Product Description

1.7 I/O Controller

The I/O controller provides the following features:

One serial port

One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support

Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems

PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces

Interface for one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive

Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface

PCI power management support

The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller.

For information about

SMSC LPC47M172 I/O controller

National Semiconductor PC87372 I/O Controller

Refer to

http://www.smsc.com

http://www.national.com/

1.7.1Serial Port

The boards have one serial port connector located on the back panel. The serial port supports data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 kbits/sec with BIOS support.

For information about

Refer to

The location of the serial port A connector

Figure 8, page 44

 

 

1.7.2Parallel Port

The 25-pin D-Sub parallel port connector is located on the back panel. Use the BIOS Setup program to set the parallel port mode.

For information about

The location of the parallel port connector

Setting the parallel port’s mode

Refer to

Figure 8, page 44

Table 46, page 83

1.7.3Diskette Drive Controller

The I/O controller supports one diskette drive. Use the BIOS Setup program to configure the diskette drive interface.

For information about

The location of the diskette drive connector on the D865PCD board

The supported diskette drive capacities and sizes

Refer to

Figure 11, page 51

Table 49, page 88

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Intel D865PCD specifications I/O Controller, Serial Port, Parallel Port, Diskette Drive Controller