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
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•Interface for one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive
•Intelligent power management, including a programmable
•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 |
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1.7.2Parallel Port
The
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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