User`s manual
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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SuperIOConguration
Serial Port1 Address
This option species the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of
Serial Port 1. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system
resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port physically becomes
unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port ad-
dress and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3,
3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.
Parallel Port I/O Address
This item allows the user to select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The
options are Disabled, 378, 278 and 3BC.
Parallel Port Mode
This feature allows the user to specify the parallel port mode. The options are
Normal, Bi-Directional, ECP, EPP, ECP & EPP.
Parallel Port IRQ
This setting allows the to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. The
options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.
Hardware Health Conguration
This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review
the status of each item when displayed.
CPU Overheat Alarm
This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which determines
when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat.
Warning: Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature
predened by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system
instability. When the CPU temperature reaches this predened threshold,
the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed.
The options are:
The Early Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm
(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU
temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predened by the CPU
manufacturer.