SE440BX Motherboard Product Guide
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Peripheral Configuration Submenu

This submenu is for the configuring the computer peripherals.

Table 7. Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Feature Options Description
Serial port A • Disabled
• Enabled
• Auto (default)
Configures serial port A.
Auto
assigns the first free COM port, normally COM1, the
address 3F8h and the interrupt IRQ4.
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
Base I/O
address
• 3F8
• 2F8
• 3E8
• 2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A.
Interrupt • IRQ 3
• IRQ 4 (default) Specifies the interrupt for serial port A.
Serial port B • Disabled
• Enabled
• Auto (default)
Configures serial port B.
Auto
assigns the first free COM port, normally COM2, the
address 2F8h and the interrupt IRQ3.
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
If either serial port address is set, that address will not
appear in the list of options for the other serial port.
If an
ATI
mach32
†
or an
ATI mach64
†
video controller is
active as an add-in card, the COM4, 2E8h address will
not appear in the list of options for either serial port.
Mode • Normal (default)
• IrDA†
• ASK-IR
Specifies the mode for serial port B for normal (COM 2)
or infrared applications.
Base I/O
address
• 3F8
• 2F8 (default)
• 3E8
• 2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port B.
Interrupt • IRQ 3 (default)
• IRQ 4 Specifies the interrupt for serial port B.
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