Configuring Your Notebook

Continued

Field

Settings

Comments

Serial Port

Disabled

Disables the onboard Serial Port.

 

Enabled

Enables and allows you to manually configure the

 

 

I/O address and Interrupt Request (IRQ) line for the

 

 

Serial Port.

 

Auto*

Enables and automatically configures the Serial

 

 

Port.

Infra-Red Port

Disabled

Disables the onboard Infrared Port.

 

Enabled

Enables and allows you to manually configure the

 

 

operating mode, I/O address and Interrupt Request

 

 

(IRQ) line, and DMA channel for the Infrared Port.

 

Auto*

Enables and automatically configures the Infrared

 

 

Port. You must manually configure the operating

 

 

mode.

Parallel Port

Disabled

Disables the onboard Parallel Port.

 

Enabled

Enables and allows you to manually configure I/O

 

 

address, Interrupt Request (IRQ) line and DMA

 

 

channel (if ECP is selected for Parallel Port Mode)

 

 

for the Infrared Port.

 

Auto*

Enables and automatically configures the Parallel

 

 

Port.

Parallel Port

Output only

Mode

Bi-directional*

 

 

ECP (Extended

 

Capabilities Port)

 

EPP (Enhanced

 

Parallel Port)

Select the mode supported by your printer. See your printer’s User Guide for details.

*Factory default setting

__________________________ Note _____________________________

It is highly recommended that you use the Auto configure setting. If you need to manually configure a device, it is recommended that you use the “System” application located in the Windows “Control Panel.”

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