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LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS
Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Infrared Port: nDisabled
nEnabled
nAuto
[Enabled] When Disabled, the infrared port is disabled; when
Enabled, the infrared port is enabled. When Auto is
selected, the Plug & Play operating system configures the
port.
Mode: nIrDA
nFIR
[FIR] Select the mode for the infrared port: Infrared or Fast
Infrared.
I/O Address: n3F8 - 3FF
n2F8 - 2FF
n3E8 - 3EF
n2E8 - 2EF
[2E8 - 2EF] Allows user to set the infrared port base I/O address when
the infrared port is Enabled.
Interrupt: nIRQ3
nIRQ 4
nIRQ 10
nIRQ 11
[IRQ 3] Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when the
infrared port is Enabled.
I/O Address: n400 - 43F
n480 - 4BF
n500 - 53F
n580 - 5BF
[400 - 43F] Allows user to set the Fast Infrared (FIR) base I/O address
when FIR is Enabled.
DMA Channel: nDMA 1
nDMA 3
[DMA 3] Allows user to set Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel
when FIR is Enabled.
Parallel Port: nDisabled
nEnabled
nAuto
[Enabled] Configures the parallel port using either no configuration
(Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by
allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration
(Auto).
Mode: nOutput Only
nBi-directional
nECP
[Bi-directional] When the parallel port is enabled this option is available
allowing the user to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi-
directional allows two-way transfer of information
between your notebook and a connected parallel device.
Output Only (Half Duplex) allows information 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.
I/O address: n378 - 37F
n278 - 27F
n3BC - 3BF
[378 - 37F] Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when
the parallel port is Enabled.
Interrupt: nIRQ 5
nIRQ 7
[IRQ 7] Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the
parallel port is Enabled.
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