Chapter 5 BIOS
38 AI5TV Motherboard User’s Manual
On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE
These fields allow you either to enable or disable the
Primary/Secondary controller. You might choose to disable the
controller if you were to add a higher performance or specialized
controller.
PCI Slot 2nd Channel
This field allows you designate an IDE controller board inserted into
one of the physical PCI slots as your secondary IDE controller. The
default value is Disabled.
Enabled External IDE controller designated as the
secondary controller.
Disabled No IDE controller occupying a PCI slot.
Onboard FDD Controller
This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port.
Onboard Serial/Parallel Port
These fields allow you to select the onboard serial/parallel port and its
address. The default value for these ports are:
Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7
Onboard Parallel Mode
This field allows you to determine the parallel port mode function.
SPP Normal Printer Port.
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Extended Capabilities Port.
Supervisor / User Password
These two options set the system password. “Supervisor Password” sets
a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility.
“User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the
system. To specify a password highlight the type you want and then
press the <Enter> key. Then, the “ENTER PASSWORD:” message
prompts on the screen. Type the password, up to eight characters in
length, and press <Enter> key. The system confirms your password by
asking you type it again. After setting a password, the screen
automatically returns to the main screen.
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