I/O Device Configuration Submenu
Feature | Choices | Description | Your Setting |
(Serial Port A) | OS Controlled | configure the port. |
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Base I/O Address | 3F8 | Selects the base I/O address for |
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| 2F8 | COM port 1. |
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| 3E8 |
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Interrupt | IRQ 3 | Selects the IRQ for COM port 1. |
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| IRQ 4 |
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COM 2: | Disabled | Auto forces BIOS to configure the |
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(Serial Port B) | Enabled | port. |
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Auto | OS Controlled forces OS to |
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| OS Controlled | configure the port. |
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Base I/O Address | 3F8 | Selects the base I/O address for |
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| 2F8 | COM port 2. |
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| 3E8 |
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| 2E8 |
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Interrupt | IRQ 3 | Selects the IRQ for COM port 2 |
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| IRQ 4 |
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Parallel Port | Disabled | Auto forces BIOS to configure the |
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| Enabled | port. |
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| Auto | OS Controlled forces OS to |
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| OS Controlled | configure the port. |
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Mode | Output only | Selects parallel port mode. |
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| EPP |
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| ECP |
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Base I/O Address | 378 | Selects the base I/O address for |
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| 278 | LPT port. |
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| Not available in ECP or EPP |
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Interrupt | IRQ 5 | Selects the IRQ for LPT port. |
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| IRQ 7 |
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DMA channel | DMA 1 | Selects the DMA for LPT port. |
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| DMA 3 |
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Floppy disk controller | Disabled | Enables onboard diskette |
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| Enabled | controller. |
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PS/2 Mouse | Auto | Enables or disables onboard |
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| Disabled | mouse. Disabling frees up IRQ 12. |
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| Enabled | If enabled, the OS can determine |
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| whether to enable or disable |
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| mouse. |
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Advanced Chipset Control Submenu
The following table lists the settings for the Advanced Chipset Control submenu.
