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I/O Device Configuration
The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only. You do not need to change the values in this
screen because these values are already optimized.
The I/O Device Configuration screen assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and
suggested parameter settings.
NOTE: When the device is disabled, all the sub-items will be hidden.
Parameter Description Options
Parallel Port Enables or disable the parallel port.
The parallel port is a PnP device. Enabled/Disabled
setting won’t affect the Windows Device Manager
setting of the parallel port.
Help: [Enable]: User configuration
[Disable]: No configuration
Mode: Sets operation mode of the parallel port.
Only set the parallel post operation mode in BIOS
setup. If set to be ECP mode, the Windows will
assume the parallel port as the ECP port.
Base I/O address: If operation mode is set to Base I/O
address, sets the base I/O address of the parallel port.
Interrupt: If operation mode is set to interrupt, sets the
interrupt request of the parallel port.
Enabled or Disabled
Bi-directional, Output only, EPP,
ECP
378, 3BC, 278
IRQ7, IQ5
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced
I/O Device Configuration
Item Specific Help
Parallel Port: [Enabled]
Mode: [Bi-direction]
Base I/O address: [378]
Interrupt: [IRQ 7]
Configure parallel port
Using options:
[Disabled]
No configuration
[Enabled]
User Configuration
[Auto]
BIOS or OS chooses
configuration
(OS Controlled)
Displayed when
Controlled by OS
F1 Help Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit
Select Menu Enter Select > Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced
I/O Device ConfigurationI/O Device Configuration
Item Specific HelpItem Specific Help
Parallel Port: [Enabled]
Mode: [Bi-direction]
Base I/O address: [378]
Interrupt: [IRQ 7]
Parallel Port: [Enabled]
Mode: [Bi-direction]
Base I/O address: [378]
Interrupt: [IRQ 7]
Configure parallel port
Using options:
[Disabled]
No configuration
[Enabled]
User Configuration
[Auto]
BIOS or OS chooses
configuration
(OS Controlled)
Displayed when
Controlled by OS
Configure parallel port
Using options:
[Disabled]
No configuration
[Enabled]
User Configuration
[Auto]
BIOS or OS chooses
configuration
(OS Controlled)
Displayed when
Controlled by OS
F1 Help Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit
Select Menu Enter Select > Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
F1 Help Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit
Select Menu Enter Select > Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit