Onboard Parallel Port

If the parallel port uses the onboard I/O controller, you can modify your parallel port paramaters. When you select "Disabled", the next two setup items will disappear.

The options are: 378/IRQ7 (Default), 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

You can choose different data transfer modes for your system.

The options are: ECP & EPP (Default), SPP, EPP, ECP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

You can choose different DMA modes for data transfer.

The options are: 3 (Default), 1.

8.11 Password Setting

To enable the password setting, select the item from the Standard CMOS Setup. You will be prompted to create your own password. Type your password up to eight characters and press "Enter". You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press "Enter". You may also press "Esc" to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable the password, press "Enter" when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will appear, confirming the password is disabled.

Under the BIOS Features setup, if "System" is selected under the Security Option field and the Supervisor Password is enabled, you will be

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