5 Software
94The Onboard Devices Configuration sub-menu assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware.The following table de scribes the paramete rs 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 i nfrared 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, S ta ndard, or
Bi-directional