Intel D845PESV manual Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Using the BIOS Setup Program

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This submenu shown in Table 15 is used for configuring computer peripherals.

Table 15. Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Feature	Options
Serial Port A	•	Disabled
	•	Enabled
	•	Auto (default)

Description

Configures serial port A.

Auto assigns the first free COM port, normally COM1, the address 3F8h, and the interrupt IRQ4.

An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a conflict with another device.

Base I/O Address (This feature is present only when Serial Port A is set to Enabled)

Interrupt

(This feature is present only when Serial Port A is set to Enabled)

Parallel Port

Mode

•3F8 (default)

•2F8

•3E8

•2E8

•IRQ 3

•IRQ 4 (default)

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto (default)

•Output only

•Bi-directional (default)

•EPP

•ECP

Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A, if serial port A is Enabled.

Specifies the interrupt for serial port A, if serial port A is Enabled.

Configures the parallel port.

Auto assigns LPT1 the address 378h and the interrupt IRQ7.

An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a conflict with another device.

Selects the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the parallel port is disabled.

Output Only operates in AT†-compatible mode.

Bi-directionaloperates in PS/2-compatible mode.

EPP is Extended Parallel Port mode, a high-speed bi-directional mode.

ECP is Enhanced Capabilities Port mode, a high-speed bi-directional mode.

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