Changing the Jumper Settings

The main system board in your computer has a number of jumpers which control certain functions. These jumpers are preset at the factory to default positions; however, you can use the information in the following tables to change their function, if necessary:

Port jumper

settings

 

 

 

 

Jumper

Jumper

 

 

 

 

number

setting

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J8

1-2*

Enables

COM1

serial

port

 

 

2-3

Disables

COM1

serial

port

 

 

 

 

J10

1-2*

Assigns COM1 serial port as COM1

 

 

2-3

Assigns COM1 serial port as COM3**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J2

1-2*

Enables

COM2

serial

port

 

 

2-3

Disables

COM2

serial

port

 

 

 

J3

1-2*

Assigns COM2 serial port as COM2

 

 

2-3

Assigns COM2 serial port as COM4**

 

 

 

 

J7

1-2*

Enables parallel port

 

 

 

2-3

Disables parallel port

 

 

 

 

J9

1-2*

Assigns parallel port as LPT1

 

 

2-3

Assigns parallel port as LPT2**

 

 

 

 

J4

1-2*

Enables game port

 

 

 

2-3

Disables

game

port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Factory setting

* DOS automatically reassigns parallel and serial ports. Check your DOS manual for more information.

Drive

assignment jumper

settings

 

 

 

Drive

assignment

 

J17

J18

J19

J20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upper drive is A

 

2-3

2-3

2-3

2-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower drive is A

 

1-2*

1-2*

1-2*

1-2*

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Factory setting

 

 

 

 

 

3-6Installing and Removing Options