Dell 4500 IDE Configuration Submenu, Primary IDE Master Submenu, Base I/O Address, Interrupt

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Base I/O Address

 

 

If the port is set to Enabled, available I/O addresses are 3F8, 3E8, 2F8, and 2E8.

 

Interrupt

 

 

If the port is set to Enabled, available interrupts are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

 

 

Parallel Port

Configures the parallel port. Set this option to Auto (default), Enabled, or Disabled. Depending on the port setting, you can set the

 

following additional options:

 

Mode

 

 

If the port is set to Auto or Enabled, available modes are Output Only, Bi-Directional(default), ECP, and EPP.

 

 

See the device manufacturer's documentation for information on which mode to use before changing this setting.

 

Base I/O Address

 

 

If the port is set to Enabled, available I/O addresses are 378 (default), 278, and 228.

 

Interrupt

 

 

If the port is set to Enabled, available interrupts are 7 and 5.

 

 

Onboard Audio

Sets the integrated audio controller to either Enabled (default) or Disabled.

Device

 

 

 

 

Legacy USB

Set to Enabled (default) to allow support for legacy USB. Set to Disabled if legacy USB support is not desired.

Support

 

 

IDE Configuration Submenu

Option

Function

 

 

IDE

Configures the integrated primary and secondary IDE controllers and detects the types of drives attached to them. If set to Primary,

Controller

Secondary, or Both (default), the designated controller(s) are enabled, and the types of drives attached are displayed. If set to either

 

Primary or Secondary, the other controller is not enabled and the IRQ it normally uses becomes available. If set to Disabled, the computer

 

cannot detect any drives attached to the controllers and displays None for all four IDE drive options.

 

 

PCI IDE Bus

Set to Disabled to disable the computer's PCI IDE Bus Master functions. Set Enabled (default) to enable the features.

Master

 

 

 

Primary IDE

Identifies the first drive attached to the primary IDE interface, usually the boot hard drive. See "Primary IDE Master Submenu."

Master

 

 

 

Primary IDE

Identifies the second drive attached to the primary IDE interface, usually a second hard drive. The format of this submenu is the same as the

Slave

one described in "Primary IDE Master Submenu."

 

 

Secondary

Identifies the first drive attached to the secondary IDE interface, if there is one. The format of this submenu is the same as the one described

IDE Master

in "Primary IDE Master Submenu."

 

 

Secondary

Identifies the second drive attached to the secondary IDE interface, usually a CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive. The format of this submenu is the

IDE Slave

same as the one described in "Primary IDE Master Submenu."

Primary IDE Master Submenu

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