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Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
The Serial/Parallel Port Configurations submenu provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, infrared and parallel ports of your notebook.
 C A U T I O N
 C A U T I O N
I/O addresses, DMA channels and Interrupt levels can be entered in various ways, including via the BIOS setup utility, the control software for the I/O device, or the hardware. If any two ports or devices, serial or parallel, have the same I/O address assigned, your notebook will not function normally. Please keep a record of original settings before making any changes in the event that a restoration is required. See your hardware and software documentation as well as the setup utility to determine settings, limitations, etc.
 P O I N T S
 P O I N T S
•To prevent IRQ and address conflicts, avoid changing the default settings. If you must change the settings, you can call 
•The BIOS will warn you of a resource conflict by plac- ing a yellow asterisk next to each device that is in conflict.
•All I/O addresses in Table 4 are in hexadecimal.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced
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 | Serial Port: | [Enabled] | 
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 | I/O Address: | [3F8 | - 3FF] | [Disabled] | 
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 | Interrupt: | [IRQ 4] | The port is disabled. | 
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 | Infrared Port: | [Enabled] | 
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 | Mode: | [FIR] | 
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 | I/O Address: | [2E8 | - 2EF] | The port is enabled | 
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 | Interrupt: | [IRQ 3] | with user configuration. | 
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 | I/O Address: | [118 | - 11F] | 
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 | DMA Channel: | [DMA 3] | [Auto] | 
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 | Parallel Port: | [Enabled] | The port is configured | 
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 | I/O Address: | [378 | - 37F] | Play OS' setting. | 
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 | Interrupt: | [IRQ 7] | 
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| F1 Help | Select | Item | 
| ESC Exit | Select | Menu | 
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| Enter | Select | ▲  | 
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Figure 4. Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu
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