STL2 Server Board TPSBasic Input Output System (BIOS)

Table 4-7. Peripheral Configuration Submenu Selections

Feature

Choices or Display Only

Description

User Setting

 

 

 

 

Serial Port 1: (COM 1)

Disabled

Disables serial port 1 or selects the base

 

 

3F8, IRQ3

address and interrupt (IRQ) for serial port

 

 

3F8, IRQ4

1.

 

 

2F8, IRQ3

 

 

 

2F8, IRQ4

 

 

 

3E8, IRQ3

 

 

 

3E8, IRQ4

 

 

 

2E8, IRQ3

 

 

 

2E8, IRQ4

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Port 2: (COM 2)

Disabled

Disables serial port 2 or selects the base

 

 

3F8, IRQ3

address and interrupt (IRQ) for serial port

 

 

3F8, IRQ4

2.

 

 

2F8, IRQ3

 

 

 

2F8, IRQ4

 

 

 

3E8, IRQ3

 

 

 

3E8, IRQ4

 

 

 

2E8, IRQ3

 

 

 

2E8, IRQ4

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port

Disabled

Disables the parallel port or selects the

 

 

378, IRQ5

base address and interrupt (IRQ) for the

 

 

378, IRQ7

Parallel port.

 

 

278, IRQ5

 

 

 

278, IRQ7

 

 

 

3BC, IRQ5

 

 

 

3BC, IRQ7

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Mode

Output only

Selects the parallel port operation mode.

 

 

Bi-directional

 

 

 

EPP

 

 

 

ECP, DMA1

 

 

 

ECP, DMA3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette Controller

Disabled

Disables/Enables the floppy disk controller.

 

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mouse

Disabled

Disabled prevents any installed PS/2

 

 

Enabled

mouse from functioning, but frees up

 

 

Auto Detect

IRQ12.

 

 

 

Enabled forces the PS/2 mouse port to be

 

 

 

enabled regardless if a mouse is present.

 

 

 

Auto Detect enables the PS/2 mouse only if

 

 

 

present.

 

 

 

OS Controlled is displayed if the OS

 

 

 

controls the mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI Controller

Disabled

Disables/Enables on-board SCSI controller.

 

 

Enabled

Frees resources.

 

 

 

 

 

LAN Controller

Disabled

Disables/Enables on-board LAN controller.

 

 

Enabled

Frees resources.

 

 

 

 

 

VGA Controller

Enabled

Disables/Enables on-board Video

 

 

Disabled

controller. Frees resources.

 

 

 

 

 

USB Controller

Disabled

Enables/Disables on-board USB controller.

 

 

Enabled

Frees resources.

 

 

 

 

 

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