Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu Options
Configuration options for the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu are given in Table
Table 3-4. Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu Options
Option | Settings | Description |
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Serial Port | Disabled | Determines whether the serial port is active and the |
| Enabled | method used to configure the serial port. |
| Auto |
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| Select [Auto] to allow the BIOS or operating system |
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| to configure the port automatically. |
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| Select [Enabled] to configure the Base I/O Address |
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| and Interrupt options manually in BIOS setup. |
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| Select [Disabled] to turn serial port A off. |
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I/O Address | 3F8 - 3FF | Determines the base I/O address used for the serial |
| 2F8 - 2FF | port. The Serial Port option must be set to [Enabled] |
| 3E8 - 3EF | before this setting can be changed. |
| 2E8 - 2EF |
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Interrupt | IRQ 3 | Determines the interrupt request level used for the |
| IRQ 4 | serial port. The Serial Port option must be set to |
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| [Enabled] before this setting can be changed. |
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Infrared Port | Disabled | Determines whether the infrared port is active and |
| Enabled | the method used to configure the infrared port. |
| Auto |
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| Select [Auto] to allow the BIOS or operating system |
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| to configure the port automatically. |
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| Select [Enabled] to configure the I/O Address and |
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| Interrupt options manually in BIOS setup. |
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| Select [Disabled] to turn off the infrared port. |
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Mode | IrDA | Determines which physical interface the infrared port |
| FIR | is assigned to. Select IrDA to use the IrDA port in |
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| Standard IR (SIR) mode (115 Kbps). Select FIR to |
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| use the IrDA port in Fast IR mode (4 Mbps). |
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I/O Address | 3F8 - 3FF | Determines the base I/O address used for the |
| 2F8 - 2FF | infrared port. The Infrared Port option must be set to |
| 3E8 - 3EF | [Enabled] before this setting can be changed. |
| 2E8 - 2EF |
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Interrupt | IRQ 3 | Determines the interrupt request level used for the |
| IRQ 4 | infrared port. The Infrared Port option must be set to |
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| [Enabled] before this setting can be changed. |
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I/O Address | 100 - 107 | Determines the base I/O address for the infrared |
| 108 - 10F | port. This option is only selectable when the Infrared |
| 110 - 117 | Port Mode setting is FIR. |
| 118 - 11F |
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BIOS Setup | 11 |