Table 22. Peripheral Configuration Submenu (continued)

Feature

Options

Description

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port

Disabled

Configures the parallel port.

 

Enabled

Auto assigns LPT1 the address 378h and the

 

Auto (default)

interrupt IRQ7.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

conflict with another device.

 

 

 

 

Mode

Output Only

Selects the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the

 

Bi-directional

parallel port is disabled.

 

 

(default)

Output Only operates in AT-compatible mode.

 

EPP

Bi-directional operates in PS/2-compatible mode.

 

ECP

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 Address

378 (default)

This feature is present only when Parallel Port is set to

 

278

Enabled

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Interrupt

IRQ 5

This feature is present only when Parallel Port is set to

 

IRQ 7 (default)

Enabled

 

 

 

Specifies the interrupt for the parallel port.

 

 

 

 

DMA

1

This feature is present only when Parallel Port Mode is set

 

3 (default)

to ECP

 

 

 

Specifies the DMA channel.

 

 

 

 

10/100 NIC

Disabled

Enables or disables the on-board LAN#1 device.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

(default)

 

 

 

 

 

Gigabit NIC

Disabled

Enables or disables the on-board LAN#2 device.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

(default)

 

 

 

 

 

ATI Rage XL Video

Disabled

Enables or disables the on-board ATI* Rage XL video

 

Enabled

controller.

 

 

(default)

 

 

 

 

 

Promise PDC20319

Disabled

Enables or disables RAID support.

S150 TX4

Enabled

 

 

 

(default)

 

 

 

 

 

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