L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Menu Field | Options | Default | Description |
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Serial Port: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | When [Enabled] is selected, the port is on. When [Dis- |
| • Enabled |
| abled] is selected, the serial port is turned off. When [Auto] |
| • Auto |
| is selected, the Plug & Play feature configures the port. |
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| Note that for systems running Windows XP, this legacy |
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| port is not supported without additional |
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| drivers. |
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I/O Address: | • 3F8 - 3FF | [3F8 - 3FF] | Select the I/O address for the serial port. |
| • 2F8 - 2FF |
| (Note that if there is a conflict between the port interrupts |
| • 3E8 - 3EF |
| or addresses, asterisks will appear adjacent to the affected |
| • 2E8 - 2EF |
| port names to alert you to the fact. In that case, make a |
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| different selection.) |
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Interrupt: | • IRQ 3 | [IRQ 4] | Allows user to set the infrared port base I/O address when |
| • IRQ 4 |
| the serial port is Enabled. |
| • IRQ 10 |
| (Note that if there is a conflict between the port interrupts |
| • IRQ 11 |
| or addresses, asterisks will appear adjacent to the affected |
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| port names to alert you to the fact. In that case, make a |
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| different selection.) |
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Infrared Port: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | When Disabled, the infrared port is off; when Enabled, the |
| • Enabled |
| infrared port is on. When Auto is selected, the Plug & Play |
| • Auto |
| operating system configures the port. |
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Mode: | • IrDA | [FIR] | Select the mode for the infrared port: Infrared or Fast Infra- |
| • FIR |
| red. |
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I/O Address: | • 3F8 - 3FF | [2E8 - 2EF] | Allows user to set the infrared port base I/O address when |
| • 2F8 - 2FF |
| the infrared port is Enabled. |
| • 3E8 - 3EF |
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| • 2E8 - 2EF |
| (Note that if there is a conflict between the port interrupts |
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| or addresses, asterisks will appear adjacent to the affected |
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| port names to alert you to the fact. In that case, make a |
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| different selection.) |
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Interrupt: | • IRQ 3 | [IRQ 3] | Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when the |
| • IRQ 4 |
| infrared port is Enabled. |
| • IRQ 10 |
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| • IRQ 11 |
| (Note that if there is a conflict between the port interrupts |
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| or addresses, asterisks will appear adjacent to the affected |
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| port names to alert you to the fact. In that case, make a |
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| different selection.) |
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