Intel GA-945PL-S3P user manual OnBoard LAN Boot ROM, Onboard Serial Port, Onboard Parallel Port

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When No LAN Cable Is Attached...

If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m, as shown in the figure above.

When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally...

If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following message will appear:

Start detecting at Port.....

Link Detected --> 100Mbps

Cable Length= 30m

Link Detected	Displays transmission speed
Cable Length	Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable

Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; it will operate at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated.

When a Cable Problem Occurs...

If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires, the Status field will show Short and the length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short.

Example: Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m

Explanation: A fault or short might occur at about 1.6m on Pair 1-2.

Note: Pair 4-5 and Pair 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, their Status fields will show Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable.

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Enabled	Enable this function.
Disabled	Disable this function. (Default value)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Disabled	Disable onboard Serial port 1.
3F8/IRQ4	Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value)
2F8/IRQ3	Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3.
3E8/IRQ4	Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4.
2E8/IRQ3	Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8/IRQ3.
Auto	BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

Onboard Parallel Port

Disabled	Disable onboard LPT port.
378/IRQ7	Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value)
278/IRQ5	Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.
3BC/IRQ7	Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.
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