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5 Software

 

The Onboard Devices Configuration sub-menu assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware.

The following table describes the parameters in this sub-menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

Serial Port

Enables or disabled the serial port.

 

When enabled, you can set the base I/O

 

address and interrupt request (IRQ) of the

 

serial port.

Enabled or Disabled 3F8h, 3E8h, 2F8h or 2E8h

4 or 11

IrDA Port

Enables or disables the infrared port.

 

When enabled, you can set the base I/O

 

address, interrupt request (IRQ) and direct

 

memory access (DMA) channel of the

 

infrared port.

Enabled or Disabled 2F8h, 3E8h, 3F8h, or 2E8h

3 or 10

Parallel Port Enables or disables the parallel port.

When enabled, you can set the base I/O address, interrupt request (IRQ) and operation mode of the parallel port.

If operation mode is set to ECP, the direct memory access (DMA) channel of the parallel port is set to 1.

Enabled or Disabled 378h, 278h, or 3BCh 7 or 5

ECP, EPP, Standard, or Bi-directional

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Acer 340 Series manual Serial Port Enables or disabled the serial port