DEC DECpc LPx User Manual

Utilities & Configuration Digital DECpc LPx/LPx+
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BIOS Setup Utility Options (continued)
Menu Field
Settings
Comments
Serial port 2
Enabled at:
2F8h-2FFh
(IRQ3)
3E8h-3EFh
(IRQ4)
2E8h-2EFh
(IRQ3)
Disabled
3F8h-3FFh
(IRQ4)
Enables or disables any desired onboard serial port at the specified
address.
Diskette drive
Enabled
Disabled
Enables or disables the onboard diskette drive controller.
Exchange
diskette drives
Disabled
Enabled
Allows to logically exchange physical diskette drive designations.
Diskette write
protection
(1)
Disabled
Enabled
Enables or disables the selected diskette drive's write protect option.
Note: This option allows to write protect any installed diskette drive.
Enabling this option prevents unauthorized personnel from writing
data to a diskette.
IDE hard disk
drives
Enabled
Disabled
Enables or disables the onboard IDE disk drive controller.
Disable this option when having a SCSI controller installed in one of
the expansion slots.
HDD user
definable
types
Types 2 and 3
Types 48 and
49
The BIOS Setup utility allows types 2 and 3 or types 48 and 49 to be
user definable.
Drive type 48 or 49 information is aliased to drive type 2 or 3 when
application software does not recognize drive types above 47.
Auto-detection of IDE drive parameter is supported in types 2 and 3
and types 48 and 49.
Some operating systems do not recognize hard disk drive types above
29. Auto-detection of IDE drive parameter is supported in types 2 and
3 and types 48 and 49.
Large drive
addressing
(1)
Standard
LBA convert
The drives cylinder/ head/ sector values are used by the computers
BIOS and operating system (hard disk drives up to 528 MB).
Allows the computers BIOS to convert the logical cylinder/ head/
sector used by the operating system to the drives cylinder/ head/
sector value (hard disk drives greater than 528 MB).

DEC DECpc LPx Specifications

General

Brand	DEC
Model	DECpc LPx
Category	Desktop
Language	English