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Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu
Menu
Field
Options Default Description
Serial Port: • Disabled
• Enabled
• Auto
[Enabled] Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled),
a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or
OS to choose the configuration (Auto).
I/O
Address:
• 3F8 - 3FF
• 2F8 - 2FF
• 3E8 - 3EF
• 2E8 - 2EF
[3F8 - 3FF] Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address when serial port
is Enabled.
Interrupt: • IRQ 3
• IRQ 4
• IRQ 10
• IRQ 11
[IRQ 4] Allows user to set the serial port interrupt when serial port is
Enabled.
Touch
Panel:
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Auto
[Enabled] Enables or disables the Touch Panel, or allows the Plug & Play
operating system to choose the configuration (Auto).
I/O
Address:
• 3F8-3FF
• 2F8-2FF
• 3E8 - 3EF
• 2E8 - 2EF
[2E8 - 2EF] Allows user to set the touch panel I/O address when the touch
panel is Enabled.
Interrupt: • IRQ 3
• IRQ 4
• IRQ 10
• IRQ 11
[IRQ 3] Allows user to set the touch panel interrupt when the touch panel
is Enabled.
Parallel
Port:
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Auto
[Enabled] Configures the parallel port using either no configuration (Dis-
abled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the
BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto).
Mode: • Output Only
• Bi-directional
• ECP
[Bi-directional] When the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing
the user to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi-directional allows
two-way transfer of information between your notebook and a
connected parallel device. Output Only (Half Duplex) allows infor-
mation to be transferred in only one direction, from your notebook
to the printer or similar device. ECP Mode allows communication
with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices.
I/O
address:
• 378 - 37F
• 278 - 27F
• 3BC - 3BF
[378 - 37F] Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when the
parallel port is Enabled.
Interrupt: • IRQ 5
• IRQ 7
[IRQ 7] Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the parallel port
is Enabled.
DMA
Channel
• DMA 1
• DMA 3
[DMA 1] This appears when parallel port is Enabled and Mode is set to ECP.
Selects the direct memory access channel for the parallel port.
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