Planar C3013T, C3012T Integrated Peripherals Sub-Menu, LPT Port, LPT Mode, Diskette Controller

Integrated Peripherals Sub-Menu

The options in this sub-menu configure the onboard serial and parallel ports and disk controllers.

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COM A				h
This option configures the serial port labeled on the front panel as COM A. The choices for I/O
base addressesh		and IRQs		are: Disabledh	;	3F8H, IRQ4; 2F8H, IRQ3; 3E8H, IRQ4; 2E8H,

IRQ3; and Auto. Auto causes the System BIOS to choose a base address and IRQ setting that avoids conflicting with the other ports. The default I/O base and IRQ for this COM port is 3F8H, IRQ4.

COM B

This option configures the serial port labeled on the front panel as COM B. The choices for I/O base addresses and IRQs are: Disabled; 3F8H, IRQ4; 2F8H, IRQ3; 3E8H, IRQ4; 2E8H, IRQ3; and Auto. Auto causes the System BIOS to choose a base address and IRQ setting that avoids conflicting with the other ports. The default I/O base and IRQ for this COM port is 2F8H, IRQ3.

LPT Port

This option configures the parallel port labeled on the front panel as LPT. The choices for I/O base addresses and IRQs are: Disabled; 378H, IRQ7; 278H, IRQ5; and Auto. Auto causes the System BIOS to choose a base address and IRQ setting that avoids conflicting with the other ports. The default I/O base and IRQ for this LPT port is 378H, IRQ7.

LPT Mode

This option sets the mode under which the LPT port operates. The selections are: Output only; Bi-directional; and ECP. ECP is the default.

Diskette Controller

This option enables or disables the onboard floppy disk controller. The default is Enabled.

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