Dell D series Personal Computer User Manual


 
System Setup Program B-11
Parallel Port Configures the parallel port. Set this option to Auto (default),
Enabled, or Disabled. Depending on the port setting, you can
set the following additional options:
Mode If port is set to Auto or Enabled, available modes are Output
Only, Bi-Directional, ECP, and EPP.
NOTE: Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation
for information on which mode to use before changing this
setting.
Base I/O
Address
If port is set to Enabled, available I/O addresses are 378h
(default), 278h, 3BC, and 228h.
Interrupt If port is set to Enabled, available interrupts are IRQ7 and
IRQ5.
Floppy disk
controller
Configures diskette drive interface. Settings are Enabled
(default) and Disabled.
IDE controller Configures the integrated primary and secondary EIDE con-
trollers and detects the types of drives attached to them. If
set to Primary, Secondary, or Both, the designated control-
ler(s) are enabled, and the types of drives attached are
displayed. If set to either Primary or Secondary, the other
controller is not enabled and the IRQ it normally uses
becomes available. If set to Disabled, the system cannot
detect any drives attached to the controllers and displays
None for all four IDE drive options.
Audio
NOTE: This option is available in integrated-audio systems only.
Determines if integrated audio controller is Enabled (default)
or Disabled. Set this option to Disabled if you are using a
sound card instead of the integrated audio controller or if the
resources used by the controller are needed.
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