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34 Chapter 2
Onboard Devices Configuration
The Onboard Devices Configuration sub-menu contains parameters that are related to computer hardware.
CAUTION:
The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only. Typically, you do not need to change
the values in this screen because these values are already optimized.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in
boldface
are the default and
suggested parameter settings
.
Parameter Description Options
Serial Port Enables or disables the serial port.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O address and
interrupt request (IRQ) of the serial port.
Enable
or Disable
3F8/ IRQ 4
,
2F8/ IRQ 3,
3E8/ IRQ 4 or
2E8/ IRQ 3
IrDA FIR Enables or disables the infrared port.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O address,
interrupt request (IRQ) and direct memory access
(DMA) channel of the infrared port.
Enable
or Disable
2F8/ IRQ 3
,
3E8/ IRQ 4,
2E8/ IRQ 3 or
3F8/ IRQ 4
DMA 3
or DMA 1
Parallel Port Enables or disables the parallel port.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O address,
interrupt request (IRQ) and operating mode of the
parallel port. When the operating mode is set to ECP,
you can set the DMA channel of the parallel port.
Enable
or Disable
Bi-directional
, EPP, ECP or
Output only
378
, 278 or 3BC
IRQ 7
or IRQ 5
DMA 1 or DMA 3