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Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of Advanced Menu
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Serial Port: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled), |
| ■ | Enabled |
| a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or |
| ■ | Auto |
| OS to choose the configuration (Auto). |
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Base I/O Address/IRQ: | ■ | 3F8/IRQ 4 | [3F8/IRQ 4] | Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address and interrupt |
| ■ | 2F8/IRQ 3 |
| request when serial port is Enabled. |
| ■ | 3E8/IRQ 4 |
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| ■ | 2E8/IRQ 3 |
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Infrared Port: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the infrared port using either no configuration (Dis- |
| ■ | Enabled |
| abled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the |
| ■ | Auto |
| BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto). |
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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. |
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Base I/O Address/IRQ: | ■ | 3F8/IRQ 4 | [2E8/IRQ 3] | Allows user to set the infrared port I/O address and interrupt |
| ■ | 2F8/IRQ 3 |
| request when the infrared port is Enabled. |
| ■ | 3E8/IRQ 4 |
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| ■ | 2E8/IRQ 3 |
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DMA Channel: | ■ | DMA 1 | [DMA 3] | Allows user to set the infrared port DMA Channel when the infra- |
| ■ | DMA 3 |
| red port is Enabled. |
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Parallel Port: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the parallel port using either no configuration (Dis- |
| ■ | Enabled |
| abled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the |
| ■ | Auto |
| BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto). |
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Mode: | ■ | Output Only | When the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing | |
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| the user to set the parallel port mode. | |
| ■ | ECP |
| way transfer of information between your notebook and a con- |
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| nected parallel device. Output Only (Half Duplex) allows informa- |
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| tion to be transferred in only one direction, from your notebook to |
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| the printer or similar device. ECP Mode allows communication |
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| with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices. |
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Base I/O address: | ■ | 378 | [378 | Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when the par- |
| ■ | 278 |
| allel port is Enabled. |
| ■ | 3BC |
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Interrupt: | ■ | IRQ 5 | [IRQ 7] | Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the parallel port |
| ■ | IRQ 7 |
| is Enabled. |
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