Chapter 4: BIOS
SuperI/O Configuration
Serial 1 Address
This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port physically becomes unavailable. Select "3F8/IRQ4" to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. Options include Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3
Serial 2 Address
This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to "Disabled", the serial port physically becomes unavailable. Select "2F8/IRQ3" to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address. Options include Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2F8/IRQ3.
Serial Port Mode
This sets the serial port mode for your system. Options include Normal, IrDA and ASK IR.
Restore on AC Power Loss
This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs. Options include Power Off, Power On and Last State.
Watch Dog Timer
This sets the Watch Dog Timer. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
ACPI Configuration
Advanced ACPI Configuration
ACPI Version Features
Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use. Options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0.
ACPI APIC Support
Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list. The available options are Enabled and Disabled.