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Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu

Menu Field

Options

Default

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infrared Port:

n

Disabled

[Enabled]

When Disabled, the infrared port is disabled; when

 

n

Enabled

 

Enabled, the infrared port is enabled. When Auto is

 

n

Auto

 

selected, the Plug & Play operating system configures the

 

 

 

 

port.

 

 

 

 

 

Mode:

n

IrDA

[FIR]

Select the mode for the infrared port: Infrared or Fast

 

n

FIR

 

Infrared.

 

 

 

 

 

I/O Address:

n

3F8 - 3FF

[2E8 - 2EF]

Allows user to set the infrared port base I/O address when

 

n

2F8 - 2FF

 

the infrared port is Enabled.

 

n

3E8 - 3EF

 

 

 

n

2E8 - 2EF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interrupt:

n

IRQ3

[IRQ 3]

Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when the

 

n

IRQ 4

 

infrared port is Enabled.

 

n

IRQ 10

 

 

 

n

IRQ 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O Address:

n

400 - 43F

[400 - 43F]

Allows user to set the Fast Infrared (FIR) base I/O address

 

n

480 - 4BF

 

when FIR is Enabled.

 

n

500 - 53F

 

 

 

n

580 - 5BF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMA Channel:

n

DMA 1

[DMA 3]

Allows user to set Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel

 

n

DMA 3

 

when FIR is Enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port:

n

Disabled

[Enabled]

Configures the parallel port using either no configuration

 

n

Enabled

 

(Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by

 

n

Auto

 

allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration

 

 

 

 

(Auto).

 

 

 

 

 

Mode:

n

Output Only

[Bi-directional]

When the parallel port is enabled this option is available

 

n

Bi-directional

 

allowing the user to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi-

 

n

ECP

 

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:

n

378 - 37F

[378 - 37F]

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

 

n

278 - 27F

 

the parallel port is Enabled.

 

n

3BC - 3BF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interrupt:

n

IRQ 5

[IRQ 7]

Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the

 

n

IRQ 7

 

parallel port is Enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

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