Table 16: I/O Device Configuration Submenu (Continued)

Field

Options

Description

Mode

Normal

Selects the mode for COM port B.

 

IrDA

 

 

ASK-IR

 

 

 

 

Base I/O Address

3F8

Selects the base I/O address for COM port

 

2F8

B.

 

3E8

 

 

2E8

 

 

 

 

Interrupt

IRQ 4

Selects the interrupt for COM port B.

 

IRQ 3

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port

Disabled

Auto forces the BIOS to configure the port.

 

Enabled

OS Controlled is shown when the operating

 

Auto

system controls the port.

 

OS Controlled

 

 

 

 

Mode

ECP

Selects the mode for the parallel port.

 

Output only

 

 

Bidirectional

 

 

EPP

 

 

 

 

Base I/O Address

378

Selects the base I/O address for the parallel

 

278

port.

 

 

 

Interrupt

IRQ 5

Selects the interrupt for the parallel port.

 

IRQ 7

 

 

 

 

DMA channel

DMA 1

Selects the DMA channel for the parallel

 

DMA 3

port.

 

 

 

Floppy disk controller

Disabled

Enables the onboard diskette controller.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

Base I/O Address

Primary

Sets the base I/O address for the diskette

 

Secondary

controller.

 

 

 

PS/2 Mouse

Auto

Enables or disables the onboard mouse.

 

Disabled

Disabling the mouse frees IRQ 12. If this

 

Enabled

feature is set to Auto or Enabled, the

 

 

operating system determines whether to

 

 

enable or disable the mouse.

 

 

 

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