Using the Setup Program

Table 7.

Peripheral Configuration Submenu (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Options

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel port

 

Disabled

 

Configures the parallel port.

 

 

Enabled

 

Auto assigns LPT1 the address 378h and the interrupt

 

 

Auto (default)

 

 

 

 

IRQ7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a

 

 

 

 

 

conflict with another device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

Output Only

 

Selects the mode for the parallel port.

 

 

Bi-directional (default)

 

Output Only operates in AT-compatible mode.

 

 

EPP

 

Bi-directionaloperates in bi-directional PS/2-compatible

 

 

ECP

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPP is Extended Parallel Port mode, a high-speed bi-

 

 

 

 

 

directional mode.

 

 

 

 

 

ECP is Enhanced Capabilities Port mode, a high-speed

 

 

 

 

 

bi-directional mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base I/O

 

378

 

Specifies the base I/O address for the parallel port.

address

 

278

 

 

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

Interrupt

 

IRQ 5

 

Specifies the interrupt for the parallel port.

 

 

IRQ 7

 

 

 

Audio

 

Disabled

 

Enables or disables the onboard audio subsystem.

 

 

Enabled (default)

 

 

 

Legacy USB

 

Disabled (default)

 

Enables or disables USB legacy support.

Support

 

Enabled

 

(See section 3.1.13 for more information.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDE Configuration

Table 8.

IDE Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Options

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDE Controller

Disabled

 

Specifies the integrated IDE controller.

 

 

Primary

 

Primary enables only the Primary IDE Controller.

 

 

Secondary

 

Secondary enables only the Secondary IDE Controller.

 

 

Both (default)

 

Both enables both IDE controllers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Pre-Delay

Disabled (default)

 

Specifies the hard disk drive pre-delay.

 

 

3 Seconds

 

 

 

 

 

6 Seconds

 

 

 

 

 

9 Seconds

 

 

 

 

 

12 Seconds

 

 

 

 

 

15 Seconds

 

 

 

 

 

21 Seconds

 

 

 

 

 

30 Seconds

 

 

 

Primary IDE Master

No options

 

Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,

 

 

 

 

 

displays the Primary IDE Master submenu.

 

 

 

 

 

Primary IDE Slave

No options

 

Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,

 

 

 

 

 

displays the Primary IDE Slave submenu.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary IDE Master

No options

 

Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,

 

 

 

 

 

displays the Secondary IDE Master submenu.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary IDE Slave

No options

 

Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,

 

 

 

 

 

displays the Secondary IDE Slave submenu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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