Setting the Peripherals Options

The Peripherals setup option lets you change the settings for the built-in interface ports and disk drive controllers. You may need to change these settings if you install an interface on an option card. The following table lists the possible settings.

I/O control options

Peripherals option

Setting

Description

 

 

 

Serial

C O M l + 2 *

Sets serial port 1 as COM 1 and

 

 

serial port 2 as COM2

 

COM1

Sets serial port 1 as COM1,

 

 

disables port 2

 

COM2

Sets serial port 1 as COM2,

 

 

disables port 2

 

Disabled

Disables both of the serial ports

 

 

 

Parallel

Uni-LPT1*

Sets parallel port as unidirectional

 

 

LPT1

 

Uni-LPT2

Sets parallel port as unidirectional

 

 

LPT2

 

Bi-LPT1

Sets parallel port as bidirectional

 

 

LPT1

 

Bi-LPT2

Sets parallel port as bidirectional

 

 

LPT2

 

Disabled

Disables the on-board parallel port

 

 

 

PS/2 mouse

Enabled*

Enables the PS/2 mouse port

 

Disabled

Disables the PS/2 mouse port

 

 

 

On-B/D FDC

Enabled*

Enables the on-board diskette

 

 

drive controller

 

Disabled

Disables the on-board diskette

 

 

drive controller

 

 

 

IDE HDC

Enabled’

Enables the on-board hard disk

 

 

drive controller

 

Disabled

Disables the on-board hard disk

 

 

drive controller

 

 

 

Default setting

 

 

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