
A d v a n c e d M e n u
Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
| Menu Field | Options | Default | Description | 
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| I/O Address: | • 400 - 43F | [400 - 43F] | Allows user to set the infrared port base I/O address when | 
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 | • 480 - 4BF | 
 | the Fast Infrared (FIR) port is Enabled. | 
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 | • 500 - 53F | 
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 | • 580 - 5BF | 
 | (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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| DMA Channel: | • DMA 1 | [DMA 3] | Select the direct memory access channel for fast infrared | 
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 | • DMA 3 | 
 | (FIR). | 
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| Parallel Port: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the parallel port using either no configuration | 
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 | • Enabled | 
 | (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by | 
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 | • Auto | 
 | allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration | 
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 | (Auto). | 
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| Mode: | • Output Only | When the parallel port is enabled this option is available | |
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 | allowing the user to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi- | 
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 | • ECP | 
 | directional allows  | 
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 | between your notebook and a connected parallel device. | 
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 | Output Only (Half Duplex) allows information to be trans- | 
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 | ferred in only one direction, from your notebook to the | 
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 | printer or similar device. ECP Mode allows communication | 
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 | with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices. Check your | 
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 | device documentation for the proper setting. | 
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| I/O address: | • 378 - 37F | [378 - 37F] | Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when | 
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 | • 278 - 27F | 
 | the parallel port is Enabled. | 
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 | • 3BC - 3BF | 
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| Interrupt: | • IRQ 5 | [IRQ 7] | Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the par- | 
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 | • IRQ 7 | 
 | allel port is Enabled. | 
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