Intel MS-6112 Onboard FDC, Onboard Serial Port A/Onboard Serial Port B, If the ISA add-oncard has

CHAPTER 3 AMI® BIOS USER’S GUIDE

Description of the item on screen follows:

Onboard FDC

Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device

If the ISA add-on card has	Onboard FDC to be set at
FDC exist	Disabled
none FDC exist	Enabled

Choose Enabled, Enabling onboard FDC.

Choose Disabled, Disabling onboard FDC.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.

Onboard Serial Port A/Onboard Serial Port B

Choose 3F8, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device.

If the ISA add-on card has				Onboard Serial port to be set at
COM1	COM2	COM3	COM4	PORT1	IRQ	PORT2	IRQ
(I/O:3F8H)	(I/O:3F8H)	(I/O:3E8H)	(I/O:2E8H)		ASSIGNED		ASSIGNED
ü	ü	ü	ü	DISABLED	X	DISABLED	X
ü	ü	X	X	COM3	4	COM4	3
X	X	ü	ü	COM1	4	COM2	3
ü	X	X	ü	COM2	3	COM3	4
X	ü	ü	X	COM1	4	COM4	3
ü	ü	ü	X	COM4	3	DISABLED	X
ü	ü	X	ü	COM3	4	DISABLED	X
ü	X	ü	ü	COM2	3	DISABLED	X
X	ü	ü	ü	COM1	4	DISABLED	X
X	X	X	X	COM1	4	COM2	3
ü	X	X	X	COM2	3	COM3	4
X	ü	X	X	COM1	4	COM3	4
X	X	ü	X	COM1	4	COM2	3
X	X	X	ü	COM1	4	COM2	3

Note: If the onboard serial port interrupt and ISA add-on card interrupt are in conflict, the serial port will not work properly. Please disable one of the devices.

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