Table B-2. System Devices Menu Options (continued)

Option

Function

 

 

Parallel Port

Controls whether the computer’s parallel port acts as an

 

AT-compatible (unidirectional), PS)/2-compatible (bidirec-

 

tional), EPP-compatible, or ECP-compatible. When this

 

option is set to Customized (default), the Mode is ECP, the

 

Base I/O address is 378, the Interrupt is IRQ 7, and the

 

DMA channel is DMA3. The Auto setting allows the operat-

 

ing system or the BIOS to configure the port automatically.

 

When the option is set to Off, the port is disabled and you

 

can use its assigned LPT resources for another device. If you

 

change the parallel port address and/or DMA channel, be

 

careful not to create a

 

conflict with the address or DMA channel of the infrared

 

port.

 

 

Modem

Appears in the Setup program only if the computer has an

 

interal modem. This option has no user-selectable settings.

 

 

NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the

system Help.

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Dell 7500 manual Base I/O address is 378, the Interrupt is IRQ 7