Menu Field, Options, Default, Description

A d v a n c e d M e n u

Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of Advanced Menu

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description


Serial Port:	■	Disabled	[Enabled]	Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled), a user
	■	Enabled		defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to choose
	■	Auto		the configuration (Auto).

I/O Address:	■	3F8 - 3FF	[3F8 - 3FF]	Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address when serial port is
	■	2F8 - 2FF		Enabled.
	■	3E8 - 3EF
	■	2E8 - 2EF

Interrupt:	■	IRQ 3	[IRQ 4]	Allows user to set the serial port interrupt when serial port is Enabled.
	■	IRQ 4
	■	IRQ 10
	■	IRQ 11

Infrared Port:	■	Disabled	[Enabled]	Configures the infrared port using either no configuration (Disabled), a
	■	Enabled		user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to
	■	Auto		choose the configuration (Auto).

Mode:	■	IrDA	[FIR]	When the infrared port is enabled this option is available allowing
	■	FIR		the user to set the mode for the infrared port.

I/O Address:	■	3F8 - 3FF	[2E8 - 2EF]	Allows user to set the infrared port I/O address when the infrared port is
	■	2F8 - 2FF		Enabled.
	■	3E8 - 3EF
	■	2E8 - 2EF

Interrupt:	■	IRQ 3	[IRQ 3]	Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when the infrared port is
	■	IRQ 4		Enabled.
	■	IRQ 10
	■	IRQ 11

I/O Address:	■	400 - 43F	[400 - 43F]	Allows user to set the infrared port I/O address when the infrared port is
	■	480 - 4BF		Enabled.
	■	500 - 53F
	■	580 - 5BF

DMA Channel:	■	DMA 1	[DMA 3]	Allows user to set the infrared port DMA Channel when the infrared port
	■	DMA 3		is Enabled.

Parallel Port:	■	Disabled	[Enabled]	Configures the parallel port using either no configuration (Disabled), a
	■	Enabled		user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to
	■	Auto		choose the configuration (Auto).

Mode:	■	Output Only	[Bi-directional]	When the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing the user
	■	Bi-directional		to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi-directional allows two-way
	■	ECP		transfer of information between your notebook and a parallel device.
				Output Only (Half Duplex) allows information to be transferred in only
				one direction, from your notebook to the printer or similar device. ECP
				Mode allows communication with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices.

I/O Address:	■	378 - 37F	[378 - 37F]	Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when the parallel port
	■	278 - 27F		is Enabled.
	■	3BC - 3BF

Interrupt:	■	IRQ 5	[IRQ 7]	Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the parallel port is
	■	IRQ 7		Enabled.