DFI 40800950 manual Hardware Installation Parallel Port, Floppy Disk Drive Connector

Hardware Installation

2.7.3 Parallel Port

The system board has a standard printer port (J6 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can set the por t’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.

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Setting	Function
SPP	Allows normal speed operation but
(Standard Parallel Port)	in one direction only.
ECP	Allows parallel port to operate in
(Extended Capabilities Port)	bidirectional mode and at a speed
	faster than the SPP’s data transfer
	rate.
EPP	Allows bidirectional parallel port op-
(Enhanced Parallel Port)	eration at maximum speed.

2.7.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header. You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.

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