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Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of Advanced Menu
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| Serial Port: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled), a user | 
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 | ■ | Enabled | 
 | defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to choose | 
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 | ■ | Auto | 
 | the configuration (Auto). | 
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| I/O Address: | ■ | 3F8 - 3FF | [3F8 - 3FF] | Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address when serial port is | 
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 | ■ | 2F8 - 2FF | 
 | Enabled. | 
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 | ■ | 3E8 - 3EF | 
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 | ■ | 2E8 - 2EF | 
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| Interrupt: | ■ | IRQ 3 | [IRQ 4] | Allows user to set the serial port interrupt when serial port is Enabled. | 
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 | ■ | IRQ 4 | 
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 | ■ | IRQ 10 | 
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 | ■ | IRQ 11 | 
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| Infrared Port: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the infrared port using either no configuration (Disabled), a | 
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 | ■ | Enabled | 
 | user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to | 
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 | ■ | Auto | 
 | choose the configuration (Auto). | 
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| Mode: | ■ | IrDA | [FIR] | When the infrared port is enabled this option is available allowing the user | 
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 | ■ | FIR | 
 | to set the mode for the infrared port. | 
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| I/O Address: | ■ | 3F8 - 3FF | [2E8 - 2EF] | Allows user to set the infrared port I/O address when the infrared port is | 
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 | ■ | 2F8 - 2FF | 
 | Enabled. | 
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 | ■ | 3E8 - 3EF | 
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 | ■ | 2E8 - 2EF | 
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| Interrupt: | ■ | IRQ 3 | [IRQ 3] | Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when the infrared port is | 
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 | ■ | IRQ 4 | 
 | Enabled. | 
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 | ■ | IRQ 10 | 
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 | ■ | IRQ 11 | 
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| I/O Address: | ■ | 400 - 43F | [400 - 43F] | Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when Fast Infrared (FIR) | 
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 | ■ | 480 - 4BF | 
 | mode is selected. | 
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 | ■ | 500 - 53F | 
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 | ■ | 580 - 5BF | 
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| DMA Channel: | ■ | DMA 1 | [DMA 3] | Allows user to set the infrared port DMA Channel when the infrared port | 
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 | ■ | DMA 3 | 
 | is Enabled. | 
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| Parallel Port: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the parallel port using either no configuration (Disabled), a | 
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 | ■ | Enabled | 
 | user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to | 
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 | ■ | Auto | 
 | choose the configuration (Auto). | 
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| Mode: | ■ | Output Only | When the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing the user | |
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 | to set the parallel port mode.  | |
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 | ■ | ECP | 
 | information between your notebook and a connected parallel device. | 
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 | Output Only (Half Duplex) allows information to be transferred in only | 
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 | one direction, from your notebook to the printer or similar device. ECP | 
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 | Mode allows communication with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices. | 
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| I/O address: | ■ | 378 - 37F | [378 - 37F] | Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when the parallel port | 
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 | ■ | 278 - 27F | 
 | 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 parallel port is | 
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 | ■ | IRQ 7 | 
 | Enabled. | 
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