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Option

Description

 

 

 

Integrated

USB Controller

Disables/enables USB controller.

Peripherals

 

 

USB Legacy Support

Disables/enables USB legacy support.

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Azalia/AC97 Audio Select

Allows you to auto-detect or disable onboard

 

 

 

audio.

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN

Disables/enables onboard LAN controller.

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Disables/enables the boot ROM of the

 

 

onboard LAN chip.

 

 

 

 

Onboard FDC Controller

Disables/enables onboard FDC controller.

 

 

 

 

Serial Port 1/2

Allows you to select a setting for the onboard

 

 

serial port:

 

 

• Disabled

 

 

• 3F8/IRQ4

 

 

• 2F8/IRQ3

 

 

• 3E8/IRQ4

 

 

• 2E8/IRQ3

 

 

• Auto

 

 

 

 

Parallel port

Allows you to select a setting for the onboard

 

 

parallel port:

 

 

• Disabled

 

 

• 378/IRQ7

 

 

• 278/IRQ5

 

 

• 3BC/IRQ7

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port Mode

Allows you to select parallel port mode:

 

 

• Standard

 

 

• EPP1.9+SPP

 

 

• ECP

 

 

• EPP1.9+ECP

 

 

• Printer

 

 

• EPP1.7+SPP

 

 

 

 

ECP Mode Use DMA

If Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or

 

 

ECP+EPP, allows you to set the ECP Mode

 

 

Use DMA to 1 or 3.

Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

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HP dx2310 manual Parallel port Allows you to select a setting for the onboard

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