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Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
5.4.8 SIO Configuration
Logical Devices state on the left side of the control, reflects the current Logical Device
state. Changes made during Setup Session will be shown after you restart the system.
[*Active*] Serial Port 1 / [*Active*] Serial Port 2
Allows you to view and set basic properties of the SIO Logical device. Like IO Base, IRQ
Range, DMA Channel, and Device Mode.
Use This Device [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable this Logical Device.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following item appears only when
Use This Device
is set to
[Enabled]
.
Disabling SIO Logical Devices may have unwanted side effects. PROCEED WITH
CAUTION.
Possible: [Use Automatic Settings]
Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected
no this setup page after system restarts.
Configuration options: [Use Automatic Settings] [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; DMA;] [IO=3F8h;
IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;] [IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;]
[IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;] [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;
DMA;]