Chapter 3

Super IO Device

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

OnboardFDCController

The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Select Enabled when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

The items specify the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard Serial Port 1 (COM A)/Serial Port 2 (COM B). Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto.

UART Mode Select

This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port 2. Setting options: IrDA, ASKIR, Normal.

IrDA

IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port

ASKIR

Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port

NormalRS-232C Serial Port
RxD,TxDActive

This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR peripheral in use. Setting options: Hi,Hi, Hi,Lo, Lo,Hi, Lo,Lo.

IR Transmission Delay

This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed while converting to receiving mode. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

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