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Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto

BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

3F8/IRQ4

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default value)

2F8/IRQ3

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

3E8/IRQ4

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

2E8/IRQ3

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

Disabled

Disable onboard Serial port 1.

Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto

BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

3F8/IRQ4

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.

2F8/IRQ3

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8. (Default value)

3E8/IRQ4

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.

2E8/IRQ3

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.

Disabled

Disable onboard Serial port 2.

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip.

Normal

Set onboard I/O chip UART to normal mode. (Default value)

IrDA

Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA mode.

ASKIR

Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR mode.

UR2 Duplex Mode

 

This feature allows you to seclect IR mode.

This function will available when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at Normal.

Half

IR Function Duplex Half. (Default value)

Full

IR Function Duplex Full.

Onboard Parallel port

Disabled

Disable onboard LPT port.

378/IRQ7

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value)

278/IRQ5

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

3BC/IRQ7

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

Parallel Port Mode

 

SPP

Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port.

EPP1.9+SPP

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port 1.9 and SPP mode.

ECP

Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

EPP1.9+ECP

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port 1.9 and ECP mode.

PRINTER

Using Parallel port as printer port. (Default value)

EPP1.7+SPP

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port 1.7 and SPP mode.

EPP1.7+ECP

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port 1.7 and ECP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

3

Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value)

1

Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

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Gigabyte GA-8I865GMFK-775 Onboard Serial Port, Uart Mode Select, UR2 Duplex Mode, Onboard Parallel port, ECP Mode Use DMA

GA-8I865GMK-775, GA-8I865GMFK-775 specifications

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