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BIOS Setup
OnBoard Serial Port A/B
The items specify the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard
Serial Port A / Serial Port B. Selecting
Auto
allows BIOS to automatically
determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings:
Disabled
,
3F8/
COM1
,
2F8/COM2
,
3E8/COM3
,
2E8/COM4
,
Auto
.
Serial PortB Mode
This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port 2. Settings:
Normal
,
1.6 uS
,
3/16 Baud
and
ASKIR
(the last three operation modes are
setting options for IR function).
IR Pin Select
Set to
IRRX/IRTX
when using an internal IR module connected to
the IR connector. Set to
SINB/SOUTB.
when connecting an IR adapter
to COM 2.
OnBoard Parallel Port
These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard parallel
port. Selecting
Auto
allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the
correct base I/O port address. Settings:
Auto, 378h, 278h and Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
This item specifies the operation mode for the onboard parallel port:
ECP, Normal, Bi-Dir or EPP.
EPP Version
The item specifies the EPP version used by the parallel port if the
port is set to
EPP
mode. Settings:
EPP1.7
and
EPP1.9
.
Parallel Port IRQ
When
Parallel Port
is set to
Auto
, the item shows
Auto
indicating
that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically.
Settings:
5, 7
.
Parallel Port DMA Channel
This feature needs to be configured only when
Parallel Port Mode
is set to the
ECP
mode. When Parallel Port is set to
Auto
, the field
will show
Auto
indicating that BIOS automatically determines the
DMA channel for the parallel port. Available options:
0, 1, 3
.
