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Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of Advanced Menu

Menu Field

Options

Default

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Port:

Disabled

[Enabled]

Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled),

 

Enabled

 

a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or

 

Auto

 

OS to choose the configuration (Auto).

 

 

 

 

 

Base I/O Address/IRQ:

3F8/IRQ 4

[3F8/IRQ 4]

Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address and interrupt

 

2F8/IRQ 3

 

request when serial port is Enabled.

 

3E8/IRQ 4

 

 

 

2E8/IRQ 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infrared Port:

Disabled

[Enabled]

Configures the infrared port using either no configuration (Dis-

 

Enabled

 

abled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the

 

Auto

 

BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto).

 

 

 

 

 

Mode:

IrDA

[FIR]

When the infrared port is enabled this option is available allowing

 

FIR

 

the user to set the mode for the infrared port.

 

 

 

 

 

Base I/O Address/IRQ:

3F8/IRQ 4

[2E8/IRQ 3]

Allows user to set the infrared port I/O address and interrupt

 

2F8/IRQ 3

 

request when the infrared port is Enabled.

 

3E8/IRQ 4

 

 

 

2E8/IRQ 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMA Channel:

DMA 1

[DMA 3]

Allows user to set the infrared port DMA Channel when the infra-

 

DMA 3

 

red port is Enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port:

Disabled

[Enabled]

Configures the parallel port using either no configuration (Dis-

 

Enabled

 

abled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the

 

Auto

 

BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto).

 

 

 

 

 

Mode:

Output Only

[Bi-directional]

When the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing

 

Bi-directional

 

the user to set the parallel port mode. Bi-directional allows two-

 

ECP

 

way transfer of information between your notebook and a con-

 

 

 

 

nected parallel device. Output Only (Half Duplex) allows informa-

 

 

 

 

tion to be transferred in only one direction, from your notebook to

 

 

 

 

the printer or similar device. ECP Mode allows communication

 

 

 

 

with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices.

 

 

 

 

 

Base I/O address:

378

[378]

Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when the par-

 

278

 

allel port is Enabled.

 

3BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interrupt:

IRQ 5

[IRQ 7]

Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the parallel port

 

IRQ 7

 

is Enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

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Fujitsu S6520 Serial Port Disabled Enabled, User to set the mode for the infrared port, Red port is Enabled, Interrupt

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