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Onboard Device Configuration
The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only. You do not need to change the values in this
screen because these values are already optimized.
The Onboard Device Configuration screen assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and
suggested parameter settings.
Parameter Description Options
Serial Port Enables or disables the seria l po r t.
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 FIR Port Enables or disables th e infrared port.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O address and
interrupt request (IRQ) and direct memory access
(DMA) channel of the infrared port.
Disabled or Enabled
Parallel Port Enables or disables the paral le l por t .
When enabled, you ca n set the base I/O addr ess,
interrupt request (IRQ) and operation mode of the
parallel port.
If operation mode is set to ECP, the direct mem ory
access (DMA) channel of the parallel port is set to 1.
Enabled or Disabled
378h, 278h, or 3BCh
7 or 5
Bi-directional, ECP, EPP or
Standard