
A d v a n c e d M e n u
Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu
| Menu Field | Options | Default | Description | 
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| Serial Port: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the serial port using either no configuration | 
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 | • Enabled | 
 | (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by | 
| 
 | • Auto | 
 | allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration | 
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 | (Auto). | 
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| I/O Address: | • 3F8 - 3FF | [3F8 - 3FF] | Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address when | 
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 | • 2F8 - 2FF | 
 | serial port is Enabled. | 
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 | • 3E8 - 3EF | 
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 | • 2E8 - 2EF | 
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| Interrupt: | • IRQ 3 | [IRQ 4] | Allows user to set the serial port interrupt when serial port | 
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 | • IRQ 4 | 
 | is Enabled. | 
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 | • IRQ 5 | 
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| Infrared Port: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the infrared port using either no configuration | 
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 | • Enabled | 
 | (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by | 
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 | • Auto | 
 | allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration | 
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 | (Auto). | 
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| Mode: | • IrDA | [FIR] | When the infrared port is enabled this option is available | 
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 | • FIR | 
 | allowing the user to set the mode for the infrared port. | 
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| I/O Address: | •  | [2E8 - 2EF] | Allows user to set the infrared port I/O address when the | 
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 | infrared port is Enabled. | 
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 | • 3E8 - 3EF | 
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 | • 2E8 - 2EF | 
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| Interrupt: | • IRQ 3 | [IRQ 3] | Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when the | 
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 | • IRQ 4 | 
 | infrared port is Enabled. | 
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 | • IRQ 5 | 
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| I/O address: | • 100 - 107 | [118 - 11F] | Allows user to set the infrared port I/O address when the | 
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 | • 108 - 10F | 
 | infrared port is Enabled. | 
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 | • 110 - 117 | 
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 | • 118 - 11F | 
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| DMA Channel: | • DMA 1 | [DMA 3] | Allows user to set the infrared port DMA Channel when | 
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 | • DMA 3 | 
 | the infrared port is Enabled. | 
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| Parallel Port: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the parallel port using either no configuration | 
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 | • Enabled | 
 | (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by | 
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 | • Auto | 
 | allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration | 
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 | (Auto). | 
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