34 Chapter 2
Onboard 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 Onboard 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
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.
Enabled
or Disabled
3F8h
, 2F8h, 3E8h or 2E8h
4
or 11
IrDA FIR Enables or disables the IrDA FIR.
The IrDA FIR is a PnP device. Enabled/Disabled
setting won’t affect the WinMe Device Manager
setting of the IrDA FIR.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O address and
interrupt request (IRQ) for the IrDA FIR.
The direct memory access (DMA) channel of the IrDA
FIR is set to 3.
Disabled
or Enabled
----
-
-
Parallel Port Enables or disables the parallel port.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O address,
interrupt request (IRQ) and operation mode of the
parallel port.
If operation mode is set to ECP, the direct memory
access (DMA) channel of the parallel port is set to 1.
Enabled
or Disabled
378h
, 278h, or 3BCh
7
or 5
Bi-directional
, EPP, ECP or
Standard
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Serial Port ----------------------------------------
Base Address --------------------------------
IRQ --------------------------------------------
Parallel Port --------------------------------------
Base Address --------------------------------
IRQ --------------------------------------------
Operation Mode ------------------------------
ECP DMA Channel ---------------------------
IrDA FIR --------------------------------------
Base Address ---------------------------------
IRQ ---------------------------------------------
DMA Channel ---------------------------
↑↓ ←→
= Move highlight bar, = Change setting, F1 = Help
[Enabled ]
[3F8h]
[4 ]
[Disabled ]
[----]
[-]
[-]
[Enabled ]
[378h]
[7]
[Bi-directional]
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