Acer M11E 2.5.3 Onboard Device Settings

Setup Utility 2-19

Operation Mode

This item allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.

Table 2-1 lists the different operation modes.

Table 2-1 Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings

Setting Function

Standard Parallel Port

(SPP) Allows normal speed one-way operation

Standard and

Bidirectional Allows normal speed operation in a two-

way mode

Enhanced Parallel Port

(EPP) Allows bidirectional parallel port

operation at maximum speed

Extended Capabilities

Port (ECP) Allows parallel port to operate in

bidirectional mode and at a speed

higher than the maximum data transfer

rate

ECP DMA CHANNEL

This item becomes active only if you select Extended

Capabilities Port (ECP) as the operation mode. It allows you to

assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP parallel port

function (as required in Windows 95).

2.5.3 Onboard Device Settings

The Onboard Device Settings menu allows you to configure the onboard

communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting this option

from the Onboard Peripherals menu displays the following screen:

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