Asus P8C WS - Serial Port Configuration; Parallel Port Configuration

ASUS P8C WS
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Chapter 3
Intel LAN1 OPROM [Disabled]
This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to enable
or disable the PXE OptionRom of the Intel LAN1 controller.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Intel LAN2 Controller [Enabled]
[Disabled] Disables the controller.
[Enabled] Enables the Intel LAN2 controller.
Intel LAN2 OPROM [Disabled]
This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to enable
or disable the PXE OptionRom of the Intel LAN2 controller.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Serial Port Conguration
The sub-items in this menu allow you to set the serial port conguration.
This item functions only if there is a serial port (COM1) connector on the motherboard.
Serial Port [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the serial port (COM).
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Change Settings [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4]
Allows you to select the Serial Port base address. This item appears when Serial Port
is set to [Enabled].
Conguration options: [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4] [IO=2F8h; IRQ=3]
[IO=3E8h; IRQ=4] [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3]
Parallel Port Conguration
The sub-items in this menu allow you to set the parallel port conguration.
Parallel Port [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the parallel port (LPT/LPTE).
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Change Settings [Auto]
Allows you to select an optimal setting for the super IO device.
Conguration options: [Auto] [IO=378h; IRQ=5]
[IO=378h: IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12] [IO=278h; IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
[IO=3BCh; IRQ=5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Device Mode [STD Printer Mode]
Allows you to select the printer port mode.
Conguration options: [STD Printer mode] [SPP Mode] [EPP-1.9 and SPP Mode] [EPP-
1.7 and SPP Mode] [ECP Mode] [ECP and EPP 1.9 Mode] [ECP and EPP 1.7 Mode]