BIOS Setup Utility

 

 

SY-5SSM & SY-5SSM/5

3-8.6 Parallel Ports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Ports

 

Setting

Description

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port Mode

 

ECP + EPP

The mode depends on

 

 

 

 

Normal

your external device

Default

 

 

 

EPP

that connects to this

 

 

 

 

ECP

port.

 

 

3-8.7 PS/2 mouse Controls

PS/2 mouse Controls

 

Setting

Description

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS/2 mouse function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled

If your system has a

 

 

 

 

 

Enabled

PS/2 mouse port and

 

Defaul

 

 

 

 

 

you install a serial

 

t

 

 

 

 

 

pointing device, select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled.

 

 

3-8.8 USB Controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB Controls

Setting

 

 

Description

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB Controller

Disabled

Enabled Select Enabled if your system Default

contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals.

USB

Keyboard

Support

 

 

 

Disabled

 

Default

Enabled

Select Enabled if your system

 

contains a Universal Serial

Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.

3-8.9 Init Display Controls

lnit Display Controls

 

Setting

Description

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Init Display First

 

PCI Slot

Choose which card –

Default

 

 

 

AGP Display card or

 

 

 

 

PCI VGA card – to

 

 

 

 

initialize first.

 

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SOYO SY-5SSM/5 manual Parallel Ports Setting Description Parallel Port Mode, Disabled

SY-5SSM, SY-5SSM/5 specifications

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