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SE440BX Motherboard Product Guide
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Peripheral Configuration Submenu
This submenu is for the configuring the computer peripherals.
Table 7. Peripheral Configuration Submenu
Feature Options Description
Serial port A Disabled
Enabled
Auto (default)
Configures serial port A.
Auto
assigns the first free COM port, normally COM1, the
address 3F8h and the interrupt IRQ4.
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
Base I/O
address
3F8
2F8
3E8
2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A.
Interrupt IRQ 3
IRQ 4 (default)
Specifies the interrupt for serial port A.
Serial port B Disabled
Enabled
Auto (default)
Configures serial port B.
Auto
assigns the first free COM port, normally COM2, the
address 2F8h and the interrupt IRQ3.
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
If either serial port address is set, that address will not
appear in the list of options for the other serial port.
If an
ATI
mach32
or an
ATI mach64
video controller is
active as an add-in card, the COM4, 2E8h address will
not appear in the list of options for either serial port.
Mode Normal (default)
IrDA
ASK-IR
Specifies the mode for serial port B for normal (COM 2)
or infrared applications.
Base I/O
address
3F8
2F8 (default)
3E8
2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port B.
Interrupt IRQ 3 (default)
IRQ 4
Specifies the interrupt for serial port B.
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