LD	(HB_BOOTCONSAV),A	; SAVE IT FOR LATER
+	LD	C,A			; BOOT CONSOLE TO C
+	CALL	HB_DISPATCH		; INTERNAL HBIOS CALL
+	LD	(HB_CONCFGSAV),DE	; SAVE CONFIG
+	RES	5,D			; CLEAR RTS BIT
+	LD	B,BF_CIOINIT		; HBIOS CIO INIT
+	LD	A,(CB_CONDEV)		; GET CONSOLE DEVICE
+	LD	C,A			; BOOT CONSOLE TO C
+	CALL	HB_DISPATCH		; INTERNAL HBIOS CALL
 
 #IF (WBWDEBUG == USEMIO)		; OUTPUT ANY CACHED DEBUG TEXT
 	LD	HL,MIOOUTPTR
@@ -2749,11 +2772,30 @@ HB_WDZ:
 	LD	A,(CB_CRTDEV)		; GET CRT DISPLAY DEVICE
 	LD	(CB_CONDEV),A		; SAVE IT AS ACTIVE CONSOLE DEVICE
 ;
-	; DISPLAY HBIOS BANNER ON NEW CONSOLE
-	PRTX(STR_BANNER)
 #ENDIF
 ;
 INITSYS3:
+;
+; RESTORE BOOT CONSOLE CONFIGURATION
+;
+	CALL	LDELAY			; ALLOW SERIAL PORT TO FLUSH
+	LD	B,BF_CIOINIT		; HBIOS CIO INIT
+	LD	A,(HB_BOOTCONSAV)	; ORIGINAL BOOT CONSOLE DEVICE
+	LD	C,A			; BOOT CONSOLE TO C
+	LD	DE,(HB_CONCFGSAV)	; SAVED ORIGINAL CONSOLE CFG
+	CALL	HB_DISPATCH		; INTERNAL HBIOS CALL
+;
+	LD	A,(HB_BOOTCONSAV)	; GET ORIGINAL BOOT CONSOLE DEV
+	LD	C,A			; PUT IN C
+	LD	A,(CB_CONDEV)		; GET ACTIVE CONSOLE DEVICE
+	CP	C			; COMPARE
+	JR	Z,INITSYS3A		; SKIP AHEAD IF NO CHANGE
+;
+	; DISPLAY HBIOS BANNER ON NEW CONSOLE IF WE SWITCHED TO NEW
+	; CONSOLE DEVICE
+	PRTX(STR_BANNER)		; DISPLAY HBIOS BANNER
+;
+INITSYS3A:
 	CALL	PRTSUM			; PRINT UNIT/DEVICE SUMMARY TABLE
 ;
 #IF 0
@@ -7269,6 +7311,9 @@ HB_CURSEC	.DB	0		; CURRENT SECOND (TEMP)
 ;
 HB_BCDTMP	.FILL	5,0		; BCD NUMBER STORAGE (TEMP)
 ;
+HB_BOOTCONSAV	.DB	0		; INITIAL BOOT CONSOLE SAVE AREA
+HB_CONCFGSAV	.DW	0		; CONSOLE CONFIG SAVE AREA
+;
 HB_WRKBUF	.FILL	512,0		; INTERNAL DISK BUFFER
 ;
 HB_END		.EQU	$
diff --git a/Source/Images/d_zsdos/ReadMe.txt b/Source/Images/d_zsdos/ReadMe.txt
index f14d7c3b..9d19b002 100644
--- a/Source/Images/d_zsdos/ReadMe.txt
+++ b/Source/Images/d_zsdos/ReadMe.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ an equate. Version 1.2 was never distributed and contains only a few
 minor fixes.  Unfortunately, the use of v1.2 would make it incompatible 
 with many support modules and overlays due to their reliance on 
 hard-coded address assumptions.  This is probably why it was never 
-distributed.  I encountered this myself with the date stamping code –- 
+distributed.  I encountered this myself with the date stamping code -- 
 it won't work with v1.2 because it does a version check. For now, I have 
 chosen to use v1.1 to maximize compatibility (seems to be what everyone 
 is doing). Ultimately, I may go back and try to rebuild everything in 
diff --git a/Source/ver.inc b/Source/ver.inc
index 9116b4a7..2898a7f8 100644
--- a/Source/ver.inc
+++ b/Source/ver.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #DEFINE	RMN	2
 #DEFINE	RUP	1
 #DEFINE	RTP	0
-#DEFINE BIOSVER	"3.2.1-rc.2"
+#DEFINE BIOSVER	"3.2.1-rc.3"
 #define rmj	RMJ
 #define rmn	RMN
 #define rup	RUP
diff --git a/Source/ver.lib b/Source/ver.lib
index 394a574e..3b1b8da8 100644
--- a/Source/ver.lib
+++ b/Source/ver.lib
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ rmn	equ	2
 rup	equ	1
 rtp	equ	0
 biosver	macro
-	db	"3.2.1-rc.2"
+	db	"3.2.1-rc.3"
 	endm