Motherboard Technical Specification
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Onboard Floppy Controller Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the
motherboard. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines
if the floppy controller should be enabled), Enabled, or Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port1 This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1. The settings are
Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address),
Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 2E8h, or 3E8h. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Auto.
Onboard Serial Port2 This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 2. The settings are
Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address),
Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 2E8h, or 3E8h. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Auto.
Serial Port2 Mode This option specifies the operating mode for serial port 2.This option only
appears if the Onboard Serial Port2 option is not set to Auto or Disabled. The
settings are IR (infrared) or Normal. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings
are Normal.
IR Mode This option specifies type of infrared devices supported by the system. This
option only appears if the Onboard Serial Port2 option is not set to Auto or
Disabled. The settings are Encoded or Non-Encoded. There are no default
settings.
IR Duplex Mode This option specifies the type of duplexing used for infrared on serial port 2.
This option only appears if the Onboard Serial Port2 option is not set to Auto
or Disabled. The settings are Half or Full. There are no default settings.
IR Transmitter This option specifies the type of transmission used by the infrared devices
attached to serial port 2. This option only appears if the Onboard Serial Port2
option is not set to Auto or Disabled. The settings are 1.6 uS or 3/16 Baud.
There are no default settings.
Onboard Parallel Port This option specifies the base I/O port address of the parallel port on the
motherboard. The settings are Disabled, 378h, 278h, or 3BCh. The Optimal
default setting is 378h.
Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode. The Optimal default setting is
Normal. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled. The settings are: