Super IO Controller

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Super IO Device

Onboard FDC Controller

[Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8

/ IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2

[2F8

/ IRQ3]

UART Mode Select

[Normal]

RxD, TxD

Active

[Hi, Lo]

IR Transmission Delay

[Enabled]

UR2 Duplex Mode

[Half]

Onboard Parallel Port

[378

/ IRQ7]

Parallel

Port Mode

[SPP]

 

EPP Mode

Select

[EPP1.7]

ECP Mode

Use DMA

[3]

 

Item Help

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Menu Level XX

↑↓←→ : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Onboard FDC Controller

Set this option to enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or if the system has no floppy drive, set this option to disabled. The choices are:

Enabled / Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2

To use the first and second serial ports on the system, select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and sec- ond serial ports. The possible values are:

3F8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2F8/IRQ3 / Disabled / Auto

UART Mode Select

This option allows the second serial port to be used either as a normal serial port or as an infrared port. Select Normal for a normal serial port. The choices are:

Normal / IrDA and ASKIR

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Tyan Computer B5102, GX21 manual Super IO Controller, Onboard FDC Controller, Onboard Serial Port 1, Uart Mode Select

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