Introducing the BIOS

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"IR Transmission Delay:

Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time (40 bit-time) when SIR is changed from RX mode to TX mode.

"UR2 Duplex Mode:

Two options are available: Full or Half. The default setting is Half.

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in only one direction at a time.

"Use IR Pins:

Two options are available: RxD2, TxD2 or IR-Rx2Tx2. The default setting is IR-Rx2Tx2. If you choose RxD2, TxD2, your motherboard must support a COM port IR KIT connection. Otherwise, you can only choose the IR-Rx2Tx2 to use the IR header on your motherboard to connect your IR KIT. Please use the default setting.

Note

The setting for item “RxD, TxD Active”, also called “TX, RX inverting”, allows you to determine the activity of RxD and TxD. We set it to “Hi, Lo”. If your motherboard BIOS uses “No” and “Yes” to represent this item, you should set it to the same setting as the SD7-533. This means that you should set it to “No, Yes” in order to match the transfer and receiving speed. If you fail to do so, you will not get an IR connection between the SD7-533 and the other computer.

Onboard Parallel Port:

Four options are available: Disabled ) 378/IRQ7 ) 278/IRQ5 ) 3BC/IRQ7. The default setting is 378/IRQ7. Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel (printer) port.

"Parallel Port Mode:

Four options are available: SPP ) EPP ) ECP ) ECP+EPP. Default is SPP mode. Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Extended Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) or ECP plus EPP.

Select SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software supports both EPP or ECP mode. According to your selection, the following items will appear.

"EPP Mode Select:

Two options are available: EPP1.9 ) EPP1.7. The default setting is EPP1.7. When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is EPP, the two EPP mode options are available.

"ECP Mode Use DMA:

Two options are available: 1 ) 3. The default setting is 3. When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is ECP or ECP+EPP, the DMA channel selected can be 1 (Channel 1) or 3 (Channel 3).

USB Controller:

Two options are available: Disabled ) Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This should be enabled if your system has a USB device installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature. If you choose disable this item, the “USB Keyboard Support” item will disappear in Integrated Peripherals menu.

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