Chapter 4: BIOS

Parallel Port Address

This option specifies the I/O address used by the parallel port. Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources. When the value of this option is set to Disabled, the printer port becomes unavailable. Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I/O port address. The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I/O Port 378H as the standard setting. Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I/O port address. Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I/O port address.

Parallel Port Mode

Specify the parallel port mode. The options are Normal, Bi-directional, EPP and ECP.

Parallel Port IRQ

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

Chipset Configuration

NorthBridge Configuration

Memory Configuration

Memclock Mode

This setting determines how the memory clock is set. Auto has the memory clock by code and Limit allows the user to set a standard value.

MCT Timing Mode

Sets the timing mode for memory. Options are Auto and Manual.

Bank Interleaving

Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving-memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor. The options are Auto and Disabled.

Enable Clock to All Dimms

Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs, even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

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