BIOS Setup
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I/O Device Configuration
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
Onboard Floppy Controller
Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on the
system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has
no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field.
COM Port 1
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port.
IR Function Select
This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port. Settings
are:
[Disabled] RS-232C Serial Port
[Enabled] IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port
Parallel Port
There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides
Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options:
[Disabled]
[3BC] Line Printer port 0
[278] Line Printer port 2
[378] Line Printer port 1
Parallel Port Mode
[SPP] Standard Parallel Port
[EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port
[ECP] Extended Capability Port
[ECP + EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port
To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [SPP].
To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose
[EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only.
Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP
and EPP modes simultaneously.
Parallel Port IRQ
This item allows you to set parallel port IRQ.