Configuration Software and Utilities 29
I/O Device Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar at the top of the screen and then I/O
Device Configuration.
Main
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I/O Device Configuration
On Board Device
PCI Configuration
Server Menu
Console Redirection
Event Logging
Hardware Monitor
Table 10 lists the options available through the I/O Device Configuration submenu. This submenu
configures the I/O ports on the board.
Table 10. I/O Device Configuration Submenu
Feature Choices Description
Serial port A
• Disabled
• Enabled
(default)
Enables or disables serial port A.
Two devices cannot share the same IRQ. Choosing
Disabled makes serial port A unusable.
Base I/O Address
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port A is
set to Enabled)
• 3F8 (default)
• 2F8
• 3E8
• 2E8
Sets the base I/O address for serial port A.
Interrupt
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port A is
set to Enabled)
• IRQ3
• IRQ4 (default)
Sets the interrupt for serial port A.
Serial port B
• Disabled
• Enabled
(default)
Enables or disables onboard serial port B.
Two devices cannot share the same IRQ. Choosing
Disabled makes serial port B unusable.
Base I/O Address
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port B is
set to Enabled)
• 3F8
• 2F8 (default)
• 3E8
• 2E8
Sets the base I/O address for serial port B.
Interrupt
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port B is
set to Enabled)
• IRQ3 (default)
• IRQ4
Sets the interrupt for serial port B.
Parallel port
• Disabled
• Enabled
(default)
Enables or disables the onboard parallel port.
Two devices cannot share the same IRQ. Also, choosing
Disabled makes the parallel port unusable.
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