4.3.6.4On Board Parallel Port
There are four optional items Parallel Port Mode, EPP Version, Parallel Port IRQ, and Parallel Port DMA Channel used to control
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378h | locate IRQ7 for this default I/O address |
278h | assign this I/O address to LPT1 |
3BCh | assign this I/O address to LPT1 |
4.3.6.4.1Parallel Port Mode
This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both
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| The parallel port can be used with devices that |
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| adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) |
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| signals to provide asymmetric |
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| transfer driven by the host device. |
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| The parallel port can be used with devices that |
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| adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) |
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| achieve data transfer rates up to 2.5 Megabits |
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| per second ECP provides symmetric bi- |
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| directional communicational. |
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