User Manual Chapter 3

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Components
Use the components item on the menu bar to configure some of the peripheral
devices found in your notebook.
COM Ports
When you select this option, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to
enable/disable and to modify the settings of the different serial (COM) ports.
COM A I/O Settings
This option box allows you to enable or disable (None) serial port COM A. If
you decide to enable this serial port you should allocate a serial and interrupt
address to it.
COM B I/O Settings
This option box allows you to enable or disable (None) serial port COM B, by
default used for the infrared port. If you decide to enable this serial port you
should allocate a serial and interrupt address to it.
Mode Setting for COM B
This option box allows you set an infrared mode for serial port COM B.
DMA Setting For Fast IR
This option box allows you to allocate a DMA address to COM B when using
Fast IR mode. If you are not using this infrared mode, this box will be grayed
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LPT Port
When you select this option, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to
customize the parallel port located on the rear of the notebook.