BIOS Setup | Configuration software and utilities |
5.3.4.3I/O Device Configuration submenu
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Serial Port A |
| Configures serial port A using options: | |
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| Disabled | No configuration |
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| Enabled | User configuration |
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| Auto | BIOS or the operating system chooses |
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| 3F8 | Sets the I/O address for serial port A: |
Base I/O Address | 2F8 |
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3E8 |
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Interrupt | IRQ3 | Sets the IRQ for serial port A. | |
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| IRQ4 |
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Serial Port B |
| Configures serial port B using options: | |
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| Disabled | No configuration |
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| Enabled | User configuration |
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| Auto | BIOS or the operating system chooses |
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Base I/O Address | 3F8 | Sets the I/O address for serial port B. | |
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| 2F8 |
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| 3E8 |
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| 2E8 |
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Interrupt | IRQ3 | Sets the IRQ for serial port B. | |
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| IRQ4 |
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Parallel Port |
| Configures the parallel port: | |
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| Disabled | No configuration |
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| Enabled | User configuration |
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| Auto | Configuration is determined by BIOS |
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Mode | Output only | Selects the mode for the parallel port. | |
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| Bidirectional |
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| EPP |
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| ECP |
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Table 14: I/O configuration options
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