L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Menu Field | Options | Default | Description |
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I/O Address: | • 400 - 43F | [400 - 43F] | Allows user to set the infrared port base I/O address when |
| • 480 - 4BF |
| the Fast Infrared (FIR) port is Enabled. |
| • 500 - 53F |
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| • 580 - 5BF |
| (Note that if there is a conflict between the port interrupts |
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| or addresses, asterisks will appear adjacent to the affected |
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| port names to alert you to the fact. In that case, make a |
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| different selection.) |
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DMA Channel: | • DMA 1 | [DMA 3] | Select the direct memory access channel for fast infrared |
| • DMA 3 |
| (FIR). |
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Parallel Port: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | Configures the parallel port using either no configuration |
| • Enabled |
| (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by |
| • Auto |
| allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration |
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| (Auto). |
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Mode: | • Output Only | When the parallel port is enabled this option is available | |
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| allowing the user to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi- |
| • ECP |
| directional allows |
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| between your notebook and a connected parallel device. |
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| Output Only (Half Duplex) allows information to be trans- |
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| ferred in only one direction, from your notebook to the |
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| printer or similar device. ECP Mode allows communication |
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| with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices. Check your |
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| device documentation for the proper setting. |
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I/O address: | • 378 - 37F | [378 - 37F] | Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when |
| • 278 - 27F |
| the parallel port is Enabled. |
| • 3BC - 3BF |
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Interrupt: | • IRQ 5 | [IRQ 7] | Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the par- |
| • IRQ 7 |
| allel port is Enabled. |
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