T e c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n

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System summary

This page cannot be edited, but gives a summary of the system main settings. Changes made in other pages will be reflected here. Make a note of the information on this page before you progress any further or make any changes.

Devices and I/O ports

Serial ports 1 & 2 (COM1 & COM2)

Selects the I/O ports and interrupts used by the two serial ports. Normally set to default settings. Do not disable the serial ports unless you are absolutely sure you are not going to need them.

Parallel port

This sets the I/O port and interrupt used by the parallel port. You can select standard, or extended port modes. To obtain the extended port modes it will be necessary to change the I/O setting.

Standard mode

Output only.

Extended mode Bi-directional

Simple two way data.

EPP

Enhanced parallel port

 

compatible operation.

ECP

Extended capabilities port

 

operation.

Any parallel port devices that you may wish to attach, such as a tape streamer or external hard drive etc., will have full instructions supplied with them that will tell you if the port capabilities need to be altered to one of the extended options above.

Mouse

This tells the system that a mouse is connected to the mouse port. The mouse is then detected by the POST. You should not normally change this setting.

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