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4.4.2I/O Device Configuration

Onboard AC97 Controller [Auto]

The motherboard offers an AC97 Audio Controller chip. BIOS will automatically activate the Audio Controller if it is available. Configuration op- tions; [Auto] [Disabled]

Onboard FDC Swap A&B [No Swap]

This option selects drive letter assignments. Configuration options; [No Swap] [Swap AB]

Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]

When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes. The setup default [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration op- tions: [R/W] [Read Only]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/ IRQ3]

These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec- tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/ IRQ10] [Disabled]

UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled]

When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See Infrared Module Connector in

3.8External Connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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